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The information below applies to the 2026 Gathering. Please check back later for information about the 2027 Gathering. Tips for First-Time Attenders Program Guide Afternoon Offerings Author Events Healing Center Movement & Music Opportunities Worship Gathering Bulletins Planning Beyond Retirement/Your Gifts Help Gathering Happen Last updated July 12, 2026.

Register for the 2026 Gathering by June 19, 2026. Hear Kazu Haga and Bryan Stevenson, as you build a spiritual community with Friends!

June 1 is the deadline to register for the Pre-Gathering Retreat. It’s also the deadline to register children and youth for Gathering.

Cai Quirk, FGC’s Youth and eRetreats Coordinator, describes their first experience at the Gathering as a young queer person just starting to come out. The deadline to register youth for the 2026 Gathering is June 1, 2026.

Registration for the 2026 Gathering is open until June 19, 2026. We’ll see you in Burlington, VT from July 7-12, 2026!

Quakers were among those in attendance for the 2026 White Privilege Conference in Seattle, Washington. Read highlights here!

Annual Sessions are a time to gather for Quaker business and fellowship. FGC shares the following information for Annual Sessions in 2026.

Anne Pomeroy, Regina Renee Nyégbeh, and Janet Hough make up the Clerk Team for the 2026 Gathering in Burlington, VT.

This is a sample of what a young person might share with their meeting if they are applying to be a Conscientious Objector.

The Friends General Conference Events Team is thrilled to announce the 2026 Gathering theme, “A Window and a Door: A Prayer,” which invites us to open ourselves to new perspectives and step into a deeper connection with the Spirit. This theme will guide our week of worship, workshops, and community-building as we gather from July…

Read this evoking poem from Trayce Peterson, one of the co-clerks of the Young Adult and Youth Gathering.

In this video, Dr. Harold D. Weaver, Jr. and Dr. Emma Lapsansky-Werner share about the making of “Black Fire.” In the process, they explore topics like segregation in Quaker spaces, liberation, and direct repair for slavery.