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