41st Midwest Sacred Harp Convention

Name: 41st Midwest Sacred Harp Convention
Start: 2026-05-30T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-31T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Broadway Armory Park

Schedule

Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Broadway Armory Park | Lincolnwood, IL

Please come sing with us at the 41st Midwest Sacred Harp Convention in Chicago, IL on May 30 & 31, 2026! We'll be singing exclusively from the 2025 Sacred Harp revision on both Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday May 29, we'll have singing school from Tom George at 6pm at the Swedish American Museum, to be followed by a Shenandoah Harmony singing (loaners available).
Registration at 9:30 and singing at 10:00 at the Broadway Armory in Edgewater. Admission is free and open to all, regardless of musical knowledge or ability.
LOCATIONS:
Friday night singing school: Swedish American Museum, 5211 N Clark St, Chicago IL. 6:00pm.
Saturday and Sunday singing: Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway St., Chicago. Accessible by the Thorndale Red Line stop.
Schedule: Registration begins at 9:30 and singing at 10:00 both days. Details on Saturday evening social will be announced.
Housing: There is limited housing available with local singers; please email Rochelle at rclodder (gmail) There is also a Hampton Inn a mile away from the venue, a 20 minute walk or 10 minute travel on the Red Line.
Convention website: https://41-midwest.netlify.app/
Participants are asked to refrain from wearing fragrances at this event.
For other inquiries, please reach out to our convention chair, Erik Schwab, at eschwab (gmail) or via FB message.