A look back at the 2026 Global Dance + Cheer Games schedule.

Subject to slight change for 2027.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday 15th May – Hilton Great Lawn

5:30pm – VIP pizza tables and coaches mixer entry
6:30pm – Teams/athletes report to the lagoon
6:30pm – Gates open for parents/spectators
6:45pm – Parade starts
7:00pm – Opening ceremony and cultural exchange
7:45pm – Fireworks/end of opening ceremony

Saturday 16th May – Hawaii Convention Center

8:00am – First bus at Hilton
8:00am – Doors open – Dance
9:00am – First performance – Dance
11:20am – Final performance – Dance
11:45am – Doors close – floor changeover
1:15pm – Doors open – Cheer
2:15pm – First performance – Cheer
8:45pm – Final performance – Cheer
9:00pm – Last buses leave HCC

Sunday 17th May – Hawaii Convention Center

8:30am – Doors open
9:30am – First bus at Hilton
9:30am – First performance
4:50pm – Final performance
5:30pm – Doors close – closing ceremony setup
6:00pm – Bus at Hilton for closing ceremony
6:30pm – Doors open for closing ceremony
7:15pm – Grand Champs announcement
8:15pm – Final song
9:00pm – Last buses leave HCC

BUS TIMETABLE

Bus transport on competition days was ONLY for those on the accommodation package.

Saturday

Bus 1 – 8:00am to 9:00pm
Bus 2 – 8:30am to 8:00pm

Sunday

Bus 1 – 9:30am to 5:00pm
Bus 2 – 10:30am to 6:30pm
Bus 3 & 4 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm

POP-UP SHOP TIMES

Thursday – 12:00pm to 4:00pm, Rainbow Lanai (Hilton)
Friday – 10:00am to 1:00pm, Rainbow Lanai (Hilton)
Saturday & Sunday – during competition hours at the Hawaii Convention Center

SPECTATOR TICKETS

Spectator tickets and commuter passes were sold on Humanitix. There were no door sales.

LIVESTREAM

The event was livestreamed through Vidzing for those who couldn’t make it in person.