Below is a list of many Sacred Harp (Revised Cooper Edition) singings that occur each year in the southeastern United States. A map of these singing locations can be viewed here. For a more complete list of Sacred Harp (and other similar book) singings, please visit this site.
We try to keep this list current and update if a singing has been cancelled or postponed. Please contact Kevin Eddins with any questions you might have at rkeddinsxtra[at]gmail.com.
JANUARY
- Saturday before 2nd Sunday – Helms-Bayne Memorial
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Carroll Church) – Ozark, AL
31.458112, -85.625007 - 4th Sunday and Saturday before – W. L. Green Memorial & Baldwin County Convention
Galilee Primitive Baptist Church – Stapleton, AL
30.768321, -87.786995
FEBRUARY
- Saturday before 1st Sunday – Rotunda Singing
Alabama Department of Archives and History– Montgomery, AL
32.375809, -86.300366 - 1st Sunday – Central Music Convention
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536 - Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Panhandle Pioneer Museum Singing
Panhandle Pioneer Settlement – Blountstown, FL
30.456887, -85.07118
- Saturday before 4th Sunday – Troy Singing
Pioneer Museum of Alabama – Troy, AL
31.824626, -85.996059
MARCH
- Saturday before 1st Sunday – Arie & Mona Galloway Memorial
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536 - Saturday before 2nd Sunday – John Etheridge Memorial
Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church – Opp, AL
31.390133, -86.264447
- Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Hoboken Singing
Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church – Hoboken, GA
31.186241, -82.130665 - Saturday before 4th Sunday – Tom Woodham-Ezzie Hartzog Memorial
Union Hill Singing Hall – Miller’s Crossroads, FL
30.935116, -85.740998
APRIL
- Saturday before 1st Sunday – Jones Memorial
Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church – Opp, AL
31.296661, -86.238422 - Saturday before 2nd Sunday – Barfield Memorial
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536 - (Cancelled) Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Landmark Park Singing
Landmark Park – Dothan, AL
31.289608, -85.36984
- Saturday before 4th Sunday – State of Alabama Convention (Semi-Annual Session)
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536
MAY
- 1st Sunday – Heath Memorial
Mabson United Methodist Church – Ozark, AL
31.468403, -85.562017 - Saturday before 2nd Sunday – J.W. Bassett Memorial and Stockholders Meeting
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536 - Saturday before the 3rd Sunday – Tallahassee Annual Singing
Fort Braden Community Center, 16387 Blountstown Highway (SR 20) – Tallahassee, FL
30.4263700, -84.5348543
- 4th Sunday – Beda Singing
Beda Baptist Church – Wing, AL
31.052247, -86.58246
JUNE
- 1st Sunday – Shady Hill Homecoming Singing
Shady Hill Freewill Baptist Church – Andalusia, AL
31.151753, -86.538474 - 3rd Sunday – Pleasant Home Singing
Pleasant Home Baptist Church – Andalusia, AL
31.159787, -86.60635
JULY
- Saturday before 2nd Sunday – Retherford Memorial
Union Hill Singing Hall – Miller’s Crossroads, FL
30.935116, -85.740998 - 3rd THURSDAY – Capital City Shape Note Singing
Old Alabama Town, Loeb Reception Center – Montgomery, AL
32.382262, -86.3048947 - Saturday before 4th Sunday – Covington County Convention
Covington County, AL
(Exact location varies each year. Please contact Sacred Harp Book Company for this year’s location)
AUGUST
- 2nd Sunday and Saturday before – East Texas Convention
Henderson Civic Center – Henderson, TX
32.1659772, -94.8115754 - Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Ramah Church Singing
Ramah Primitive Baptist Church – Lenox, AL
31.330779, -87.178509 - Saturday before 4th Sunday – Enon Singing
Enon Baptist Church – Andalusia, AL
31.171309, -86.392544
SEPTEMBER
- Saturday before 2nd Sunday – Nall and Floyd Memorial
Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church – Molino, FL
30.718006, -87.377522 - Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Middle Creek Convention
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Carroll Church) – Ozark, AL
31.458112, -85.625007 - Saturday before 4th Sunday – West Florida Convention
Union Hill Singing Hall – Miller’s Crossroads, FL
30.935116, -85.740998
OCTOBER
- Saturday before 1st Sunday – Shady Grove Singing
Shady Grove Baptist Church – Dutton, AL
34.5989743, -85.9445795
- Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Tri-State Convention
Location rotates between Alabama, Georgia, and Florida (Exact location varies each year. Please contact Sacred Harp Book Company for details) 2024 Location Travelers Rest Church – Samson, AL 31.122485, -86.067536 - 3rd Sunday – Rhodes Memorial (unknown for 2023)
Darien Church – Luverne, AL
31.752319, -86.216133 - Saturday before 4th Sunday – Spring Hill Convention
Union Hill Singing Hall – Miller’s Crossroads, FL
30.935116, -85.740998
NOVEMBER
- Saturday before 1st Sunday – Southeastern Alabama Convention
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Carroll Church) – Ozark, AL
31.458112, -85.625007 - Saturday before 3rd Sunday – State of Alabama Convention (Annual Session)
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536
DECEMBER
- 1st Sunday and Saturday before – Florida State Convention
Union Hill Singing Hall – Miller’s Crossroads, FL
30.935116, -85.740998 - Saturday before 3rd Sunday – Christmas Singing
Traveler’s Rest Church – Samson, AL
31.122485, -86.067536