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The United States Air Force Band of Flight may perform for public and civic events if the event is of general interest or benefit to a local, state or national community. However, the Band of Flight may not participate in events that are commercially sponsored; are designed to increase business traffic or raise charitable donations; or are associated with a religious or ideological movement, such as a Christmas parade, beauty pageant or political gathering.
With the exception of concert tour performances, requestors may be required to fund the Band of Flight's travel, lodging and per diem expenses for performances outside of the Dayton area.
The Band of Flight may perform for a wide variety of public and civic events. However, these performances generally fall into one of two categories.
Patriotic openers, approximately 15 to 20 minutes in length, serve to initiate the formal portion of a military, civic or governmental event. In this setting, the Air Force Band of Flight may perform a program of military and patriotic selections prior to the formal presentation of the Colors. The musical program must include the national anthem unless the ceremony includes a recital of the Pledge of Allegiance. During patriotic openers, the Band of Flight may not provide music for entertainment, such as dancing music, cocktail and dinner music or concert and show music.
Public concerts in a traditional concert hall, outdoor venue or parade must be free and open to the public. However, the Band of Flight may perform at fairs, exhibitions and similar events with admission fees if the performance is incidental to the primary event, and no additional fee is charged to hear the Band of Flight play. |
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Public Performances and Civic Events 
