At the U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships, the nation’s best sport baton twirlers compete for National Championships in individual and group events.
Competitions will be held at the Stockton Arena July 11-16 and at the Stockton Civic Auditorium July 13-16.
Highlights of the National Championships include the National Collegiate Finals, featuring many of the nation’s top collegiate twirlers, which will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15. The Collegiate Finals will be followed by the National Finals Show, beginning at approximately 7:15 p.m. also on Friday, July 15. The exciting Team Finals will be held at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 16.
All finals will be held in the Stockton Arena and are free and open to the public.
Admission and Parking
Event parking is $10. Admission to the events are free.
Schedule
Check out the schedule of events at the Stockton Arena and the Stockton Civic Auditorium (Note: all ending times are approximate)
STOCKTON ARENA
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 (IBTF Qualifier)
- 8:00 am – Solo & Duet Competition (IBTF Qualifier)
- 10:20 am-12:50 pm – 2-Baton Competition
- 1:20 pm-6:30 pm – 3-Baton Competition (IBTF Qualifier)
- 2:50 pm-4:50 pm – Artistic Twirl & Artistic Pair Competition
- 5:05 pm-6:25 pm – X Strut Competition
- 6:45 pm – IBTF Qualifier Announcements
Thursday, July 14, 2022 (2-Baton, 3-Baton, Artistic Twirl and Artistic Pair)
- 7:45 am – Opening Ceremonies
- 8:00 am-12:35 pm – 2-Baton Competition (Set 1-80.3)
- 1:05 pm-2:15 pm – 3-Baton Competition (Set 81-115.3)
- 2:30 pm-5:20 pm – Artistic Twirl Competition (Set 113-173)
- 5:25 pm-6:45 pm – Artistic Pair Competition (Set 174-201.3)
- 7:00 pm – Awards
Friday, July 15, 2022 (Solo, Duet, Collegiate and Finals)
- 8:00 am-10:05 am – Strut Competition (Set 1-44.3)
- 10:25 am-12:15 pm – Solo Competition (Set 45-84)
- 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – Solo Competition (Set 85-106.3)
- 2:00 pm-2:30 pm – Duet Competition (Set 107-115)
- 2:30 pm-3:00 pm – Solo Semi-Finals (Set 116-12.3)
- 3:30 pm-6:00 pm – Collegiate Competition (49)
- 6:30 pm-7:00 pm – Collegiate Finals
- 7:15 pm-10:15 pm – National Finals
- 10:15 pm-11:30 pm – Awards
Saturday, July 16, 2022 (Trio, Team, Group and Corps)
- 8:00 am-12:20 pm – Teams & Groups Competition (Set 1-75)
- 12:50 pm-2:50 pm – Teams & Groups Competition (Set 76-114)
- 3:15 pm-6:15 pm – Team & Group Finals
- 6:15 pm-7:15 pm – Awards & Retreat
STOCKTON CIVIC AUDITORIUM
Thursday, July 14, 2022 (2-Baton, 3-Baton, Artistic Twirl and Artistic Pair)
- 8:00 am-10:10 am – 2-Baton Competition
- 10:25 am-11:15 am – 3-Baton Competition
- 12:10 pm-2:10 pm – Artistic Twirl & Artistic Pair Competition
- 2:45 pm-4:30 pm – Awards
Friday, July 15, 2022 (Foundation, Solo, Strut and Duet)
- 8:00 am-10:15 am – Foundation Competition
- 10:30 am-11:30 am – Strut Competition
- 12:00 pm-2:30 pm – Solo Competition
- 2:45 pm-3:00 pm – Duet Competition
- 3:15 pm-4:30 pm – Awards