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April 2026

23rd East Midlands convention

Books:
Sat 25 April, 10:00 am – Sun 26 April, 4:00 pm

Registration from 9:30 am

The fourth Sunday in April and the Saturday before.

Kegworth Village Hall, Nottingham Road
Kegworth, Leicestershire, DE74 2FH, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Hannah Land

May 2026

11th Bristol singing

Books:
Sat 9 May, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the second Sunday in May.

Frenchay Quaker Meeting House, Beckspool Rd
Bristol, BS16 1NT, United Kingdom + Google Map
  • Proof of negative lateral flow test required
  • Friday evening composium
  • Sunday afternoon Christian Harmony singing
Contact:
email Bristol Sacred Harp
Website:
11th Bristol singing

11th Germany convention

Books:
Sat 23 May, 10:30 am – Sun 24 May, 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The fourth Sunday in May and the Saturday before.

Melanchthon-Kirche, Planufer 84
Berlin, 10967, Germany + Google Map
  • Thursday evening regular singing
  • Friday evening singing school
  • Saturday evening social
Contact:
email Sacred Harp Berlin
Website:
11th Germany convention

20th Newcastle singing

Books:
Sat 30 May, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday after the Whitsun bank holiday.

St Francis Church Hall, Cleveland Gardens
High Heaton, Newcastle, NE7 7QH, United Kingdom + Google Map

Pot luck lunch.

Contact:
email Phil Tyler
Website:
20th Newcastle singing

9th Winchester singing

Books:
Sat 30 May, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the last Sunday in May.

St Paul’s Church Hall, St Pauls Hill
Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AB, United Kingdom + Google Map
  • Sunday afternoon Christian Harmony singing
Contact:
email Nigel Bowley

June 2026

10th Oslo singing

Books:
Sat 6 June, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the first Sunday in June.

Kampen Menighetshus, Normannsgata 55
Oslo, 0655, Norway + Google Map

Plus Friday evening and Sunday singing events

Contact:
email Chris Affolter

27th Oxford singing

Books:
Sat 27 June, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in June.

Botley Women’s Institute Hall, North Hinksey Lane
Oxford, OX2 0LT, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Sheila and Edwin Macadam
Phone:
+441865865773
Website:
27th Oxford singing

July 2026

26th Lewes singing

Books:
Sat 4 July, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the first Sunday in July.

South Malling Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Church Lane
Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2JL, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Rachel Jordan and Nick Hall
Phone:
+441273476837

12th Scotland singing

Books:
Sat 11 July, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the second Sunday in July.

Polwarth Parish Church, 36-38 Polwarth Terrace
Edinburgh, EH11 1LU, United Kingdom + Google Map
  • Saturday evening social
  • Sunday possible canal trip
Contact:
email Shapenote Scotland
Website:
12th Scotland singing

24th Gwehelog singing

Books:
Sat 18 July, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the third Sunday in July.

Gwehelog Methodist Chapel Gwehelog, Usk, NP15 1RD, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Bristol Sacred Harp
Website:
24th Gwehelog singing

August 2026

10th Berlin Sacred Harp singing

Books:
Sun 16 August, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The third Sunday in August.

Evangelisch-methodistische Christuskirche, Richard-Sorge-Straße 14/15
Berlin, 10249, Germany + Google Map
Contact:
email Sacred Harp Berlin
Website:
10th Berlin Sacred Harp singing

14th Cork singing

Books:
Sat 22 August, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in August.

Greenmount National School, Green Street
Cork, T12 HE14, Ireland + Google Map
Contact:
email Cork Sacred Harp

September 2026

29th UK convention

Books:
Sat 19 September, 10:30 am – Sun 20 September, 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The third Sunday in September and the Saturday before.

Website:
29th UK convention

October 2026

Manchester singing

Sat 10 October

This singing has been cancelled.

Hamburg singing

Books:
Sat 17 October, 10:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

Ökumenisches Forum HafenCity, Shanghaiallee 12
Hamburg, 20457, Germany + Google Map
  • Sacred Harp in the morning, Christian Harmony in the afternoon
  • Saturday evening social
Contact:
email Lucia Ferguson
Website:
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Todmorden singing

Books:
Sat 17 October, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

Central Methodist Church, Union Street
Todmorden, West Yorkshire, OL14 5AW, United Kingdom + Google Map
  • One-off event hosted by Manchester Sacred Harp, in place of the October All-Day (which is not happening in 2026 due to hosting the Convention)
  • Relaxed Christian Harmony singing on Sunday 18 Oct at The Whitworth (11am – 2.30pm, bring your own picnic lunch)
Contact:
email Manchester Sacred Harp

18th London singing

Books:
Sat 31 October, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The last Saturday in October.

Highgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square Chapel, South Grove
Highgate, London, N6 6BJ, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email London Sacred Harp
Website:
18th London singing

November 2026

25th Stapleford singing

Books:
Sat 7 November, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the second Sunday in November.

Stapleford Baptist Church, Albert Street
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, NG9 8DB, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Helen Brown

21st West Yorkshire singing

Books:
Sat 14 November, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the third Sunday in November.

Holy Trinity Church Hall, Church St, Rothwell
Leeds, LS26 0QL, United Kingdom + Google Map

Singers visiting for the weekend may be interested in the local Christmas carol tradition.

Contact:
email Richard Mayers

16th Thanksgiving singing

Books:
Sat 21 November, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in November.

Jordans Village Hall, Green Road West
Jordans, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SY, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Robin Bisson

January 2027

25th New Year’s Day singing

Books:
Fri 1 January, 2027, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Registration from 11:00 am

New Year's Day.

Holy Trinity Church Mapperley, Derbyshire, DE7 6BS, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Helen Brown

February 2027

23rd South Yorkshire singing

Books:
Sat 27 February, 2027, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:30 am

The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in February.

Wisewood Methodist Church, Ben Lane
Sheffield, S6 4SB, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Sheffield Sacred Harp
Website:
23rd South Yorkshire singing

March 2027

13th Ireland convention

Books:
Sat 6 March, 2027, 10:00 am – Sun 7 March, 2027, 4:00 pm

Registration from 9:30 am

The first Sunday in March and the Saturday before.

Greenmount National School, Green Street
Cork, T12 HE14, Ireland + Google Map
Contact:
email Cork Sacred Harp
Website:
13th Ireland convention

4th West Midlands singing

Books:
Sat 20 March, 2027, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the third Sunday in March.

Fairfield Village Hall, Stourbridge Rd, Fairfield
Bromsgrove, B61 9LZ, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email West Midlands Sacred Harp

7th Cologne singing

Books:
Sat 20 March, 2027, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in March.

One-off exception in 2027.

St Peter’s Church, Simarplatz 21
Köln, 50825, Germany + Google Map
  • Sunday afternoon Shenandoah Harmony singing
Contact:
email Dominik Fraune

31st Palm Sunday singing

Books:
Sun 21 March, 2027, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

Palm Sunday.

Cumnor Village Hall, Leys Road
Cumnor, Oxfordshire, OX2 9QF, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Mandy Townsend
Phone:
+441865714778

April 2027

10th Brighton singing

Books:
Sat 3 April, 2027, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration from 10:00 am

The Saturday before the first Sunday in April.

Exeter Street Hall, 16-17 Exeter St
Brighton, BN1 5PG, United Kingdom + Google Map
Contact:
email Brighton Shapenote
Website:
10th Brighton singing
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