Hotels for BOA Indianapolis Super Regional presented by Yamaha and Sweetwater

Marching band season builds all autumn towards weekends like this one, when high school bands travel in from across the region to compete under stadium lights. Programmes are judged on music, visual design and overall effect, with hours of rehearsal distilled into a performance lasting only minutes.

Buses arrive early, brass sections warm up in car parks and corridors, and the day runs in a tight rotation of prelims and finals. For the students involved, this is one of the biggest dates on the calendar, win or lose.

Home to the Indianapolis Colts and a frequent Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four host, Lucas Oil Stadium is a retractable-roof arena in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, with the Indiana Convention Center attached. Georgia Street's bars come alive directly outside on game nights, and the city's compact downtown is thoroughly walkable.

IndyGo buses serve the area. Booking a room downtown means you are a short walk from the stadium and immersed in Indianapolis's expanding dining and nightlife scene.