Attendance at Yearly Meeting is open to all Friends, but registration is required to help us stay within the agreed capacity limits. We kindly ask that Friends do not come to Friends House during Yearly Meeting unless they have registered in advance.
Booking links
Children's Programme at Yearly Meeting (0- to 11-year-olds)
Young People @ Yearly Meeting (11- to 15-year-olds)
Accompaniment at Yearly Meeting (15- to 17-year-olds)
How do I book a place?
- Use the booking links at the top of this page.
- Please note that this is a two-part booking process. Once you have registered it can take a week or so for us to process the registration. You will then receive an invitation to the Yearly Meeting Planner after it launches on 3 February. This will give you access to the full Yearly Meeting programme, and allow you to book the online activities that are a part of the Yearly Meeting fringe.
- For programmes for 0- to
17-year-olds, you will be contacted with information on the next steps.
- All participants are expected to agree to our Terms and Conditions (PDF) and the Community Agreement (included in Preparing for Yearly Meeting (PDF) .
Why is there a deadline?
- Our registration deadlines help us plan registration, staffing, catering, and ensure we are within safe capacities. We also arrange reasonable adjustments promptly after bookings close. Additionally, deadlines for under 18's helps us tailor plans to group sizes. Processing late registrations requires significant staff capacity during a critical planning period.
Who can attend?
- All members and attenders are welcome. Attenders do not have to obtain specific permission to come to Yearly Meeting.
- Friends from outside Britain Yearly Meeting are also welcome
- Children and young people are very welcome, please view the 0–18s page for further information about the Children & Young Peoples programmes.
Is Yearly Meeting free to attend?
- Yearly Meeting is free
to attend, and we're committed to keeping it that way. But it costs Quakers in
Britain around £150 per person to run it. If you're able, please
make a donation towards this cost.
Your gift helps sustain Yearly Meeting and supports vital Quaker work.
- You will need to cover the cost of your travel, accommodation and food and drink.
- Junior Yearly Meeting and Young People @ Yearly Meeting are residential events for which there is a cost to attend. Please see the 0–18s page for information and guidance about these residential events.
- No Friend should be prevented from attending Yearly Meeting because they can't afford it. If you need financial help please speak to Friends in your local or area meeting or your worshipping community. They may be able to help. If they can't, you can ask for financial support from the Yearly Meeting bursary fund. You can request support when completing your booking form.