INDIANAPOLIS -- Thousands of musicians and color guard performers will be in Indianapolis this weekend to close out the 2025 Drum Corps International tour, seeing which group will take the world championship title this year.

Starting Thursday, the DCI World Championships will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, highlighting and celebrating the best marching music ensembles.

The ensembles, based in several locations across the country, consist of more than 5,000 members, including brass musicians, percussionists and color guard performers. The ensembles feature "spellbinding visual formations and stunning choreography set to musical arrangements featuring a diverse array of classical, jazz, pop and rock music.

More than 40 corps will take the field starting Thursday

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