The DCI Southwestern Championship returns to the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday, July 18, bringing together 25 Open Class and World Class corps for one of the biggest events of the 2026 DCI Summer Tour.
The competition serves as the centerpiece of the Texas Tour before corps begin the final push toward Indianapolis.
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The lineup includes reigning 2025 DCI World Champion Boston Crusaders, along with:
- Blue Devils
- Bluecoats
- Santa Clara Vanguard
- Carolina Crown
- Phantom Regiment
- The Cavaliers, Colts
- Troopers, Blue Stars
- Madison Scouts
- Crossmen
- Spirit of Atlanta
- Pacific Crest
- Blue Knights
- The Academy
- Seattle Cascades
- Genesis
- Music City
- Spartans
- Gold
- Guardians
- Sky Ryders
- Arsenal
- Zephyrus
The day's final block features nine of the activity's top corps performing under one roof, giving fans an early look at many of the ensembles expected to contend for the DCI World Championship later this summer.
2026 DCI Southwestern Championship Schedule
All times ET and subject to change
- 2:30 p.m. - Welcome & National Anthem
- 2:40 p.m. - Guardians
- 2:50 p.m. - Sky Ryders
- 3:02 p.m. - Arsenal
- 3:19 p.m. - Zephyrus
- 3:36 p.m. - Gold
- 3:53 p.m. - Seattle Cascades
- 4:10 p.m. - Genesis
- 4:27 p.m. - Music City
- 4:44 p.m. - Crossmen
- 5:01 p.m. - Spartans
- 5:18 p.m. - Steve Weiss Intermission
- 5:48 p.m. - Spirit of Atlanta
- 6:05 p.m. - Pacific Crest
- 6:22 p.m. - The Academy
- 6:39 p.m. - Troopers
- 6:56 p.m. - Blue Knights
- 7:13 p.m. - Madison Scouts
- 7:30 p.m. - Intermission
- 8:30 p.m. - Blue Stars
- 8:47 p.m. - Colts
- 9:04 p.m. - The Cavaliers
- 9:21 p.m. - Carolina Crown
- 9:38 p.m. - Phantom Regiment
- 9:55 p.m. - Boston Crusaders
- 10:12 p.m. - Santa Clara Vanguard
- 10:29 p.m. - Bluecoats
- 10:46 p.m. - Blue Devils
- 11:11 p.m. - Scores Announced
How Is The DCI Southwestern Championship Performance Order Determined?
The schedule was built by a process defined by Drum Corps International policy approved through a vote by the voting membership.
The policy dictates that only the scores from the "designated weekend" before San Antonio are considered, and then corps are grouped into threes based on score order. The time slots are then drawn randomly from 1-3 to decide when each corps performs within their grouping.
In situations like DCI Little Rock's weather cancellation, when corps do not receive a score during the weekend, their most recent score is considered.
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The Southwestern Championship is just one of the many stops along the DCI Summer Tour worth tuning into this season. As the corps build up to Saturday in the Alamodome, they'll be competing head to head across Oklahoma and Texas and it's streaming live on FloMarching.
Here's the schedule:
- Tuesday, July 14 - 2026 DCI Broken Arrow
- Thursday, July 16 - 2026 DCI Denton
- Friday, July 17 - 2026 DCI Houston
- Saturday, July 18 - 2026 DCI Southwestern Championship
- Sunday, July 19 - 2026 DCI Dallas
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2026 DCI Streaming Schedule
July 18 | DCI Southwestern Championship
July 22 | DCI Southern Mississippi
July 24 | DCI Middle Tennessee
July 25 | DCI Southeastern Championship
July 25 | Midwestern Championship
July 31 - August 1 | DCI Eastern Classic
August 3 | Innovations In Brass
August 3 - 4 | DCI Open Class World Championships
August 6 - 8 | DCI World Championships
August 7 - 8 | DCI All-Age World Championships
August 8 | SoundSport International Music & Food Festival
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When Are DCI World Championships 2026?
The DCI World Championships begin on Thursday, August 6 with Prelims before moving onto Semifinals on Friday, August 7, and Finals on Saturday, August 8.
Where Are DCI World Championships 2026?
The DCI World Championships are hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, home to the Colts.
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