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Marching band season builds toward days exactly like this one, when high school corps from across the region load buses before dawn and spend the whole day competing indoors. Bands rehearse formations in car parks and hallways right up until they're called, then march out under lights for a run that lasts a matter of minutes after months of practice.

Families and alumni fill the stands early and stay late, and the day runs in heats, so there is as much waiting and watching other schools as there is performing.

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.