Carolina Crown, Boston Crusaders, Crossmen, Colts, Spirit of Atlanta, Madison Scouts, Blue Stars, Troopers and Mandarins have announced what they are calling "", according to scores:dci.org.

Off-season announcements are how a corps tells you what it plans to be next summer, before there is a score to argue about.

What was announced

Scores:dci.org headlined the announcement "".

The source carries no publication date. It was first seen by the desk's overnight scan, so treat its timing as unconfirmed.

The context

Carolina Crown finished 3rd at the 2026 DCI World Championship Finals with a 97.038.

Boston Crusaders finished 4th at the 2026 DCI World Championship Finals with a 95.675.

Crossmen's last scored performance of 2026 was at DCI World Championship Semifinals on August 7, 15th with a 83.425.

Colts finished 9th at the 2026 DCI World Championship Finals with a 90.125.

Spirit of Atlanta finished 10th at the 2026 DCI World Championship Finals with a 88.588.

Madison Scouts's last scored performance of 2026 was at DCI World Championship Semifinals on August 7, 14th with a 86.250.

Blue Stars finished 6th at the 2026 DCI World Championship Finals with a 94.137.

Troopers finished 11th at the 2026 DCI World Championship Finals with a 86.950.

Mandarins did not field a corps in 2026, so there is no current-season competitive record to read this against.

Drum Corps Planet carried "Clinics with Crown | Summer 2026" on August 23 [1].

Drum Corps International carried "Buccaneers fend off close competition, defend All-Age crown" on August 8 [2].

Drum Corps International carried "Just tenths separate the top as Crown claims Saturday night in Allentown" on August 2 [3].

Drum Corps Planet carried "Behind the Crown 2026 | Music Design" on August 1 [4].

Drum Corps Planet carried "Boston Crusaders Encore @ 2026 Lawrence Show" on August 1 [5].

Drum Corps International carried "Corps news and announcements" on July 24 [6].

Drum Corps International carried "Corps news and announcements" on July 10 [7].

Drum Corps International carried "What to watch for: Opening weekend of the 2026 DCI Tour" on June 24 [8].

The Crossmen corps site carried "A major financial milestone for the crossmen" on July 11 [9].

The Crossmen corps site carried "Swing, sing, and reconnect at holey moley in san antonio!" on July 8 [10].

The Colts corps feed carried "6th Annual Midwest Combine Challenge Is On Through Saturday, July 25!" on July 19 [11].

The Colts corps feed carried "Hall Of Fame Class Of 2026 Honored At Music On The March" on July 19 [12].

The Colts corps feed carried "Colts And Colt Cadets Finals Week Housing" on July 19 [13].

The Colts corps feed carried "Colts 2026 Program Explores The American Experiment" on June 28 [14].

Drum Corps Planet carried "Memoriam: Mike DelVecchio, WDCHOF Class of 1997" on August 20 [15].

The Spirit Of Atlanta corps feed carried "SPIRIT OF ATLANTA DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS RETURNS TO DCI FINALS COMPETITION" on August 8 [16].

Drum Corps International carried "Spirit punches “Golden” Finals ticket in strongest season since 2013" on August 7 [17].

Drum Corps International carried "Corps news and announcements" on July 3 [18].

Drum Corps International carried "Corps news and announcements" on July 17 [19].

The Madison Scouts corps site carried "Madison scouts announce hall of fame class of 2026" on June 23 [20].

The Blue Stars corps feed carried "Board of Directors Meeting" on August 18 [21].

The Blue Stars corps feed carried "2026 Finals Week Information" on July 31 [22].

The Blue Stars corps feed carried "2026 Props for Sale!" on July 29 [23].

The Blue Stars corps feed carried "Thank You Midwest Combine Challenge Donors" on July 22 [24].

Drum Corps International carried "Drum majors recognized with 2026 season-ending leadership awards" on August 19 [25].

The Mandarins corps feed carried "Congrats to Mandarins Across DCI 2026" on August 19 [26].

Drum Corps Planet carried "Congrats to Mandarins Across DCI 2026" on August 19 [27].

The Mandarins corps feed carried "Introducing the Mandarins Parade Corps" on August 15 [28].

The Mandarins corps feed carried "Annual event celebrates youth performers and honors outstanding contributors to the arts community" on July 20 [29].

What to watch

Watch whether anything follows this. A single announcement is a plan; a sequence of them is a direction.

Sources

1. Clinics with Crown | Summer 2026 · 2026-08-23
2. Buccaneers fend off close competition, defend All-Age crown · 2026-08-08
3. Just tenths separate the top as Crown claims Saturday night in Allentown · 2026-08-02
4. Behind the Crown 2026 | Music Design · 2026-08-01
5. Boston Crusaders Encore @ 2026 Lawrence Show · 2026-08-01
6. Corps news and announcements · 2026-07-24
7. Corps news and announcements · 2026-07-10
8. What to watch for: Opening weekend of the 2026 DCI Tour · 2026-06-24
9. A major financial milestone for the crossmen · 2026-07-11
10. Swing, sing, and reconnect at holey moley in san antonio! · 2026-07-08
11. 6th Annual Midwest Combine Challenge Is On Through Saturday, July 25! · 2026-07-19
12. Hall Of Fame Class Of 2026 Honored At Music On The March · 2026-07-19
13. Colts And Colt Cadets Finals Week Housing · 2026-07-19
14. Colts 2026 Program Explores The American Experiment · 2026-06-28
15. Memoriam: Mike DelVecchio, WDCHOF Class of 1997 · 2026-08-20
16. SPIRIT OF ATLANTA DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS RETURNS TO DCI FINALS COMPETITION · 2026-08-08
17. Spirit punches “Golden” Finals ticket in strongest season since 2013 · 2026-08-07
18. Corps news and announcements · 2026-07-03
19. Corps news and announcements · 2026-07-17
20. Madison scouts announce hall of fame class of 2026 · 2026-06-23
21. Board of Directors Meeting · 2026-08-18
22. 2026 Finals Week Information · 2026-07-31
23. 2026 Props for Sale! · 2026-07-29
24. Thank You Midwest Combine Challenge Donors · 2026-07-22
25. Drum majors recognized with 2026 season-ending leadership awards · 2026-08-19
26. Congrats to Mandarins Across DCI 2026 · 2026-08-19
27. Congrats to Mandarins Across DCI 2026 · 2026-08-19
28. Introducing the Mandarins Parade Corps · 2026-08-15
29. Annual event celebrates youth performers and honors outstanding contributors to the arts community · 2026-07-20