Annual singings are the best place to experience Sacred Harp. They might be big or small, old (over 150 years) or new. Most annual singings are all-day
singings with dinner at noon. They usually start at 10:00 Eastern (9:30 for big singings) in Georgia or 9:30 Central in Alabama. They end around 2:30 or
3:00, after everyone who wants to lead a song has had a turn. Newcomers are always welcome, and loaner books are available.
The singings below are generally within about a two-hour drive from Atlanta.
Dahlonega Shenandoah Harmony Singing
February, Saturday before 1st Sunday
January 31, 2026
Dahlonega, GA
Burnham and Brown Memorial
February, 1st Sunday
February 1, 2026
Jacksonville, AL
Emory University
February, Saturday before 2nd Sunday
February 7, 2026
Atlanta, GA
J.L. White Sacred Harp Singing
February, Saturday before 4th Sunday
February 21, 2026
Decatur, GA
White Book
The Social Harp and Sacred Harp Singing
February, 4th Sunday
February 22, 2026
Arnoldsville, GA
Rogers Memorial
March, 1st Sunday
March 1, 2026
Ephesus, GA
Georgia State Convention
March, 4th Sunday and Saturday before
March 21-22, 2026
Dahlonega, GA (changes)
Georgian Harmony Singing
Saturday before First 5th Sunday of the year
March 28, 2026
TBD (changes)
Georgian Harmony
Dahlonega Sacred Harp Singing
April, Saturday before 1st Sunday
April 4, 2026
Dahlonega, GA
Edwardsville Baptist Church Singing
April, 1st Sunday
April 5, 2026
Heflin, AL
State Line Church Singing
April, Saturday before 2nd Sunday
April 11, 2026
Bremen, GA
Middle Georgia Sacred Harp Singing
April, Saturday before 3rd Sunday
April 18, 2026
TBD (changes)
Old Harmony Singing
April, 3rd Sunday
April 19, 2026
Heflin, AL
April, Saturday before 4th Sunday
April 25, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Alewine-Laminack Memorial
April, 4th Sunday
April 26, 2026
Muscadine, AL
Cane Creek Church Singing
May, 3rd Sunday
May 17, 2026
Heflin, AL
Normally First 5th Sunday after Labor Day & Saturday before. Moved to 5th Sunday in May for 2026.
May 30-31, 2026
Decatur, GA (changes)
Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church Singing
June, Saturday before 1st Sunday
June 6, 2026
Bremen, GA
Raymond Hamrick Memorial
June, Saturday before 2nd Sunday
June 13, 2026
Roberta, GA
Georgian Harmony
Alpharetta June Singing
June, 2nd Sunday
June 14th, 2026
Alpharetta, GA
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church Singing
June, Saturday before 3rd Sunday
June 20, 2026
Chatsworth, GA
Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church Singing
June, 3rd Sunday
June 21, 2026
Ephesus, GA
Independence Day Singing
Monday of Camp
June 29, 2026
Wellington, AL
Camp Fasola
1st week of July
June 29-July 3, 2026
Anniston, AL
Mt. Zion Memorial
July, 4th Sunday
July 26, 2026
Mt. Zion, GA
Chattahoochee Musical Convention
August, 1st Sunday and Saturday before
August 1-2, 2026
Whitesburg, GA
B.M. Smith & Philip Denney Memorial Singing
August, Saturday before 3rd Sunday
August 15, 2026
Carrollton, GA
Tickanetly Primitive Baptist Church Singing
August, 4th Sunday
August 23, 2026
Ellijay, GA
Georgian Harmony Singing
September, Saturday before 1st Sunday
September 5, 2026
Roberta, GA
Georgian Harmony
Labor Day Singing and Cleburne County Convention
Labor Day
September 7, 2026
Edwardsville, AL
Sacred Harp Singing at Kennedy Creek Festival
TBD, September
On hiatus for 2026; back in 2027
Suches, GA
United Sacred Harp Musical Association Convention
September, 2nd Sunday and Saturday before
September 12-13, 2026
Bremen, GA (changes)
Lee Rogers Memorial Singing
September, Saturday before 3rd Sunday
September 19, 2026
Arnoldsville, GA
B.F. White Memorial Sacred Harp Singing
September, 3rd Sunday
September 20, 2026
Decatur, GA
White Book
Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church Singing
September, 4th Sunday
September 27, 2026
Bowdon, GA
South Georgia Sacred Harp Singing Convention
October, Saturday before 1st Sunday
October 3, 2026
TBD (changes)
Albright, Cates, Brown, and Sheppard Memorial
October, 2nd Sunday
October 11, 2026
Bremen, GA
Andrews Chapel Singing
October, Saturday before 3rd Sunday
October 17, 2026
Thomaston, GA
Seed and Feed Sacred Harp Singing
October, Saturday before 4th Sunday
October 24, 2026
Decatur, GA (changes)
Denney Memorial
November, Saturday before 1st Sunday
October 31, 2026
Carrollton, GA
Holly Springs Memorial Singing
November, 1st Sunday
November 1, 2026
Bremen, GA
Georgian Harmony Singing
November, Saturday before 3rd Sunday
November 14, 2026
Arnoldsville, GA
Georgian Harmony
Georgia State Christian Harmony Convention
December, 2nd Sunday and Saturday before
December 12-13, 2026
TBD (changes)
The conventions listed below provide two days of singing, and are within about a three-hour drive of Atlanta: