2027 International Convention dates

[Liz2026]

Friends! My branch was invited to Marseille, France; Denver, United States; Lima, Peru; London; and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Where do you think I have the best chance of being accepted? It would be my first international assembly, and I really want to go. I’m from Mexico ❤️

 

 

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[Dré]

21 Cities Hosting the 2027 International Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses

https://events.jw.org/en

 

Africa:

• CÔTE D'IVOIRE, Abidjan
• ETHIOPIA, Addis Ababa
• GHANA, Accra
• ZAMBIA, Lusaka

Americas:

• CHILE, Coquimbo
• PERU, Lima
• UNITED STATES, Denver

• UNITED STATES, Seattle

Asia & Pacific:

• ARMENIA, Yerevan
• AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, "Jesus—The Way", July 2, 2027–July 4, 2027 
• KOREA, Seoul, To be determined, September 17, 2027–September 19, 2027

Europe:

• FRANCE, Marseille, Jésus est le chemin, August 20, 2027–August 22, 2027

• FRANCE, Saint-Denis (Réunion), Jésus est le chemin, July 16, 2027–July 18, 2027

• FRANCE, Strasbourg, Jésus est le chemin, August 6, 2027–August 8, 2027

• GREECE, Athens, To be determined, August 13, 2027–August 15, 2027
• ITALY, Bologna, Jesus—The Way, July 9, 2027–July 11, 2027
• MOLDOVA, Chisinau
• SPAIN, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
• TÜRKIYE, Istanbul, Jesus—The Way, July 2, 2027–July 4, 2027
• UNITED KINGDOM, Cardiff

• UNITED KINGDOM, London, To be determined, August 13, 2027–August 15, 2027

 

P.S. I found this information on the official jw.org website, in the “Find a Convention Near You” section. The information may be further clarified and updated in the future. https://hub.jw.org/meetings/en?q={"meetingType":"conventions","location":""}

Edited yesterday at 09:47 AM by Dré

[MJ1]

lets hope the football clubs supporters are more welcoming than these ones

 

https://onefootball.com/en/news/unrest-in-hsvs-north-stand-row-over-jehovahs-witnesses-43417287

[Brandon]

thanks so much @Dré. although we don't know the dates yet for all, events.jw.org does list the month for every int'l convention. looks like we have at least one every month from May to Dec (eight months!).  here's the list i have so far

 

version 0.1

May 2027

• USA: Denver

June 2027

• Armenia

July 2027

• Moldova
• Spain
• UK: Cardiff
• Zambia
• Türkiye — 2–4
• Australia — 2–4
• Italy — 9–11
• Réunion — 16–18

August 2027

• USA: Seattle
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Ghana
• France: Strasbourg — 6–8
• Greece — 13–15
• UK: London — 13–15
• France: Marseille — 20–22

September 2027

• South Korea — 17–19

October 2027

• Peru

November 2027

• Chile

December 2027

• Ethiopia

Edited yesterday at 04:36 PM by Brandon
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[Tortuga]

13 minutes ago, Brandon said:

although we don't know the dates yet for all,

The dates are in the announcement that will be read at your next MWM.

[Liz2026]

Do you know if I can include two options when I send in the letter?

Edited yesterday at 05:34 PM by Liz2026
Ingles

[Hope]

15 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I knew you would be happy. We hope you are able to volunteer...

 

Not likely based on past experience, but at least I know what countries on YouTube to look up and pretend I'm there ☺️

[TheKid23]

3 hours ago, Brandon said:

thanks so much @Dré. although we don't know the dates yet for all, events.jw.org does list the month for every int'l convention. looks like we have at least one every month from May to Dec (eight months!).  here's the list i have so far

 

version 0.1

May 2027

• USA: Denver

June 2027

• Armenia

July 2027

• Moldova
• Spain
• UK: Cardiff
• Zambia
• Türkiye — 2–4
• Australia — 2–4
• Italy — 9–11
• Réunion — 16–18

August 2027

• USA: Seattle
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Ghana
• France: Strasbourg — 6–8
• Greece — 13–15
• UK: London — 13–15
• France: Marseille — 20–22

September 2027

• South Korea — 17–19

October 2027

• Peru

November 2027

• Chile

December 2027

• Ethiopia

Cardiff is 23-25 July

[SteEis]

2 hours ago, Liz2026 said:

Do you know if I can include two options when I send in the letter?

You can select all the places where your country is invited (in descending order of preference), but you will only be selected as a delegate at one place.

[Brandon]

Thanks @TheKid23

 

version 0.2

May 2027

• USA: Denver

June 2027

• Armenia

July 2027

• Moldova
• Spain
• Zambia
• Türkiye — 2–4
• Australia — 2–4
• Italy — 9–11
• Réunion — 16–18
• UK: Cardiff — 23-25

August 2027

• USA: Seattle
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Ghana
• France: Strasbourg — 6–8
• Greece — 13–15
• UK: London — 13–15
• France: Marseille — 20–22

September 2027

• South Korea — 17–19

October 2027

• Peru

November 2027

• Chile

December 2027

• Ethiopia

[Liz2026]

Do you guys think Marseille is in really high demand? I have Denver, Marseille, Spain, Peru, and the UK, but I’m not sure which one is the least likely option.

Edited 21 hours ago by Liz2026

[Terk]

🟣 United States, Denver

▪️May 28-30, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Spanish

▪️Invited Branches: Canada, Central America, Central Europe, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Peru, Poland, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

 

🟣 Armenia, Yerevan

▪️June 11-13, 2027

▪️Program Languages: Armenian, English, Russian

▪️Invited Branches: Finland, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States

 

🟣 Australia, Brisbane

▪️July 2-4, 2027

▪️Program Languages: Australian Sign Language, English

▪️Invited Branches: Britain, Canada, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Scandinavia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

 

🟣 Türkiye, Istanbul

▪️July 2-4, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Turkish, Turkish Sign Language

▪️Invited Branches: Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech-Slovak, Finland, Greece, Korea, Moldova, United States

 

🟣 Italy, Bologna

▪️July 9-11, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Italian

▪️Invited Branches: Albania, Belgium, Central Europe, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, United States

 

🟣 Moldova, Chisinau

▪️July 11-13, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Romanian

▪️Invited Branches: Armenia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States

 

🔵 Spain, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

▪️July 9-11, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Spanish, Spanish Sign Language

▪️Invited Branches: Argentina, Britain, Central America, Chile, France, Italy, Philippines, United States

 

🟣 France, Saint-Denis (Réunion)

▪️July 16-18, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, French, Réunion Creole

▪️Invited Branches: Central Europe, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, United States

 

🟣 Zambia, Lusaka

▪️July 16-18, 2027

▪️Program Languages: Cibemba, Cinyanja, English

▪️Invited Branches: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo (Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United States, Zimbabwe

 

🟣 United Kingdom, Cardiff

▪️July 23-25, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Welsh

▪️Invited Branches: Argentina, Australasia, Canada, Czech-Slovak, Hungary, India, Poland, South Africa, United States

 

🟣 France, Strasbourg

▪️August 6-8, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, French, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian

▪️Invited Branches: Brazil, Central Europe, Côte d'Ivoire, Finland, Hungary, India, Portugal, Scandinavia, Serbia, United States, West Africa

 

🟣 Ghana, Accra

▪️August 6-8, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Ghanaian Sign Language, Twi

▪️Invited Branches: Belgium, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo (Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire, Italy, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United States, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

 

🟣 United Kingdom, London

▪️August 13-15, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Spanish, Twi

▪️Invited Branches: Argentina, Australasia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, United States

 

🟣 Greece, Athens

▪️August 13-15, 2027

▪️Program Languages: Albanian, English, Greek, Greek Sign Language, Romany (Southern Greece), Russian

▪️Invited Branches: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech-Slovak, Finland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Romania, Scandinavia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United States

 

🟣 Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan

▪️August 20-22, 2027

▪️Program Languages: Baoule, English, Ewe, French, Ivorian Sign Language

▪️Invited Branches: Angola, Central African Republic, Congo (Kinshasa), Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, United States, West Africa, Zambia

 

🟣 France, Marseille

▪️August 20-22, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, French, Spanish

▪️Invited Branches: Australasia, Belgium, Cameroon, Central America, Central Europe, Croatia, Greece, Haiti, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, United States

 

🟣 United States, Seattle

▪️August 20-22, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English

▪️Invited Branches: Australasia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Central Europe, Colombia, Fiji, Japan, Korea, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Scandinavia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tahiti, Taiwan

 

🟣 Korea, Seoul

▪️September 17-19, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Korean, Korean Sign Language

▪️Invited Branches: Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Tahiti, Taiwan, United States

 

🟣 Peru, Lima

▪️October 15-17, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Peruvian Sign Language, Spanish

▪️Invited Branches: Britain, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Japan, Paraguay, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela

 

🟣 Chile, Coquimbo

▪️November 12-14, 2027

▪️Program Languages: English, Spanish

▪️Invited Branches: Argentina, Britain, Central Europe, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Venezuela

 

🟣 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

▪️December 10-12, 2027

▪️Program Languages: Afan Oromo, Amharic, English, Tigrinya

▪️Invited Branches: Albania, East Africa, Haiti, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Uganda, United States, Zambia

[Dages]

Armenia looks amazing.

[Brandon]

@Terk how did you get all these dates? And why is Spain blue and all other purple

Edited 19 hours ago by Brandon

[Terk]

All these dated are from S-151 Instructions for Applying to Attend an International Convention. The one in blue merely indicates this city holds an international convention for the first time. But I may be wrong. 

[Michał]

3 hours ago, Liz2026 said:

Do you guys think Marseille is in really high demand? I have Denver, Marseille, Spain, Peru, and the UK, but I’m not sure which one is the least likely option.

Generally speaking The further the destination the fewer candidates will apply because it’s more expensive. For example, for Polish branch everyone who applied to Milwaukee got in but for Hamburg there were a lot who weren’t selected. 

[TheKid23]

So a fun little fact for the Cardiff Convention… some of the images are of brothers and sisters in our congregation. When the pics were taken they had no idea they’d be used for the convention info page! 
 

the 1st pic is our Service Overseer and his son on the ministry in Brecon 

and the 2nd is a group of our pioneers on a walk last spring 

[Brandon]

15 hours ago, Terk said:

July 11-13, 2027

Moldova convention is “Sunday to Tuesday” ??

[Brandon]

version 0.5  (complete, but certain dates may need to be confirmed)
 

May 2027

• USA: Denver — 28–30

June 2027

• Armenia — 11–13

July 2027

• Australia — 2–4
• Türkiye — 2–4
• Italy — 9–11
• Spain — 9–11
• Moldova — 11–13
• France: Saint-Denis (Réunion) — 16–18
• Zambia — 16–18
• UK: Cardiff — 23–25

August 2027

• France: Strasbourg — 6–8
• Ghana — 6–8
• UK: London — 13–15
• Greece — 13–15
• Côte d’Ivoire — 20–22
• France: Marseille — 20–22
• USA: Seattle — 20–22

September 2027

• South Korea — 17–19

October 2027

• Peru — 15–17

November 2027

• Chile — 12–14

December 2027

• Ethiopia — 10–12

[Brandon]

interestingly, 15 of the 21 conventions run just from beginning of July through August 22 (seven weekends), with only one “gap” weekend during that time in which there is no scheduled int’l convention:

 

• July 2–4: 2 conventions — Australia, Türkiye
• July 9–11: 3 — Italy, Spain, Moldova
• July 16–18: 2 — France (Réunion), Zambia
• July 23–25: 1 — UK (Cardiff)
• July 30-Aug 1: none
• August 6–8: 2 — France (Strasbourg), Ghana
• August 13–15: 2 — UK (London), Greece
• August 20–22: 3 — Côte d’Ivoire, France (Marseille), USA (Seattle)

Edited 4 hours ago by Brandon

[SteEis]

14 hours ago, Michał said:

Generally speaking The further the destination the fewer candidates will apply because it’s more expensive. For example, for Polish branch everyone who applied to Milwaukee got in but for Hamburg there were a lot who weren’t selected. 

This year, we were in Poland ♥ (a group of 6)

It was a short trip with a flight of 1 hour and 15 minutes

[Hope]

3 hours ago, TheKid23 said:

So a fun little fact for the Cardiff Convention… some of the images are of brothers and sisters in our congregation. When the pics were taken they had no idea they’d be used for the convention info page! 
 

the 1st pic is our Service Overseer and his son on the ministry in Brecon 

and the 2nd is a group of our pioneers on a walk last spring 

 

That's so lovely. There are four people I'd love to meet in person in Wales - besides you, of course. It's been on my list for some time- what a treat it would be! 

[MullumMiss]

So I got a call this morning from friends who live on Gold Coast which is around an hour from Brisbane.  They are involved in Convention arrangements.  They asked would we like to help as volunteers.  A big YES.  So they are booking our accommodation with themselves for the Tuesday before until the Tuesday after.  So excited already.  They had the full announcement at their meeting last night along with many key brothers involved in the organising.  Woo Hoo Brisvegas here we come.🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[Dré]

21 Cities Hosting the 2027 International Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses

https://events.jw.org/en

 

🟣 United States, Denver, state of Colorado;
▪️ May 28—May 30, 2027
▪️ Historical events: July 10–July 12, 1903 — General Convention, Denver, Colorado — Thirty-six availed themselves of the opportunity offered and symbolized their burial into Christ’s death by immersion in water (Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence, October 1, 1903, pp. 373–374, “1903—General Conventions Report—1903,” “THE DENVER CONVENTION.”);

 

🟣 Armenia, Yerevan;
▪️ June 11—June 13, 2027;
▪️ Historical events: September 1999 — Jehovah’s Witnesses convention held at a privately owned, rented facility outside Yerevan, Armenia. Police curtailed the convention and tried to disperse the meeting nonviolently, citing an alleged decree by the National Security Council. However, they were unable to produce such a decree, and an official of the Council on Religious Affairs stated that it had not authorized dispersal of the meeting and was not aware of the decree. The police left without dispersing the meeting, but shortly thereafter power to the building was interrupted. Jehovah’s Witnesses ended their meeting prematurely but peacefully. No agency admitted responsibility for the power interruption. (U.S. Department of State, Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1999 — Armenia);

 

🟣 Australia, Brisbane;
▪️ July 2–July 4, 2027;
▪️ Historical events: 1919 — Local Convention, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. (The Watch Tower, Vol. XL, No. 4, Pittsburgh, Pa., February 15, 1919, p. 60, “LETTERS FROM AFIELD — ENCOURAGING LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA.”);

 

🟣 Türkiye, Istanbul;
▪️ July 2–July 4, 2027;
▪️ Historical events: December 9, 1956 — Theocratic Assembly, Istanbul, Turkey. N. H. Knorr and F. W. Franz attended and participated in the program. (The Watchtower, May 15, 1957, pp. 296–301, “Part 2—President Visits Europe and Middle East,” section “TURKEY.”);

 

🟣 Italy, Bologna;
▪️ July 9–July 11, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: August 10–August 12, 1962 — District Assembly “Courageous Ministers,” Bologna, Italy. (La Torre di Guardia annunciante il Regno di Geova, July 15, 1962, p. 448, “Annunci — ASSEMBLEE DI DISTRETTO.”);

 

🟣 Moldova, Chisinau;
▪️ July 11–July 13, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: August 1994 — First District Convention ever held in Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova (2004 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Moldova,” p. 128; historical chart, p. 132);

 

🟣 Spain, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria;
▪️ July 9–July 11, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: August 3–August 6, 1977 — District Assembly “Joyful Workers,” Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The assembly was held simultaneously with district assemblies in Bilbao, Madrid, Sabadell, León, Almería, and Palma de Mallorca (Ministerio del Reino, June 1977, pp. 3–6, “Asamblea de Distrito ‘Trabajadores Gozosos’.”; El País, August 9, 1977, “Movilización de cincuenta cinco mil testigos de Jehová.”);

 

🟣 France, Saint-Denis (Réunion);
▪️ July 16– July 18, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: 1964 — First Local Circuit Assembly, Saint-Denis, Réunion. The Sunday attendance was 230, and 21 were baptized. 1965 — Three-day District Convention, Saint-Denis, Réunion. (2007 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Réunion,” pp. 222–255, especially pp. 250–253.);

 

🟣 Zambia, Lusaka;
▪️ July 16– July 18, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: May 10–May 12, 1935 — Unofficial Assembly, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) (1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Part 1—South Africa and Neighboring Territories,” p. 128.);

 

🟣 United Kingdom, Cardiff;
▪️ July 23–July 25, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: 1911 — Public Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. C. T. Russell gave a public address at Park Hall. About fifteen hundred gave most earnest attention to what we had to say respecting “The Great Hereafter.” (The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence, December 15, A.D. 1911—A.M. 6040, Vol. XXXII, No. 24, p. 456, “THE EDITOR’S BRITISH TOUR—PART 2,” “THE GOOD TIDINGS IN WALES.”);

 

🟣 France, Strasbourg;
▪️ August 6–August 8, 2027;
▪️ Historical event: February 20, 1914 — First Public Meeting, Strasbourg, France (1980 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “France,” p. 44.); 1922 — Convention of Bible Students, Strasbourg, France. (The Watchtower, September 1, 1967, pp. 540–543, “Appreciation for Jehovah’s Organization,” The account states: “A convention of Bible Students was held at Strasbourg in 1922.”);

 

To be continued...