North Carolina State Singing Convention presents 104th Benson Gospel Sing which brings thousands of people to Benson ach year, began modestly in a tobacco warehouse in 1921. About 200 people listened to two choirs that day. Since that time, the State Annual Singing Convention has grown and become on of the largest and oldest gospel sings in the United States. The singing is held outdoors in downtown Benson in a beautiful one-block oak grove park. There is no charge to attend this event.