Festival at the Falls is a prestigious band contest held in the Cypress Falls High School Auditorium. The contest is open to all middle school bands including varsity, non-varsity, sub non-varsity, beginner bands and for the first time, high school non-varsity bands. Performance includes a 30 min time slot with professional recording, outstanding soloist and section certificates, and best-in-class and runner-up awards. Entry fee is $650 per performing group. Larger beginner bands entry fees start at $650 and scale up to $1000 based on size of group.