2026 convention spoilers

[Adam!]

On 11/11/2025 at 12:39 AM, halfspanishlee said:

I also say that some will have there there convention at bows road assembly hall

@halfspanishlee @Bluebell - I heard you may have received a letter over the weekend, informing you that you may be assigned to a brand new location.  This new location is even closer to us than Twickenham by a significant distance but it is unlikely we will be assigned there.

[Brazilian2024]

Any congregation already received the printed invitation?

[Parale]

On 11/4/2025 at 8:12 PM, Adam! said:

The rest of London got told today where they are assigned for their 2026 convention.

 

FWIW here is a matrix I threw together ......

 

In Great Britain: 24 Conventions, in 18 locations, over 11 weeks (with 1 'break' week)

In Ireland: 3 Conventions, in 3 locations, over 4 weeks (with 1 'break' week)

 

[Adam!]

5 hours ago, Parale said:

 

FWIW here is a matrix I threw together ......

 

In Great Britain: 24 Conventions, in 18 locations, over 11 weeks (with 1 'break' week)

In Ireland: 3 Conventions, in 3 locations, over 4 weeks (with 1 'break' week)

 

That looks good. Theres still at least one convention that is not showing on there.

[Brandon]

8 hours ago, Parale said:

In Great Britain: 24 Conventions, in 18 locations

Surely there’s more than that, unless you’re only counting english ones ?

[halfspanishlee]

We be at the velopark queen Elizabeth Olympic park August 28th.

[Parale]

On 12/31/2025 at 2:26 AM, Brandon said:

Surely there’s more than that

 

Yes! Though it is confusing, unlike previous years when all the Conventions have generally been announced at around the same time, this time for the 2026 Conventions the venues / dates have been released over an extended period, since September 2025 .... and more are expected to be announced in January 2026! 😮

 

Thus the above matrix is only 'as currently announced' - AKA the current 'state-of-play'

[Parale]

On 12/31/2025 at 2:26 AM, Brandon said:

only counting english ones ?

 

There are non-English Conventions taking place too, starting the same weekend as the English, but finishing a couple of weeks later, and with more 'break' weeks too - four. Below is a matrix, listed by date, that I put together quickly. Looks like just one has two Conventions, Polish, with one in Telford, and one in Waterford?

 

[Bluebell]

18 hours ago, halfspanishlee said:

We be at the velopark queen Elizabeth Olympic park August 28th.

 

The Capacity for this venue is only 6,750......our circuit is around 10000

We're assign also to the Velo Park but on the 21-23 August....so it looks like our circuit has been divided

[Parale]

37 minutes ago, Bluebell said:

The Capacity for this venue is only 6,750......our circuit is around 10000

 

WOW! 😮😮

 

Wait, if your circuit has 25 congregations (to allow two CO visits-a-year) then each of your congregations would have around 400 publishers! What percentage attend on Zoom?

 

Did you mean 'district'? I didn't think we still used districts? 🤔

 

37 minutes ago, Bluebell said:

so it looks like our circuit has been divided

 

Yes, that's what I'm hearing - circuits are being divided up, and are going to different venues, on different dates 🤔 ..... AKA congregations that attend the same Assembly together on the same day and location, are being divided up to go to different Convention venues, on different days.

Edited 4 hours ago by Parale

[Bluebell]

1 hour ago, Parale said:

 

WOW! 😮😮

 

Wait, if your circuit has 25 congregations (to allow two CO visits-a-year) then each of your congregations would have around 400 publishers! What percentage attend on Zoom?

 

Did you mean 'district'? I didn't think we still used districts? 🤔

 

 

Yes, that's what I'm hearing - circuits are being divided up, and are going to different venues, on different dates 🤔 ..... AKA congregations that attend the same Assembly together on the same day and location, are being divided up to go to different Convention venues, on different days.

 

At our regional convention at Excel we are always around 10000 in attendance

[Brandon]

4 hours ago, Parale said:

congregations that attend the same Assembly together on the same day and location, are being divided up to go to different Convention venues, on different days.

That has always been the case. Conventions never followed circuit boundaries. 

[MullumMiss]

11 minutes ago, Brandon said:

That has always been the case. Conventions never followed circuit boundaries. 

Yes ever since Regional conventions have been held using assembly halls with smaller numbers our circuit has been divided out to different conventions.  One year we were the only congregation from our circuit.