Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Introductory Half-Day Sitting Saturday, May 16, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, May 14, by 4 pm PT. NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center With Christopher Gallagher and Kevin StarbardFriday May 15, 7:30–9 pm, City Center Zen-a-thon 2026 Open House Saturday, May 16, 8 am–2 pm, City Center From Golden Gate to Greens: A Peace Walk for Zen-a-thon 2026 Sunday, May 17, 1–4:30pm, Green Gulch Farm Family Sangha Daylong Retreat at Green Gulch Farm With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Kanki Elis Herman, and Samara AlimaSunday, May 24, 10 am–2 pm, Green Gulch Farm The Wonder of Bird Song Led by Zac Denning and Jokai Carolyn CavanaghWednesday, May 27–Saturday, May 30, Green Gulch Farm Featured Online Offerings Dogen's Samadhis: Exploring Zazen Through the Shobogenzo With Kodo ConlinSaturday, May 16, 1:30–3 pm PT, Online Three-Day Sesshin Led by Lucy Xiao and Gengyoku Tim WicksThursday, May 28–Saturday, May 30, 5:40 am–6 pm PT, Online The Practice of Balanced Living in Zen and Yoga: Part II With Shokuchi Deirdre CarriganFour Sundays, June 7–28, 9:30–11 am PT, Online Calendar Event Type - Any -CeremoniesClasses & Extended CoursesDharma TalksFamily & Children's EventsGreen Gulch Farm, Garden & WatershedPractice GroupsPractice PeriodsSitting Meditation & SesshinsSpecial Events & ExhibitsTea EventsWorkshops and Retreats Practice Center - Any -City CenterGreen Gulch FarmOnlineTassajara Sunday, May 24, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Family Sangha Daylong Retreat at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 5/24 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Sozan Michael McCord, Livestream/Onsite 5/24 Monday, May 25, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 5/25 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Five-Day Sesshin, CC 5/26–5/30 04:00 PM Tassajara Agency, Interdependence and Compassion: Exploring Themes to Inform Our Most Senior Years, ZMC 5/26–5/31 – Waitlist Only 04:00 PM Tassajara Joyful Ease, Your Own True Body, ZMC 5/26–5/31 – Waitlist Only 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, not meeting 5/26 Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm The Wonder of Bird Song, GGF 5/27–5/30 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm: No Dharma Talk (Temple Closed) 5/27 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:40 AM Online Three-Day Sesshin, Online 5/28–5/30 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, not meeting 5/28 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 5/28 Friday, May 29, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 5/29 Saturday, May 30, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:40 AM City Center Saturday In Person One-Day Sitting, CC 5/30 06:30 AM Online Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 5/30 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, not meeting 5/30 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道, Livestream/Onsite 5/30 04:00 PM Tassajara Radiant Awareness: Backpacking Journey to Tassajara, ZMC 5/30–6/4 Sunday, May 31, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Livestream/Onsite 5/31 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm EIJI HAPPO: The Eight Sacred Strokes of Calligraphy, GGF 5/31 01:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm Welcome Day: Zen-a-thon 2026, GGF 5/31 Monday, Jun 1, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 6/1 Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Small Mind, Big Mind: Meeting Yourself Where You Are, ZMC 6/2–6/4 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 6/2 Thursday, Jun 4, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 6/4 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 6/4 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation), CC 6/4 Friday, Jun 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 6/5 Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 6/6 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 6/6 More Events