Columbus Day

The annual Tournament of Marching Bands will once again be a big part of the parade with several New York State and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania high school bands.

Work crews are completing repairs to the heavily-damaged main entrance to the Binghamton Boscov's department store.

The annual Columbus Day Tournament of Bands competition and parade and the Italian Festival is all set for October 10, 2022.

Kudos to all the high school bands who participated.

The annual Columbus Day Tournament of Bands high school marching band competition is is back but notably smaller.

After skipping a year due to the pandemic, the over 60-year-old Columbus Day parade and high school marching band competition in Binghamton is coming back.

After 60 years, there will be no Tournament of Bands and Italian Festival in Binghamton this year.

Binghamton's is encouraging community leaders to condemn the activist group: “PLOT” for disrupting the Tournament of Bands high school band competition.

City of Binghamton Police are processing several demonstrators who staged a protest during the 60th annual Columbus Day Tournament of Bands and Italian Festival.

October 14 is a federal holiday and that means most public schools are off, banks are closed and there is no mail delivery.