Hamina International Tattoo Parade 2024

The Hamina International Tattoo parade on Thursday 1st August 2024. The parade takes place during the international tattoo week and features all the festival's participating bands!
00:00 French Army Band Lille (Musique De L'Infanterie)
01:56 Lapland Military Band (Lapin Sotilassoittokunta)
03:20 The United States Army Field Band
04:05 The Band of the Royal Swedish Life Guards (Livagrdets Dragonmusikkår)
06:13 Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces (Puolustusvoimien Varusmiessoittokunta)
06:33 The Royal Band of the Belgian Guides (Koninkjijke Muszikkapel Van De Gidsen)
07:49 His Majesty the King's Guard Band and Drill Team (Hans Majesty Kongens Garde 3.Kompani)
13:16 The Guards Band of Finland (Kaartin Soittokunta)
16:49 Bands arrive at Hamina Town Hall
18:32 Joint concert by the international massed bands - March of the Belgian Parachutists, Sembre Et Muse and The Washington Post.
24:51 The March of the Finnish Defence Force with flypast from Finnish F18 Fighter Jet

The Hamina Tattoo parade started at 1100 where the massed bands assembled at the Town Hall from marching individually on different roads. A joint concert then took place complete with a flypast before each of the individual bands departing and marching down the road to the local barracks.

The Hamina international Tattoo and Military Music Festival takes places every other year in the small town of Hamina in Finland and welcomes international military bands from around the world. The 2024 theme was friends and allies and celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO and the recent welcoming of Finland and Sweden to the organisation.

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