The first competition weekend preview of the 2026 Southern Show Choir season features an inaugural Hoover contest as well as the long-running South Jones Invitational.

A quick preview of the 2026 competition season in the southern show choir circuit.

Six panelists voted on the top 15 large/extra-large groups in the south. These are the results.

A late-night Brandon competition yielded a big win for Northwest Rankin, plus triumphs for South Jones and Pisgah.

No-caption wins, split-caption wins, and sweeps all happened this past week.

The Big Three clash at Oceanside, a gym battle at Brandon, last Heart of America event of the year, and a smaller showdown at Martinsburg.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Seventeen groups will lay their hearts out on stage this weekend at the Grand Ole Opry.

A southern bout up north and a loaded competition on the coast lead to a few shakeup in the latest southern rankings!

PHOTO: @grenada_visions | Mississippi groups reign supreme at their respective events and Rome shocks competition in their home state.

This weekend for southern show choir includes a big Mississippi competition, a diverse Georgia event, and a traveling trio!

Sweep after sweep after sweep! But who? Come find out who was on top in the South this last weekend!

This week in Southern Show Choir features big competitions, exciting rematches, and brand-new groups! Come catch up on down south!

A shocking upset and history made! Four comps in one day! Catch up on all the crazy going on down south!

Albertville will host several handfuls of Alabama choirs, while Mississippi will split between South Jones, Jackson Academy, and States.

With the 2025 southern show choir season right around the corner, dive in for insights and storylines to watch this season in the South!

With the 2024 southern show choir season having been wrapped up for a number of weekends, it is time for this year's final set of rankings.

The final rankings of the 2024 season for the Southern Show Choir Circuit: Extralarge/Large Groups Edition!

Cosby, Plainfield, North Central, Millard West, and Clinton shine the brightest from last weekend's toughest competitions!

It’s the end of the season in South Dakota, Indiana and Ohio – but New England is bracing for a wild midseason showdown!

Brandon scores big at Tift County while Petal survives at Biloxi to wrap up competition season for most groups.