An official application must be addressed to the Mayoress of Valencia City Council, and submitted at the Town Hall General Register Office or at any of the Registries or Offices stipulated in Article  38 of the Law 30/92 of November 26, amended by the Law 4/1999 (R.J.A.P. and P.A.C.). 

In the application forms, along with the content established in Article 70 of the above-mentioned Law 30/1992, bands should specify their chosen category, the title of their free-choice piece, its length, composer and, where appropriate, the transcriber. They should also indicate the title of the paso doble to be played. Applications must be accompanied by a recent photograph and a history of the Band that focuses on the last ten years (including details such as participation in competitions or contests, prizes won, recordings made, festivals they have taken part in, etc.) and a biography of the Conductor (each one should be a maximum of 300 words in length).

During the enrolment stage, information on the compulsory piece to be performed by each category, as well as further information about the Contest, will be available to all bands at the Fonoteca Municipal (Municipal Audio Archive).