Sunshine District
Labor Day Jamboree
September 2-5, 2022, Orlando, FL
LABOR DAY JAMBOREE
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!
The Sunshine District and LDJ team are committed to the health and safety of our attendees and performers. We’ve been staying up to date on CDC Guidelines and monitoring the results from other singing events for a while now. Just about everyone understands that COVID is not going away, and we know that unmasked singing in close proximity is one of the easiest ways to spread it. We can’t control what happens at the Omni resort outside of official LDJ events, so vaccination and masking mandates would have little effect. However, we strongly recommend protecting yourself by masking during indoor events. As far as singing around the resort, understand the risks and use your own best judgment.
Updated LDJ Safety Policy & Event Guidelines 8/30
The Labor Day Jamboree has been a Barbershop tradition in Florida (also known as the Sunshine District to us Barbershoppers) for over 50 years now. 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.
LDJ 2022 has been made possible in part by gifts from Don & Lynn Lambert, the Association of International Champions, and donors to Harmony Foundation. For those of you who were planning to join us last year, we appreciate your understanding. We were heartbroken to have to make the decision to cancel and it could have been truly devastating if not for the generosity of others. Thank you.
Registration & Shows
Saturday Jamboree Show
Adrenaline
Bourbon Brothers
GQ
Jefferson Plaid Tie
Nightlife
On The Wire
Vocal Moxie
Sunday Supershop Show
First Take
Main Street
Midtown
Signature
Throwback
and more!
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 Omni LDJ room block closed for online booking as of August 10. You can still get a reduced rate reservation by calling 800-THEOMNI (1-800-843-6664) and mentioning Sunshine District Labor Day Jamboree. 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 appear to be sold out. You can still check ResortPass and use the code GROUP10% during checkout to see if anything is available. Self-parking at the Omni is $5 for registered LDJ attendees driving in for the day.
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 OF EVENTS
A wristband is required for admission to all official* LDJ events. Remember to pick yours up during posted registration hours.
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Friday, September 2nd
4:00PM
4PM -6PM
7:30PM
8:00PM
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Check-In – Omni Hotel
Registration – Championsgate Room
Late Registration – International Prefunction
Welcome Reception * – International Ballroom I
Saturday, September 3rd
ALL DAY
9:00AM – 9:45AM
10:00AM – 11:00AM
4:00PM – 6:00PM
6:30PM
7:00PM
9:45PM
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Enjoy Time at the Pools
Early Registration – Championsgate
Novice Quartet Contest * – Championsgate
Registration – Championsgate
Late Registration – International Prefunction
Saturday Jamboree Show * – International Ballroom
Afterglow * – International Ballroom
Sunday, September 4th
ALL DAY
5:00PM – 6:00PM
6:30PM
7:00PM
9:45PM
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Enjoy Time at the Pools
Registration (note later start time) – Championsgate
Late Registration – International Prefunction
Sunday Supershop Show * – International Ballroom
Afterglow * – International Ballroom
Monday, September 5th
11:00AM
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Check-Out – Omni Hotel
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! We’re happy to announce the foursome serving as mic tester and judges – your 2022 5th place International Bronze Medalist, First Take! 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!
Entry for the Novice Contest has closed. 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.
