Annual Sessions are like work parties for a community. As part of our New Quaker Checklist, FGC recommends that Friends attend Annual Sessions. Meet with other Friends to make decisions, approve the budget, lift up concerns, and to deepen your connections to others.

Annual Sessions are often held at a retreat center, camp, or college campus. They include social opportunities as well as business. Some yearly meetings have campfires or outdoor games; some offer canoeing and nature activities; and all Annual Sessions will have new conversations at mealtimes. Some yearly meetings offer financial aid for first-time attenders. If you don’t know, just ask!

Read below for specific dates and locations.

Deadlines

If you’d like to attend with children, then pay attention for deadlines to enroll in youth programs. Some yearly meetings also have deadlines for people who want to receive on-campus housing. Subscribe to your yearly meeting’s newsletter to learn about emerging deadlines!

This post was last updated on December 30, 2026. Registration information may change over time.

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FGC-Affiliated Meetings

The yearly meetings below are affiliated with FGC.

Alaska Friends Conference

Annual Session Dates: four days in early August, TBA
Hybrid? In 2025, this event was hybrid
This event typically begins with dinner on Thursday and includes lunch on Sunday.
Location: Dickerson Friends Center. 9414 W. Hollywood Rd, Wasilla, AK 99623
This yearly meeting is held in a woodsy, rural area next to a pond. Facilities include an outhouse and a snug indoor meeting space.
Recommended registration fee is usually about $50. Alaska Friends tally up food costs at the end and divide by the number of participants.
Contact Alaska Friends for more info

Baltimore Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: July 27- August 2, 2026
Hybrid? In 2025, this event was hybrid, but this hasn’t been announced for 2026
Location: Hood College in Frederick, Maryland
Workshop proposals due March 15
More info here

Canadian Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: July 19-24, 2026
Hybrid? Yes, many events can be accessed online.
Location: Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba
There is also an optional two-day retreat prior to Annual Sessions, July 17-18
Youth programs are offered
More info here

Illinois Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: June 17-21, 2026
Hybrid? TBD
Location: Illinois Yearly Meeting Campus in McNabb, Illinois

Intermountain Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: June 10-14, 2026
Hybrid? TBD
Location: Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado
Registration fees have not been announced yet. Registration in 2025 was Pay as Led

Lake Erie Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: June 18-21, 2026
Hybrid? TBD
Location: Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio
More info here

New England Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: August 1-6, 2025
Hybrid? In 2025, many portions were offered online.
Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
More info here

New York Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: July 12-18, 2026
Hybrid? Yes
Location: Silver Bay YMCA retreat center and online
Housing is beginning to fill up.
People joining online will be able to attend meetings for worship and for business, the plenary presentation, Bible Study, Cafe Night, Meetings for Discernment, and Meetings for Remembrance.
More info here
To learn more, join NEYM’s Weekly Update list

Northern Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: May 22-25, 2026
Hybrid: yes, several sessions can be accessed online
Location: Lions Camp in Rosholt, Wisconsin
More info here

Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: June 10-14, 2026
Hybrid? TBD
Location: pending
More info here

Pacific Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: July 17-22, 2026  
Hybrid? TBD
Location: California State University at Monterey Bay
More info arriving soon

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: July 22-26, 2026
Hybrid: Yes, some or all will be accessible online
Location: Cheyney University in Cheyney, PA (outside Philadelphia)
Workshop submissions are open as of January 1.
More info here

Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting & Fellowship

Annual Session Dates: June 5-7, 2026
Hybrid: TBD
Location: Haw River State Park, North Carolina (north of Greensboro)
More info here

South Central Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates: March 29 – April 5, 2026.
Hybrid? TBD
Location: Greene Family Camp in Bruceville, TX
An example of last year’s schedule is here

Southeastern Yearly Meeting

Annual Session Dates:  April 1-5, 2026
Hybrid? TBD
Location: Dayspring Camp & Conference Center in Parrish, FL

Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting & Association

Annual Session Dates: June 18-21, 2026
Hybrid? unknown
Location: Berea College in Berea, KY

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