Sunshine District

Labor Day Jamboree

September 1-4, 2023, Orlando, FL

LABOR DAY JAMBOREE

About

The Sunshine District’s Labor Day Jamboree is a fun-filled event where your family and closest friends can enjoy a long weekend together full of music. Not just any music though, but the sweet sounds of Barbershop Harmony! Over the weekend you choose to participate as much or as little as you’d like. A weekend that you and your family will enjoy floating on a lazy river, playing in the wave pool together, taking some time to visit one of the many nearby attractions, tags, tags, and more tags, and of course – live shows featuring your favorite quartets!

Get your registrations now for LDJ 2023! Performer information and show lineups can be found below. The Omni block closed on August 6th, but there are still reasonable rates nearby. Remember, registered LDJ attendees staying offsite are eligible to receive a voucher for $5 self parking.

The Labor Day Jamboree has been a Barbershop tradition in Florida (also known as the Sunshine District to us Barbershoppers) for more than 50 years. LDJ is an amazing weekend and those of us that make the annual pilgrimage thoroughly enjoy adding our shared experiences to that legacy.

Please plan on joining us. You’ll be glad you did.

REGISTRATION & SHOWS

Registration & Shows

Online registration is open until August 31st!
Please remember that all official LDJ events including the Welcome Reception, Novice Quartet Contest, evening shows, and afterglows are limited to registered attendees. Single event tickets are available for the Novice Quartet Contest and both evening shows and glows, but a full registration is required to attend the Friday Night Welcome Reception.
Children 10 and under may attend shows free of charge when accompanied by an adult holding a valid ticket or registration.
Registrations and single event tickets are non-refundable but fully transferrable.
 
 
 
 

APPEARING AT LDJ 2023

Saturday Jamboree Show

Hosted by Jim Clark

Riptide

Lunch Break

Tofu Concern

Radiant

Suite Life

Daybreak

and more!

Sunday Supershop Show

Hosted by Debbie Cleveland

Midtown

First Take

Three and a Half Men

Brouhaha

Wildfire

and more!

HEADQUARTERS HOTEL

OMNI ORLANDO RESORT AT CHAMPIONSGATE

1500 Masters Boulevard
Championsgate, Florida 33896

Surrounded by 36 holes of championship golf and 15 acres of recreation, the Omni resort is one of the nation’s premier golf, meeting and leisure destinations. In addition to world-class golf, the resort offers a signature full-service spa, sparkling pools and a lazy river, making it the perfect getaway hotel for adults and children alike.

The reservation link for online booking is open at our preferred rate until August 6th. Few rooms remain in our block, and prices will increase soon. Remember, unless you book in the LDJ block you will not be able to take advantage of perks like complimentary self-parking and waived resort fees.

For those staying offsite, Omni pool and cabana Day Passes can be purchased via ResortPass. Self-parking at the Omni is $5 for registered LDJ attendees driving in for the day.

TRANSPORTATION

Omni Driving Directions

FROM ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 25 MINUTES/32 MILES
Take the South exit to 417 South. Take 417 South and follow the signs to I-4 West. Take I-4 West 3 miles past the Walt Disney World® Resort exits to Exit 58. Take Exit 58 and bear right to the ChampionsGate main entrance.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH – VIA FLORIDA TURNPIKE NORTH
Follow the Florida Turnpike North to Exit 249, Osceola Parkway, and turn left. Follow Osceola Parkway to the Greenway (417). Take 417 South and follow the signs to I-4 West. Take I-4 West to Exit 58. Once you exit, make a right onto ChampionsGate Boulevard. At the second stop light, turn right onto Masters Boulevard. The hotel is on the left.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH – VIA FLORIDA TURNPIKE SOUTH
Follow the Turnpike South from Ocala – Take Turnpike South to exit 259 to I-4. Take I-4 West to exit 58. Once you exit, make a right onto ChampionsGate Blvd., and the resort will be two traffic lights down on your right.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE EAST – VIA I-4 WEST
Follow I-4 West. Take Exit 58. Bear right off the ramp. Pass through the gates of ChampionsGate. At the second stop light, turn right onto Masters Boulevard. The hotel is on the left.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE WEST – VIA I-4 EAST
Follow I-4 East to Exit 58. Turn left off the ramp. Enter ChampionsGate gates. At the second stop light, turn right onto Masters Boulevard. The hotel is on the left.

Schedule

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, September 1st

4:00PM

4PM -6PM

7:30PM

8:00PM

Check-In – Omni Hotel

Registration – Championsgate Room

Late Registration – Championsgate

Welcome Reception * – Championsgate

Saturday, September 2nd

ALL DAY

9:00AM – 9:45AM

10:00AM – 11:00AM

4:00PM – 6:00PM

6:30PM

7:00PM

9:45PM

 

Enjoy Time at the Pools

Early Registration – Championsgate

Novice Quartet Contest * – Championsgate

Registration – Championsgate

Late Registration – International Prefunction

Saturday Jamboree Show * – International Ballroom

Afterglow * – Championsgate

 

Sunday, September 3rd

ALL DAY

5:00PM – 6:00PM

6:30PM

7:00PM

9:45PM

 

Enjoy Time at the Pools

Registration (note later start time) – Championsgate

Late Registration – International Prefunction

Sunday Supershop Show * – International Ballroom

Afterglow * – Championsgate

 

Monday, September 4th

11:00AM

 

Check-Out – Omni Hotel

 

livestream

Live Stream Information

There is no live stream this year. If you want to see all the amazing performances, please plan to join us in person.

NOVICE qUARTET CONTEST

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE NOVICE QUARTET CONTEST

ARE YOU IN A NOVICE QUARTET? Do you want a shot at winning a trophy and gold medals?
Then the Grapefruit League Novice Quartet Contest at Labor Day Jamboree is for you! The winner will have the opportunity to open the Saturday Night Jamboree Show. Quartets will sing two songs in the Barbershop Style. The winning quartet’s name will be placed on the Rik Ogden traveling trophy. This is a great chance to put a quartet together and become the stars of Labor Day Jamboree!

Enter the Novice Contest now!

Join us on Saturday morning at 10 in the Championsgate room for some brand new quartets!

NEW – If you’re only coming to support a friend or family member singing in the Novice Contest and don’t want to buy a full registration, there’s now a $10 Novice Contest ONLY ticket option for sale onsite.

 

  • The quartet cannot contain more than two members who have been a finalist in any District/Regional Contest or have competed in International Competition (including BHS NextGen or Seniors, SAI, HI, or MBHA) within the past 10 years.
  • No more than one member who has been a District/Regional Champion, or International Finalist (including BHS NextGen or Seniors, SAI, HI, or MBHA) within the past 10 years.
  • Last year’s champs are not eligible unless they change two members and the quartet name
  • Registrations are not required to participate as a competitor in the novice contest. However, registrations ARE required for all those attending LDJ events, including the shows and novice contest. So – for those only planning to compete and that’s it, no registration is needed.

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DAVE LABAR MEMORIAL ALMOST CLASSIC CLASSIC

The official tournament has been postponed again, but you can get a leg up on next year by playing a round or two during the weekend. There seem to be more than a few folks adding golf to their room reservations, so you won’t be alone out there.