June 24, 2026

Color Guard Contest entry deadline June 26

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Post 16 of Lynchburg, Va., performs at the 2025 Color Guard Competition in Tampa. (Photo by Jennifer Blohm/The American Legion)
Post 16 of Lynchburg, Va., performs at the 2025 Color Guard Competition in Tampa. (Photo by Jennifer Blohm/The American Legion)

Main, JROTC competitions to be separated by break.

The National Color Guard Contest will be held Friday, Aug. 28, in Hall D, Upper Concourse of the Kentucky International Convention Center,. The five classes are Advancing/Retiring of Colors, Military, Military-Open, Open and JROTC Drill. Applications are due by June 26. The main Color Guard competition will run from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., and the JROTC competition from 2:30-5 p.m. In 2025, 24 JROTC units from multiple states competed.

More information and applications can be found at legion.org/convention, under Contest Information.

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