Competition is heating up for the world's best all-age drum and bugle corps, as they get set to march into Annapolis over Labor Day weekend for the 2013 Drum Corps Associates World Championships.

A city steeped in tradition as home to the U.S. Naval Academy, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will once again play host as more than 20 corps from across the country get set to square off in several events scheduled Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

Great tickets for this DCA Championship series of events are still available, and if you can't make it to Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, select events will be webcast live on the DCA Fan Network powered by Drum Corps International.





Schedule of Events



DCA on the Docks!

Thursday, Aug. 29, 5 p.m. (ET)

Free performances in downtown Annapolis



Individual/Ensemble & Mini Corps Competition

Friday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m. (ET)

Free admission at the stadium complex



DCA Championship Preliminary Competitions

Saturday, Aug. 31, 2 p.m. (ET)

Performances at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium



The Alumni Spectacular

Sunday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m. (ET)

Field performance by many alumni corps



DCA World Championship Finals

Sunday, Sept. 1, 5 p.m. (ET)

Advancing corps after Saturday's Preliminaries square off for the Championship title.

Watch it Live on the DCA Fan Network

For those who can't make it out to Annapolis, Drum Corps International will once again power live webcasts of select DCA Championship events on the DCA Fan Network. A $69.95 season-long subscription will give you access to Video On Demand as well as the live webcasts of I&E and Mini Corps competitions, the 2013 Preliminary competition and the Alumni Spectacular. Pay-per-view options for all of those events also are available.