2026 Summer Convention Registration Page - Windjammers Unlimited, Inc.

Registration is now OPEN for the Windjammers Summer Convention in Columbia, MO!
Wednesday, June 24 – Monday, June 29, 2026

Link to Register Online is below — If you wish to write a check and mail in, please click the button for a printed form. Online Payment is secure using the online registration link below. You do not need a PayPal account to pay by credit card (Look for the “Pay by Credit Card” button when submitting your payment).
Registration fee will be $150 for musicians; $80 for non-playing spouses/guests attending with you.

For the first 100 registrants, you can sign up for the optional Arrow Rock Bus Excursion on Saturday afternoon! Includes boxed lunch, luxury motor coach and ticket to the professional musical production “1776” at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre for $95 per person.

Your music will be emailed to you as PDFs in early June. But if you want printed music, we will loan you a folder to borrow during the Summer Meet, that will be turned in before you leave.

Deadline to register is May 31
Memories of a fun summer event = priceless!

NOTE: When registering online, you do not need a PayPal account to pay by credit card. Windjammers uses the PayPal processing system … look for the words “Pay by Credit Card” under the PayPal logo.

Click Here to Register ONLINE

Click Here to PRINT a Form to Mail In

Traveling to Columbia

Traveling to Columbia — Driving? Flying?

Driving? Please be aware that East / West Interstate-70 will be in the midst of a major lane expansion and will likely be quite busy across much of Missouri in June. Drivers may wish to approach from the north or south via Highway U.S. 63, if that is a viable option.

Flying? Consider booking a flight directly into Columbia Regional Airport “COU” which is only 15 minutes south of town. Current Nonstop destinations from COU are:

American Airlines — Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
United Airlines — Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Denver (DEN)
Allegiant Air — Orlando-Sanford (SFB) and Destin-Fort Walton Beach (VPS)
Upcoming Route — American begins nonstop service to Charlotte (CLT) on June 4, 2026

Convention Hotel

Click Here to see Hotel Location on map

Week at a Glance

Tentative Schedule Wednesday, June 24 – Monday, June 29

Wednesday: Travel, Check-in, Pick-up Packet, CCB rehearses at Hampton

Thursday: Read & Record – morning, afternoon & evening

Friday: Read & Record – morning & afternoon; Lenoir Concert* in evening

Saturday: Rehearse – morning, optional Arrow Rock Excursion** in afternoon, Banquet in evening

Sunday: Brunch – morning, Jesse Hall*** in afternoon, Concert in evening****

Monday: Travel — Out and over! Safe travels home!

*Friday evening participation will be limited to 50 or fewer musicians performing a private concert at the Lenoir Woods Retirement Center. Others will be free to enjoy an evening on the town.

**As you consider purchasing the optional Arrow Rock Excursion on Saturday afternoon, here is info about the venue for seeing professional performance “1776” (your ticket is included) Link about Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre

During this featured excursion to Arrow Rock, MO, Mid-Missouri historian, Matt Fetterly, will supply a healthy dose of history and lore pertinent to the region. Last summer, Matt was featured as a prominent voice in COMO Magazine. Be thinking about questions for Matt’s AMA!

***Sunday at Jesse Hall, on the campus of the University of Missouri, will also start with a smaller group for an education session, “The Circus in Your Music Library” (led by Andrew Glover). We’ll finish the session rehearsing a mass band for the evening concert finale. Jesse Hall will also serve as our “Plan B” backup venue in case bad weather forces the Sunday evening concert inside.

Click here to learn about Jesse Hall

****The activities will conclude with a big concert in an amazing outdoor setting, Shelter Gardens. The Columbia Community Band will begin with a concert at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Windjammers Band at 7:15, and concluding with a record-setting mass band performance of “Barnum & Baileys Favorite”. The crowd will be pleased! Link to see photos of Shelter Gardens

WJU COMO 2026

Area Activities

Love playing the circus music … what else can we enjoy, especially if we bring the family?

There’s a lot to enjoy in COMO! Check out these links:

Restaurants and Breweries!

Arts and Museums!

Sports and Outdoors!

Shopping!

In Columbia, you’ll find:

Shops and restaurants in a thriving downtown bordered on the
South by the University of Missouri
East by Stephen’s College
North by Columbia College
West by Providence Road – main north/south route through town
Walking and biking trails galore
The Devil’s Ice Box in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
John and Gordon’s favorite haunts listed in the registration packet
And much more! Be sure to click on the links above!

Thirty minutes or less away:

Rocheport MO is a river town stop near some of the most impressive Missouri River bluffs along the Katy Trail. Sunset at the bluff top A-Frame Winegarden (Les Bourgeois Vineyards) is a special treat.

Warm Springs Ranch, the official breeding facility of the Budweiser Clydesdales, is off I-70 just west of the river. Reservations required.

Fulton MO is the site of Winston Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech and America’s National Churchill Museum on the campus of Westminster College.

Jefferson City is the state capital of Missouri. Tours of the beautiful capitol building are available by reservation.

Plan to Attend!

Make your plans to attend the COMO Summer Meet now!Registration closes May 31, 2026