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The 2026 summer tour has officially begun for Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps, and that means the season is no longer something being imagined in rehearsal blocks or talked about in planning meetings. The buses are rolling, the equipment is packed, and the corps is stepping into the part of the summer where all of the preparation turns into performances, memories, and momentum. This season’s journey is captured perfectly in the new board-game-style tour graphic, designed by Sophia Wilhelm, which maps the summer like a path around the table. It is a playful visual tie to Around the Table and a reminder that every stop on tour is part of a larger story the corps is building together. Follow the Impulse’s 2026 tour performances and travel throughout the Pacific Northwest and California, with the season building toward key summer appearances including SoCal Classic home show. The graphic gives supporters a fun way to follow each stop while also highlighting just how much coordination, transportation, food, and community support it takes to move a drum corps through the summer. Support the corps as the corps hits the road, there are several direct ways to help make the tour possible.
Every ticket purchased, every meal sponsored, every snack donated, and every mile supported helps students stay on the road and keep learning through the drum corps experience.  It starts with a concept… and now you can see it come to life.
We’re excited to reveal the 2026 Impulse costume for Around the Table—built to move, perform, and tell the story alongside our members on the field. Huge thank you to our costume collaborator R&S Marching Arts for helping turn this design from idea to reality. Check out the video! https://fb.watch/HYei0k1ep1/   Thank you to everyone who helped make our Family & Friends Dinner such a success.
From the dinner itself to the energy around the silent auction, the night really showed what the Impulse community can do together. Our corps delivered an emotional and powerful performance, and we’re incredibly grateful to the volunteers who planned, cooked, set up, checked in guests, and helped run every part of the evening. Most of all, thank you to every attendee who came out to spend the night with us Around the Table and support Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps.  Support Impulse Through Our 2026 Amazon Wish List
Our 2026 season is in full swing, and our members are hard at work preparing this year’s show. To help cover many of the practical items they use every day, we’ve created an Impulse Amazon Wish List for the summer. From rehearsal and tour essentials, everything on the list goes straight to supporting the corps throughout the season. Click here to view the Impulse 2026 Amazon Wish List Thank you for supporting Impulse and our performers this year.  Ticket update for our Impulse family! 💛
We’ve dropped prices for the Family & Friends Dinner: Around the Table on June 20 at Valley Christian High School in Cerritos. ✨ Early bird tickets: $28 – limited, first come first serve ✨ Presale tickets: $30 ✨ At the door: $40 Join us for an evening of dinner, a silent auction, and an exclusive 8 PM stadium preview of our 2026 show, Around the Table. Grab your tickets now and snag that early bird rate: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/impulse-drum-and-bugle-corps-family-and-friends-dinner-around-the-table  Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps will welcome families, alumni, and local supporters “Around the Table” on Friday, June 20, for the corps’ annual Family & Friends Dinner at Valley Christian High School in Cerritos. The event serves as a season‑kickoff celebration for the 2026 corps, pairing a community pasta dinner and silent auction with an exclusive stadium preview of this summer’s show.
Doors for the Family & Friends Dinner open at 6:00 PM, with dinner service beginning at 6:30 PM in the Valley Christian campus dining area. Guests will enjoy a pasta dinner and time to connect with current members, fellow families, alumni, staff, and board members in a relaxed setting. Throughout the evening, attendees will be able to browse and bid on a variety of silent auction items, with proceeds helping support Impulse’s 2026 season and the corps’ upcoming performances on the Drum Corps International Tour. At 8:00 PM, the action moves to the stadium at Valley Christian, where Impulse will present a special preview of Around the Table for assembled guests. The corps’ 2026 production has been described as a musical journey through the ups and downs of game night, from light‑hearted competition and occasional conflict to the ultimate reminder that what matters most is the people gathered around the table. For many families and alumni, the Family & Friends Dinner offers the first chance to see this new program performed live before the corps heads into its summer schedule. Tickets for the Family & Friends Dinner are available in advance through Impulse’s online ticketing page, with presale pricing set at $35 through June 19 and day‑of tickets available at the door for $45. Each ticket includes dinner, access to the silent auction, and admission to the 8:00 PM stadium preview. Event organizers encourage supporters to purchase tickets early to help with planning and to take advantage of presale pricing. Get tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/impulse-drum-and-bugle-corps-family-and-friends-dinner-around-the-table Impulse Youth Arts Organization remains committed to using the marching arts to develop young performers into leaders, emphasizing community, responsibility, and excellence through performance. The Family & Friends Dinner continues that tradition by bringing the wider Impulse community together in support of the corps and its members. Families, alumni, and fans who wish to attend are invited to join the corps in Cerritos on June 20 to be part of an evening of food, fellowship, and drum corps under the lights.
Every successful drum corps season starts long before the first note is played or the first step is taken on the field. It begins with the people who plan the calendar, manage communication, handle logistics, support members and families, and make sure the corps can focus on performing at its best. For 2026, Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to introduce the administrative team helping guide our “Around the Table” season.
This year’s admin staff brings a mix of long‑time Impulse leadership and new faces who share a commitment to youth, education, and healthy drum corps. From coordinating rehearsals and travel to managing member experience and parent communication, this team will be working behind the scenes every single day to keep the organization running smoothly. Together, this group is responsible for “setting the table” for everything that happens on the field. Their work makes it possible for members to grow, for staff to teach, and for families and fans to enjoy the 2026 season from the stands. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting each area of the staff—music, visual, guard, percussion, and more—so you can get to know the people bringing Around the Table to life. For now, we invite alumni, parents, and friends to help us welcome the 2026 admin team and to thank them for the countless hours they will invest in Impulse this year. If you’d like to stay updated on staff features, show news, and ways to support Impulse Youth Arts Organization, you can join our email list or follow us on social media. The 2026 journey has officially begun, and we’re grateful to have this admin team leading the way.  This season, our community came together in a big way. Through our recent Vertical Raise fundraising campaign, supporters contributed $14,509.50, and every dollar went directly into supporting Impulse to help cover costs for the 2026 Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps season.
Most importantly, this campaign was a reminder of how many people believe in these young performers. The messages left, the shares on social media, and the encouragement from all corners of our community told members, “You are worth investing in.” To everyone who gave, shared, or cheered this effort on: thank you. Your generosity helped put real support directly into our season. As the 2026 season unfolds, every performance of Around the Table will carry a little piece of that support out onto the field.  Congratulations to Impulse Winterguard on finishing off their inaugural year with a WGI IA Bronze Medal. Performers, thank you for moving us with your beautiful performances. Staff (led by directors Michael Patton and Eric Gonzalez), your care for the members and DEDICATION to the program is so appreciated. Thank you for believing in them every step of the way. Designers, thank you for taking risks and telling a story that moved our audiences!
Well Done and STAY GOLD! The 2026 Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps season is built around one big idea: creating a meaningful, manageable summer experience for young performers and their families while bringing our new production, “Around the Table,” to stadiums across California.
From spring through mid‑summer, the season moves in clear phases:
Families and supporters can always find the most up‑to‑date schedule on our website calendar: Season Calendar: https://www.impulseyoutharts.org/calendar.html For those following the corps on the Drum Corps International circuit, DCI also lists Impulse’s appearances, including dates, locations, and event details: DCI – Impulse Events and News: https://www.dci.org/corps/impulse/ |
