U.S. Bank Arena
7 p.m., Opening Ceremony presented by Procter & Gamble
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and May Festival Chorus headline this event, which includes the ringing of the Peace Bell and a performance of the Official Song of the 2012 World Choir Games.

Thursday, July 5 
Competitions tentatively scheduled
Aronoff Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
• Folklore (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Mixed Choirs (Open Competition)
• Musica Sacra (Open Competition)
• Youth Choirs of Equal Voices (Open and Champions Competitions)

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Musica Sacra
Top choirs from around the world perform sacred Christian music.

Cincinnati Masonic Center
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Global Harmony
Top choirs from around the world perform from a variety of musical genres.

Friday, July 6 
Competitions tentatively scheduled
Aronoff Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
• Female Choirs (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Folklore (Champions Competition)
• Jazz (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Mixed Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Mixed Youth Choirs (Open Competition)
• Musica Sacra (Champions Competition)
• Youth Choirs of Equal Voices (Champions Competition)

Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Pop the Night Away
Top choirs from around the world perform popular music and jazz.

School for the Creative & Performing Arts/Corbett Theater
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Voices of Gold
Gold-medal winners from previous international choral events perform from a variety of musical genres.

Saturday, July 7 
Competitions tentatively scheduled
Aronoff Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
• Male Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Mixed Boys Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Mixed Youth Choirs (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Musica Sacra (Champions Competition)
• Popular Choral Music (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Young Male Choirs (Champions Competition)

U.S. Bank Arena
7:30 p.m., Awards Ceremony 
• Female Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Folklore (Open and Champions)
• Jazz (Open and Champions)
• Mixed Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Youth Choirs of Equal Voices (Open and Champions)

Sunday, July 8
U.S. Bank Arena
10 a.m., Awards Ceremony
• Male Choirs (Champions)
• Mixed Boys’ Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Mixed Youth Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Musica Sacra (Open and Champions)
• Popular Choral Music (Open and Champions)
• Young Male Choirs (Champions Competition)

Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
2 p.m., Champions Concert
Recently crowned Champions of the 2012 World Choir Games perform.

7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Energy of Youth
The newly-formed Cincinnati Public Schools Honor Choir headlines this concert including youth choirs from around the world. The Honor Choir will perform a special arrangement composed especially for the World Choir Games by Rollo A. Dilworth, renowned Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance.

Tuesday, July 10
6 p.m., Celebration of Nations
• Parade through streets of downtown Cincinnati USA
• Party on Fountain Square
 
This event is free

Wednesday, July 11
Competitions tentatively scheduled
Aronoff Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
• Children’s Choirs (Open Competition)
• Female Chamber Choirs (Open Competition)
• Gospel (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Mixed Chamber Choirs (Open Competition)
• Music of Religions (Open and Champions Competitions)

Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Music of the World
Top choirs from different continents perform from a variety of musical genres.

Thursday, July 12 
Competitions tentatively scheduled
Aronoff Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, Music Hall, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
• Barbershop (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Children’s Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Female Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Male Chamber Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Mixed Chamber Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Music of Religions (Champions Competition)
• Show Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Young Children’s Choirs (Champions Competition)

Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Cultural Showcase
Top choirs from around the world interpret folklore of their native countries or ethnic groups through choral performances that include choreography.

Music Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Gospel & Spiritual
Top choirs from around the world perform from the categories of gospel and traditional spiritual music.

Friday, July 13 
Competitions tentatively scheduled
Aronoff Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, Music Hall, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
• Children’s Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Mixed Chamber Choirs (Champions Competition)
• Musica Contemporanea (Open and Champions Competitions)
• Scenic Folklore (Champions Competition)
• Spiritual (Open and Champions Competitions)

U.S. Bank Arena
7:30 p.m., Awards Ceremony
• Barbershop (Open and Champions)
• Female Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Gospel (Open and Champions)
• Male Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Music of the Religions (Open and Champions)
• Show Choirs (Champions)
• Young Children’s Choirs (Champions)

Saturday, July 14
U.S. Bank Arena
10 a.m., Awards Ceremony
• Children’s Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Mixed Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions)
• Musica Contemporanea (Open and Champions)
• Scenic Folklore (Champions)
• Spiritual (Open an Champions)

Music Hall
2 p.m., Champions Concert
Recently crowned Champions of the 2012 World Choir Games perform.

U.S. Bank Arena
7 p.m., Closing Ceremony
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and May Festival Chorus headline this event, which includes a presentation from the 2014 World Choir Games host city, the ringing of the Peace Bell, a mass choir of thousands singing together.