TWIRLING UNLIMITED CALENDAR of EVENTS
Mailing Entry Deadlines
(check individual brochures for specifics)
Open contests: Friday - 15 days before competition
Regional contests: Friday - 21 days before competition
Please do not MAIL late entries - use online, phone or FAX after deadline day. Payment must be submitted with entry for regional contests.
Online Entry Deadlines
Open contests: Wednesday (10 or 11 days ahead)
Regional Contests: Wednesday (17 days ahead for Regional & Group events)
Note: We do not accept entries via email message; they must be submitted through the online entry system.
PHONE & FAX Entry Deadlines (open contests only)
Wednesday (10 or 11 days ahead) NOTE: No group entries accepted by phone.
TU Headquarters is NOT open on Friday, Saturday or Sunday! Call in individual entries any time M-TH from 9a.m.-5pm. 330-666-1163 OR FAX to 330-666-1162
We will not accept any phone, FAX or online entries on Friday for that weekend's competition(s). If you have not entered a contest by Thursday (2 or 3 days ahead), you must wait and pay the late entry fee AT the competition. (Note: Cancellations and "No Shows" will be charged a processing fee.)
Solo & Duet Dance, Solo & Duet Show Routine, Solo Dance Twirl, Solo & Duet Pom, Solo & Duet Color Guard
After Friday (a week before the competition), late entries for solo/duet events with individual music will only be accepted for "comments only" (no awards) and they will perform in order of contest director’s convenience. Entry information must be RECEIVED by Friday (7 or 8 days ahead of competition) to qualify for awards.
Group Events
Groups may enter by mail, FAX or through the new online entry system. In order to have sufficient time to plan performance order, late entries for group events will be cut off on FRIDAY - 7-8 days before the competition. NO entries for group events will be accepted after that (including the day of contest). Note: Entry information must be RECEIVED by Friday to be accepted - do not send late entries via post office.
GROUP coaches: If you submitted an entry for group events (for any competition) and have not received an order of performance via e-mail by TUESDAY evening before the competition, please call the office or email twirlingunlimited@hotmail.com to verify that your entry has been received!
Note: The link is now the same for Group and Individual Entries!
Upcoming Contests & Events
Note: Beginning Sept 1, 2024 the cutoff day for accepting late entries for Groups and Solo/Duet entries for Individual Music events
(Show Routines, Solo Dance Twirl, Dance events, Pom, Color Guard) is FRIDAY, 7-8 days before competition.
2025
December
Dec 7 - Altoona, PA - Altoona HS Fieldhouse - Baton & Dance
Click Here for Contest Information
All Entry Deadlines Have Passed
Dec 13 - Ida, MI - Ida HS - Miss Holiday Pageant and Open competition
Click Here for Contest Information
Mail-In, Group and IM Entry Deadlines Have Passed
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Late Online Entry Deadline: 12/11)
Dec 14 - Elizabethtown, PA- Elizabethtown HS -Baton & Dance - Candy Cane Contest
Click Here for Contest Information
Mail-In, Group and IM Entry Deadlines Have Passed
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Late Online Entry Deadline: 12/11)
2026
January
Jan 24 - Kittanning, PA - Armstrong Jr/Sr HS - Baton & Dance
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 1/9/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 1/14/26)
Jan 25 - N Canton, OH - Walsh University - All Baton events and Dance Groups
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 1/9/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 1/14/26)
February
Feb 1 - Ida, MI - Ida HS (Note: this competition is on SUNDAY)
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 1/16/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 1/21/26)
Feb 14 - Flinton, PA - Glendale Jr/Sr HS - Baton & Dance (note new date!)
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 1/30/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 2/4/26)
Feb 21 - Elizabethtown, PA - Elizabethtown HS - Baton & Dance - Cupid Contest
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 2/6/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 2/11/26)
Feb 22 - N Canton, OH - Hoover HS - Baton & Dance
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 2/6/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 2/11/26)
Feb 28 - E Canton, OH - E Canton HS - Baton & Dance
Click Here for Contest Information and Individual Mail-In Entry Form
Click Here for Group Mail-In Entry Form (Mailing Deadline: 2/13/26)
Click Here for Online Contest Registration (Online Entry Deadline: 2/18/26)
March
Mar 8 - Bellefonte, PA - Bellefonte Area HS
Mar 8 - White Pigeon, MI - White Pigeon HS
Mar 14 - Towanda, PA - Towanda HS - Baton & Dance
Mar 14 - Leavittsburg, OH - LaBrae HS -REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar 21 - Altoona, PA - Altoona Jr HS -Baton & Dance
Mar 28 - Sissonville, WV - Sissonville HS -Baton & Dance (note change of date)
Mar 28 - Saxonburg, PA - Knoch HS -Baton & Dance
April
Apr 4 - Murrysville, PA -Franklin Regional Sr HS - Baton & Dance - Spring Fling
Apr 11 - Jefferson Hills, PA - Thomas Jefferson HS - Baton & Dance (tentative)*
Apr 11 - S Charleston, WV - S Charleston HS - Baton & Dance
Apr 12 - Ft Wayne, IN - REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (tentative)*
Apr 18 - TUA** - W Columbia, SC - Tri-City Leisure Center
Apr 25 - Metamora, OH - Evergreen HS - (tentative)*
Apr 26 - Corning, NY - Corning-Painted Post HS - REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May
May 2 - S Charleston, WV - S Charleston HS - REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 3 - Kittanning, PA - Armstrong Jr/Sr HS - Baton & Dance
May 9 - Derry, PA - Derry HS - Baton & Dance
May 16 - Millersville, PA - Millersville University Pucillo Gym -REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June
June 6 - Monroe, MI - Monroe HS - REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
July
Jul 10-11-12 - Canton, OH - INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
* tentative usually means that approval has been given, but we are waiting for final confirmation of facility
** For More information about TUA, Click Here
More Competition dates will be added as dates and facilities are confirmed
Cancellation Policy
We do NOT cancel any competitions - unless the roads are closed by the Highway Patrol or in case of local or national emergency. If this is necessary, we will put a notice on the front page of the TU website.
Awards
A system of flexible awards is used at all TU open contests. This means that the number of awards presented increases as the number of contestants increases as follows:
3 or less contestants: 1st trophy, 2nd and 3rd medals
4-7 contestants: 1st & 2nd trophies, 3rd medal
8-10 contestants: 1st, 2nd, 3rd trophies
11-14 contestants: 1st, 2nd, 3rd trophies, 4th, 5th medals
15-20 contestants: 5 trophies
21+ contestants: group is split
Click here to check out information about our Savings Bond (Award Turn-in) Program.