2023 WGI Color Guard Schedule

[jeremiah]

Feb. 4–5
Virtual Preview

Feb. 11
Indianapolis Prelims — Avon High School [56 groups]
Corning Regional — Corning-Painted Post High School [14 groups]
Kansas City Regional — Blue Springs High School [48 groups + 3 waitlisted]
Knoxville Regional — Hardin Valley Academy [22 groups]

Feb. 12    
Indianapolis Finals — Avon High School

Feb. 18
Dallas I Regional — Lake Ridge High School [43 groups + 10 waitlisted]
Houston Regional — CE King High School [50 groups + 9 waitlisted + CLOSED]
Huntsville Regional — Bob Jones High School [30 groups]
Salem Regional — Salem High School [20 groups]
Virtual Group Prelims 1

Feb. 25
San Diego Prelims — Del Norte High School [55 groups]
Charlotte Regional — Northwestern High School [43 groups + 5 waitlisted]
Chicago Regional — Lincoln Way East High School [46 groups + 0 waitlisted]
Gulfport Regional — Gulfport High School [44 groups + 0 waitlisted]
Philadelphia Regional — Council Rock South High School [44 groups]
Tampa Regional —  Durant High School [28 groups]

Feb. 26
San Diego Finals — Del Norte High School

March 4
Austin Prelims — Glenn High School [72 groups + 8 waitlisted]
Flint Regional — Grand Blanc High School [25 groups]
Pittsburgh Regional — Norwin High School [30 groups]
Tulsa Regional — Union High School [47 groups + 0 waitlisted]
Virtual Solo Prelims

March 5
Austin Finals — Glenn High School

March 11
Bakersfield Regional — Golden Valley High School [29 groups]
Omaha Regional — Bellevue East High School [22 groups]
Phoenix Regional — Eastmark High School [34 groups]
Richmond Regional — Powhatan High School [26 groups]
Union City Regional — James Logan High School [30 groups]

March 18
Bethlehem Prelims — Liberty High School [60 groups]
Dallas II Prelims — Coppell High School [72 groups + 3 waitlisted]
Denver Regional — University of Denver [29 groups]
Orlando Regional — Palm Beach Gardens Community High School [39 groups]
San Antonio Regional — Canyon High School [45 groups + 0 waitlisted]
Virtual Group Prelims 2

March 19
Bethlehem Finals — Liberty High School
Dallas II Finals — Coppell High School

March 25
Atlanta Prelims — Buford City Arena [65 groups + 5 waitlisted]
Indianapolis Regional
    RA, SA Prelims and SA Semis — Franklin Central High School [40 groups + 1 waitlisted]
    IA, Open, World Prelims — Warren Central High School [41 groups + 2 waitlisted]
Manhattan Beach Prelims — Mira Costa High School [80 groups + CLOSED]
Salt Lake City Regional — Mountain Ridge High School [12 groups]

March 26
Atlanta Finals — Buford City Arena
Indianapolis Finals — Warren Central High School
Manhattan Beach Finals — Mira Costa High School

April 1-2
Virtual Color Guard Group and Solo Finals

April 13-15
Scholastic A World Championships [128 groups + 6 waitlisted]
Scholastic Open World Championships [46 groups]
Scholastic World World Championships [18 groups]
Independent A World Championships [56 groups]
Independent Open World Championships [36 groups]
Independent World World Championships [35 groups + 0 waitlisted]

[jeremiah]

Nothing sticks out to me as very different than previous years. Of course, no venue confirmations at this point, just commitments to particular cities and weekends to help local circuits begin to plan their events.

[Momof20613]

Our marching season is over, I’m ready for WG to start! Let’s go!

[LeanderMomma]

Just noticed that the WGI San Antonio contest is over a month later this next season.

[LeanderMomma]

Oh my goodness check out this list of current Texas guards signed up to go to Dayton in April!

Scholastic A

Burleson Centennial HS
Clear Brook HS
Clear Creek HS
Coppell HS JV
Eastlake HS JV
Friendswood HS
Georgetown HS
Hebron HS
Klein Cain HS
Memorial HS
Mount Pleasant HS
Mount Pleasant HS JV A
Pebble Hills HS
Pine Tree HS
Rock Hill HS
Round Rock HS
Seven Lakes HS
Southlake Carroll HS
William B. Travis HS
Wylie East HS
Wylie HS

Independent A

ATX Winterguard
Eagle Mountain Independent
Ether Independent
Sam Houston State

Scholastic Open

College Park HS
Coppell HS
Eastlake HS Varsity
James Bowie HS (Austin)
Klein Oak HS
Little Elm HS
McKinney HS
McNeil HS
Westlake HS (TX)
Winston Churchill HS

Independent Open

Glory Independent
ORIGINS Open
Redemption Guard
Undaunted

Scholastic World

Moe and Gene Johnson HS
The Woodlands HS

Independent World

Invictus
Mirage Performance Ensemble
ORIGINS
Third Coast Independent

[bigtrombone]

Gonna be honest, I've never really been big on Winter Guard but that might change this year with Lincoln's Winterguard, in only their third year of existence, heading to Dayton.

[Allohak]

Nov 16, 2022 13:01:26 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

Gonna be honest, I've never really been big on Winter Guard but that might change this year with Lincoln's Winterguard, in only their third year of existence, heading to Dayton.

I got my first winter guard exposure (aside from watching a few notable videos) last year, and I'm totally hooked

[ilikeguard]

And I’m reminded that Austin and Tulsa are once again on the same day ☹️ how inconvenient for me. I’m planning on at least Kansas City and Austin, and hopefully Dayton. The guard scene in Texas has transformed before my eyes! I’m excited for another incredible season.

[ilikeguard]

Nov 16, 2022 13:01:26 GMT -6 bigtrombone said:

Gonna be honest, I've never really been big on Winter Guard but that might change this year with Lincoln's Winterguard, in only their third year of existence, heading to Dayton.

I had a hard time watching the band this year because of just how incredible the guard was. I didn’t want to take my eyes off of them! The winter guard will definitely be on my must-watch list.

[mk72]

I'm praying I get to up to Dayton this year  I've always wanted to go but never got the chance. Fingers crossed!

[jeremiah]

Updated the schedule above with the current enrollment figures.

There are already 13 regionals already being waitlisted: Kansas City (Feb. 11), Dallas I (Feb. 18), Houston (Feb. 18), Charlotte (Feb. 25), Chicago (Feb. 25), Gulfport (Feb. 25), Austin (March 4), Tulsa (March 4), Dallas II (March 18), San Antonio (March 18), Atlanta (March 25), Indianapolis (March 25), Manhattan Beach (March 25).

Additionally, the Independent World and Scholastic A classes are both waitlisted for championships.

The Houston Regional on Feb. 18 has been closed to registration after already having 50 groups register with 9 waitlisted. Dallas I has 43 groups registered with 10 waitlisted. I'm curious what WGI's cost/benefit analysis is for a one-day vs two-day show. Does 10 additional groups bring enough additional revenue to justify making it two days?

The Manhattan Beach Regional on March 25 has also had registration closed with 80 groups registered for the two-day regional.

[jeremiah]

I've also created event pages for each of the regionals that are being streamed on FloMarching. I'm sure there will be other events people want to discuss, but events that are streamed seem to often draw the greatest interest on our forums.

[WoodlandsMom4ever]

Can we get a thread for World championships in Dayton? Or are we waiting till the season gets going for that?