the lancaster central school district has two marching bands, one at the middle school level and one at the high school level. the lancaster middle schools participates in many spring events such as the holland tulip festival and parade pageants in springville and batavia, new york. the lancaster high school marching band has its prime season during the summer and fall months, when the students perform in the new york state field band conference. the lancaster high school marching band has been an active member of the new york state field band conference since 1998, winning two state championships during that time. those championships include the 2011 performance of alfred hitchcock's "the birds" and the 2013 performance of "a soldier's creed". in february 2014, the marching band was promoted to the top tier class of the field band conference, the national class. the lancaster marching band has performed all over the country, including the autozone liberty bowl in memphis, tennessee; walt disney world main street usa parades in orlando, florida; the gator bowl in jacksonville, florida; jacksonville jaguars and buffalo bills halftime shows; and band of america (boa) performances in indianapolis, indiana. the lancaster high school marching band will enter its 20th season in the new york state field band conference with the show titled "path of totality".