The Cañon City Music and Blossom Festival features national high school, middle school and junior high school bands in competition areas of Concert Band, Jazz Band, Parade and Orchestra.

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..Concert Band and Orchestra Competitions are held at the Cañon City High School Lou Del Pizzo Performing Arts Center and Jazz Band Competitions are held at the Florence High School Performing Arts Center. The Parade is held between 3rd and 14th streets on Main Street, featuring marching bands and floats.

Along the parade route, there will be various food vendors on Main Street, at Veterans Park and in the rodeo grounds serving tacos, hamburgers, caramel apples, lemonade, snow cones, Polish sausages, corn dogs and much more.