Tour Begins for Impulse

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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.

• Sponsor travel through Sponsor-a-Mile at impulseyoutharts.org/tour
• Help feed the corps through Sponsor-a-Meal and Sponsor-a-Snack at impulseyoutharts.org/tour
• Join the home crowd at SoCal Classic, where super premium, premium, and general admission tickets are available.
• Reconnect through the alumni page at impulseyoutharts.org/alumni.html, including alumni-specific seats at our homeshow.

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.