The Singing Year

You can work out when a singing will be in any year by using these formulae. Dates are shown for this year’s singings.

New Year's Day singing
New Year's Day
1 Jan
Roving Shenandoah Harmony singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in January
20 Jan
Australian convention
The fourth Sunday in January and the Saturday before
27 Jan
Flitwick singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in February
10 Feb
South Yorkshire singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in February
24 Feb
Ireland convention
The first Sunday in March and the Saturday before
Sussex singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in March
9 Mar
Durham Christian Harmony singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in March
West Midlands singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in March
16 Mar
Vienna Singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in March
23 Mar
Cologne singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in March
Palm Sunday singing
Palm Sunday
24 Mar
Brighton singing
The Saturday before the first Sunday in April
6 Apr
East Midlands convention
The fourth Sunday in April and the Saturday before
27 Apr
Bristol singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in May
11 May
Sheffield Christian Harmony singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in May
18 May
Germany convention
The fourth Sunday in May and the Saturday before
25 May
Sannox (Isle of Arran) singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in May
25 May
South West singing
The Saturday before the first Sunday in June
1 Jun
Newcastle singing
The Saturday after the Whitsun bank holiday
1 Jun
Oslo singing
The Saturday before the first Sunday in June
1 Jun
Newcastle Shenandoah singing
The Sunday after the Whitsun bank holiday
2 Jun
Winchester singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in June
8 Jun
Oxford singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in June
22 Jun
Lewes singing
The Saturday before the first Sunday in July
6 Jul
Scotland singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in July
13 Jul
Gwehelog singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in July
20 Jul
Gwehelog Christian Harmony singing
The third Sunday in July
21 Jul
Camp DoReMi Europe
The fourth Sunday in July and the Thursday to Saturday before
25 Jul
Berlin Shenandoah Harmony singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in August
17 Aug
Berlin Sacred Harp singing
The third Sunday in August
18 Aug
Cork singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in August
24 Aug
Uppsala singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in September
UK convention
The third Sunday in September and the Saturday before
14 Sep
Munich singing
The Saturday before the first Sunday in October
Manchester singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in October
12 Oct
France singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in October
London singing
The last Saturday in October
26 Oct
London Christian Harmony singing
The Sunday after the last Saturday in October
27 Oct
Stapleford singing
The Saturday before the second Sunday in November
9 Nov
West Yorkshire singing
The Saturday before the third Sunday in November
16 Nov
Thanksgiving singing
The Saturday before the fourth Sunday in November
23 Nov
Boxing day singing
Boxing Day
27 Dec