A small-town feeling descends on Bellevue’s Main Street from 6-6:20 p.m. Friday when the 120-member Bellevue High School marching band leads the school’s annual homecoming parade.

The community is invited to watch the parade of musicians, cheerleaders, drill team, class royalty, football players and floats, which starts at 100th Avenue Northeast and continues east on Main Street for five blocks, then turns south on 105th Avenue Northeast and continues to the school.

Also marching in the parade will be the newly formed Bellevue High Alumni Band, which has former band students of all ages. The parade precedes the school’s homecoming football game, at 7 p.m. vs. Liberty High School.

On Saturday, former band students of Bellevue High School – and all jazz enthusiasts – are invited to a band-alumni reunion from 1-3 p.m. in the brand-new wing of the school. Performing will be the newly formed Alumni Jazz Band, as well as Bellevue High School’s award-winning jazz band.

Planning to attend the celebration are former band leaders Al Jones, Vince Caruso and Bill Wicker, and current director Edd George.

“The response to the creation of an Alumni Band and Alumni Jazz Band has been so rewarding,” said Paige Hamilton Collins, alumni bands director. “We look forward to continuing the bands and having an annual homecoming gathering of all former band students.”

For details see the BHS Band web www.bellevuehighband.com/ or Bellevue High School Alumni Band <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bellevue-High-Band/252499228009#!/groups/219749104715932/> on Facebook.