Mid Ohio Classic
Join us for the 42nd Watkins Memorial Mid Ohio Classic at Warrior Stadium!
Saturday, October 8th, 2022 - Performances begin at 10:00 a.m.
General Admission is $10, Student and Senior Citizen Admission is $8.
Tickets are available by clicking here.
The event will be held at the old campus, closest to Watkins Middle School at 8868 Watkins Rd SW, Pataskala. Busses and trailers should enter at the traffic light, while spectators should enter the parking area at the marked entrance north of the middle school on Watkins Rd. Volunteers will be on hand to assist guests. Please see the map below.
The Mid Ohio Classic is an OMEA adjudicated band competition hosted each fall at Watkins Memorial High School. The event was founded in 1978 by former WMHS Director of Bands Jim Morgan and has continued for more than 40 years. Typically held in the fourth or fifth week of the OMEA marching band competition season, the event has grown to host in excess of 15 groups from all over the state.
Mid Ohio is held in the newly-renovated, 4,000 seat Warrior Stadium, featuring all new home-side seating, new restroom facilities, and a Field Turf performance surface. The contest has become well known for the selection of delicious, homemade food available at the stadium's concession stand. The Mid Ohio Hospitality Room, set up as a place of rest and refuge for directors, bus drivers, and pit crews, has become a bit of an institution itself.
Each year at Mid Ohio, one band is selected as the winner of the Jim Morgan Esprit deCorps award. This award is bestowed upon the band who shows themselves to carry the positive virtues of Jim Morgan throughout their participation at Mid Ohio.
Ample parking, site logistics, and a beautiful stadium make Mid Ohio a premier destination for OMEA competition.
Mid Ohio is held in the newly-renovated, 4,000 seat Warrior Stadium, featuring all new home-side seating, new restroom facilities, and a Field Turf performance surface. The contest has become well known for the selection of delicious, homemade food available at the stadium's concession stand. The Mid Ohio Hospitality Room, set up as a place of rest and refuge for directors, bus drivers, and pit crews, has become a bit of an institution itself.
Each year at Mid Ohio, one band is selected as the winner of the Jim Morgan Esprit deCorps award. This award is bestowed upon the band who shows themselves to carry the positive virtues of Jim Morgan throughout their participation at Mid Ohio.
Ample parking, site logistics, and a beautiful stadium make Mid Ohio a premier destination for OMEA competition.
