There are 16 yearly meetings that are affiliated with Friends General Conference, and they each hold their Annual Sessions independently. Check out our convenient Starter Guide to learn about application deadlines, locations near you, and which Sessions are offered online as well as in-person.

If you’re new to Friends, attending Annual Sessions is a great way to connect to Friends in the region, to swap ideas, to watch Business Meeting at play, and to meet other families or seekers. You can gain a sense of the values present for Friends, such as accessibility or tradition. Some events have passed for the year. Those include events for South Central Yearly Meeting and Southeastern Yearly Meeting.

More Resources

• Quaker Practices and Structure: Ideas on Meeting for Business, Meeting for Worship, and Clerking
• How Five Yearly Meetings Welcome People to Annual Sessions: a resource for Quaker web workers
• Quaker Yearly Meetings: article on Wikipedia
• Minutes of Conscience and Social Action: a list of public statements from yearly meetings and local Friends meetings

Page last updated May 12, 2026.