Are you DCI or DCI All Age? 

 

Carolina Gold will be competing this season in DCIs Soundsport category. This is an all age, all instrumentation category for small groups. This allows us to have a much lower fees for participating and a smaller time commitment for our members while building towards touring status.

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What age do I have to be to participate?

 

We are all age, so if you are just starting your drum corps journey or have aged out of DCI you're welcome to join.

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What is the cost to join the corps?

 

Fees for 2026 will be 700.00, we will also have multiple fundraisers throughout the season to help you offset your dues. 

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What do my dues & fees cover?

Dues & Fees include uniform costs, transportation to Indy for SoundSport Finals, Hotel at Indy, tickets to DCI Finals, and transportation costs for equipment to shows.

 

How long is the season? Where do you travel?

 

The ‘competitive season’ runs from July 7th until the end of DCI World Championships on August 8th. 

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Where are the rehearsals held?

 

Forbush High School
1525 Falcon Rd, East Bend, NC 27018

 

What are camp/rehearsal weekends like?

 

Most rehearsal weekends begin around 10 am on Saturday morning and run until approximately 6 pm that night. 

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I have issues with ‘this/these dates’, can I still march?

 

Contact your particular caption head to talk through these issues on a ‘case-by-case’ basis. We understand that it’s quite hard to have availability on all the weekends listed and try as much as possible to allow for planned member absences as long as the ensemble is not negatively affected.

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How do we get in contact with someone about joining?

 

Please click on the registration link located on the homepage or for more information contact our Executive Director Jonathan Dulaney at executivedirector@carolinagold.org

 

I won't be marching, or I'm a parent, how else can I be involved?

 

Feel free to drop our Executive Director Jonathan Dulaney at executivedirector@carolinagold.org to touch base, or for more information. We are always looking for volunteers to help support the efforts of the corps both at home and when it travels.