The Red Deer Royals marching show band came in second overall in the marching band competition at the Calgary Stampede parade on Friday.
The Royals were the only Canadian band to be in the top five overall. The Red Deer Royals also earned top Canadian band honours.
They emerged with $3,250 in prize money.
More than 50 bands from around the world participate in the World Championship Finals and Awards at the Scotiabank Saddledome today in Calgary.
Central Alberta residents can hear the Royals perform when they march in the Westerner Parade in Red Deer on Wednesday, July 18. The parade, which starts and ends at the Red Deer Arena, snakes through downtown. As many as 30,000 people are expected to view the parade, which starts at 9:30 a.m.