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The focus of the problem in this study is the role of drumband extracurricular in the gross motor development of students, the extracurricular role of drum band in the gross motor development of students, and the benefits of drum band extracurriculars in the gross motor development of B3 group students at An-Nur Pa'bangiang Islamic Kindergarten. This type of research uses descriptive qualitative research with two teachers and five students in the B3 group. The data collection methods used are observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study show that the extracurricular role of drumband in the gross motor development of B3 group students at An-Nur Pa'bangiang Islamic Kindergarten has begun to develop. Teachers take several steps to smooth the learning process of students, where the first steps taken by teachers are activity planning, activity implementation, and assessment. The observation results obtained by the children were able to walk to the right and left sides during the drumband. The gross motor skills of B3 group students at An-Nur Islamic Kindergarten Pa'bangiang have also begun to develop. Based on the results of observation, it was found that students began to show signs stated in the indicators, such as starting to be able to coordinate hands and feet, starting to be able to use their gross muscles for simple activities. The implications of the study show that the extracurricular role of drumbands in developing gross motor skills in children so that they can develop optimally. It is hoped that educators will be able to anticipate every weakness in the drumband extracurricular to develop early childhood gross motor skills. As well as communication with parents of students to help develop gross motor skills in children even when they are at home so that challenges and solutions in developing gross motor skills in children can develop optimally.