The WGI World Championships are set to take over Dayton, OH once again this April with thousands of performers and fans making their way to The Birthplace of Aviation to show off all of their hard work and compete to make history.
Spread across five different venues, hundreds of color guards will perform starting Thursday, April 9 as they compete for one more chance to perform.
Semifinalists will compete for a spot in the WGI World Championship Finals taking place on Friday night with A Class, and Saturday for the Open and World class groups.
Over three days, fans can expect to see the elite skill, artistry, and teamwork that WGI World Championships has to offer—the pinnacle of the marching world as a finale for the winter season.
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After Saturday's confetti is swept and the hotel rooms cleared, percussion and winds groups will replace them for a chance to claim their own spot in the history books.
Here are five things to know as you prepare for the excitement.
1. How To Watch WGI World Championships 2026
The 2026 WGI Guard World Championships & WGI Percussion/Winds World Championships will be streamed LIVE on FloMarching and the FloSports App, along with the 24-hour delayed Rebroadcasts.
2. Who Is Competing At The 2026 WGI World Championships?
This is where you can find the full performance order for each class in the 2026 WGI World Championships:
- 2026 WGI Guard World Championships Prelims Schedule
- 2026 WGI Percussion World Championships Prelims Schedule
- 2026 WGI Winds World Championships Prelims Schedule
3. 2026 WGI World Championships Schedule
Read a high level view of the 2026 WGI World Championships schedule.
Thursday, April 9
All times Eastern
University of Dayton Arena
- IO Prelims
- SW Prelims
- IW Prelims
Wright State University's Nutter Center
- SO Prelims
- IO Prelims
Xavier University Cintas Center
- SA Prelims
Northern Kentucky University Truist Arena
- SA Prelims
Dayton Convention Center
- IA Prelims
Friday, April 10
University of Dayton Arena
- SW Semifinals
- IW Semifinals
- IA Finals
- SA Finals
Wright State University's Nutter Center
- SA Semifinals
- IO Semifinals
Northern Kentucky University Truist Arena
- IA Semi Finals
- SO Semi Finals
Rebroadcast of Thursday performances
Saturday, April 11
University of Dayton Arena
- SO Finals
- IO Finals
- SW Finals
- IW Finals
Rebroadcast of Friday performances
Thursday, April 16
University of Dayton Arena
- PSW Prelims
- PIW Prelims
Wright State University’s Nutter Center
- PSA Prelims
Cintas Center at Xavier University
- PSO Prelims
Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University
- PIO Prelims
- PIA Prelims
Hobart Arena
- Concert Prelims
Friday, April 17
University of Dayton Arena
- PSW Semi-Finals
- PIW Semi-Finals
- PIA Finals, PSA Finals
Wright State University’s Nutter Center
- PSA Semi-Finals
- Concert Finals
Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University
- PSO Semi-Finals
- PIO Semi-Finals
Rebroadcast of Thursday performances
Saturday, April 18
University of Dayton Arena
- PSO Finals
- PIO Finals
- PSW Finals
- PIW Finals
Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University
- WSO Prelims
- WIO Prelims
- WSW Prelims
- WIW Prelims
- WSA Finals
- WIA Finals
Campbell County High School
- WSA Prelims
- WIA Prelims
Rebroadcast of Friday performances
Sunday, April 19
University of Dayton Arena
- WSO Finals
- WIO Finals
- WSW Finals
- WIW Finals
Rebroadcast of Saturday performances
4. Who Won The 2025 WGI World Championships?
Here's who won the 2025 WGI World Championships in Guard, Percussion and Winds.
WGI Winds World Champions 2025
- Scholastic A Winds - Edinburg HS – 94.618
- Independent A Winds - Ethereal Winds – 92.363
- Scholastic Open Winds - Daviess County HS/Robert Vela HS– 91.675
- Independent Open Winds - Valhalla Winds – 91.600
- Scholastic World Winds - Avon HS – 97.450
- Independent World Winds - STRYKE Wynds – 97.275
WGI Percussion World Champions 2025
- Independent Marching World - RCC - 99.163 (New PIW Record)
- Scholastic Marching World - Ayala HS - 99.5 (New PSW Record)
- Independent Marching Open - Veritas – 97.850
- Scholastic Marching Open - Victor J. Andrew HS – 96.763
- Scholastic Concert World - Ayala HS – 97.850
- Scholastic Concert Open - North Forney HS – 96.350
- Scholastic Concert A - Tie -- Everett HS/Selma HS – 91.200
- Scholastic Marching A - Clinton HS – 97.038
- Independent Marching A - M3 – 93.900
WGI Guard World Champions 2025
- Scholastic World - The Woodlands HS - 98.000
- Independent World - Pride Of Cincinnati - 94.900
- Scholastic Open - Little Elm HS - 98.400
- Independent Open - Third Legend - 96.900
- Scholastic A - Pope HS - 96.555
- Independent A - Homage Independent - 95.985
5. 2026 WGI Event Rebroadcasts
Missed the show? No problem! Every WGI event that is streamed this season on FloMarching will have an associated REBROADCAST 24 hours after the original air date/time. So if it begins at 9am ET on Saturday, the associated Rebroadcast will air at 9am ET on Sunday. Check out our schedule page for the full list of live broadcasts and Rebroadcasts!
Don't Miss The 2026 DCI Season On FloMarching
The DCI season begins in June and can be streamed live on FloMarching, including the 2026 DCI World Championships in August. View the streaming schedule and more information on how to watch.
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