Sioux City East brought the heat, with eight quality groups shooting for six finalists spots. At the end of the night, Stock image: Derrick Knight | Gretna East took home the first-place trophy and Best Vocals, while Mitchell grabbed the other two captions while placing fourth.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Choirs from three different states will compete at Fort Madison While Southeast Polk is looking to cap off their season on a high note, a mix of choirs with momentum look to shake things up.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Since the pandemic, the Sioux City East Sing All About It show choir competition has grown. This year, the competition attracts tons of heavy hitters from across the upper Midwest

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Des Moines Christian and Prairie ran it back from a year ago, all claiming podium finishes at Ascension for the second consecutive year.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Des Moines Christian, Prairie and Millard South seek to reprise finals berths from the 2025 edition of Ascension.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | A trio of Iowa's top ensembles swapped around their placements from prelims to finals, making for a tight race to the finish.

Stock photo: Derrick Knight | Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Marion, Southeast Polk and Iowa City West will factor into an evenly-matched finals round.

Stock photo: Derrick Knight | A total of 22 groups will duke it out across two venues in prelims, and seven will advance to the championship finals.

PHOTO: @shotbytalon | An intense match up between Waukee and Urbandale was interrupted by a third player, Prairie.

PHOTO: @shotbytalon | Two local Des Moines-area groups will take their fight to be the best to Johnston this weekend.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Ankeny Centennial, Valley, and Southeast Polk all scored solid results in one (or more) divisions at Starstruck.

Stock image: Derrick Knight | Waukee Northwest grabbed their second Supernova win and their second triumph of 2026 on Saturday.

Eight programs, all sporting multiple choirs, will descend on Supernova in what is truly an all-star lineup.

Boasting dozens of good groups and many packed competitions, it's almost impossible to say what will happen in Iowa show choir in 2026.

In only four seasons, Waukee Northwest has emerged as a memorable and successful choir.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | Friend de Coup swept over a rising Bishop Heelan and a traveling Hastings Riverside Company.

Mitchell, Hastings, Elkhorn South, Aberdeen Central, and Bishop Heelan all bring stacked resumes to Sioux City.

From Liberty to Bishop Heelan to Southeast Polk, many of Iowa's top groups gave it their all in their final outings of the season.

PHOTO: @shotbytalon | Several top eastern Iowa choirs gather for an end-of-season battle at an inaugural event.

Groups from four states made finals, but Iowa groups claimed all three spots on the podium.