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 Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara The Practice of Zazen, ZMC 5/13–5/17 – Waitlist Only 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Gengyoku Tim Wicks, Livestream/Onsite 5/13 Thursday, May 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 5/14 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 5/14 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 5/14 Friday, May 15, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 5/15 07:30 PM City Center NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center, CC 5/15 Saturday, May 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:00 AM City Center Zen-a-thon 2026 Open House, CC 5/16 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 5/16 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 5/16 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Ryushin Paul Haller, Livestream/Onsite 5/16 01:30 PM Online Dogen's Samadhis: Exploring Zazen Through the Shobogenzo, Online 5/16 Sunday, May 17, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, Livestream/Onsite 5/17 01:00 PM City Center From Golden Gate to Greens: A Peace Walk for Zen-a-thon 2026, Greens 5/17 Monday, May 18, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 5/18 Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Bowing to the Wild: Embodied Animism & Zen in the Tassajara Wilderness, ZMC 5/19–5/24 – Waitlist Only 04:00 PM Tassajara Yoga of Zen, ZMC 5/19–5/24 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 5/19 Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Tenmyo Dojima, Livestream/Onsite 5/20 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 5/21 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 5/21 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, BIPOC Night, CC 5/21 Friday, May 22, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 5/22 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 5/22 07:30 PM City Center Returning to the Roots of Zen: A Slideshow Presentation, CC 5/22 Saturday, May 23, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 5/23 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 5/23 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Saturday One-Day Sitting, GGF 5/23 – Canceled 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Kristin Diggs, Livestream/Onsite 5/23 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 5/23 More Events