World Quaker Day 2026: Let Peace Be Among Us

Register for World Quaker Day here.  We’ll keep you up to date with updates and send you the Zoom link nearer the day.

World Quaker Day is on 4 October 2026, and this year’s theme is Let Peace Be Among Us with the supporting Bible passage, Hebrews 12:14, “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy.”

FWCC is planning a massive Global Online Worship on the day, bringing together Friends across borders, languages and Quaker traditions with a shared focus on peace. 

The worship is planned to start at 14:00 UTC and last for 8+ hours, reaching across many time zones from the Americas to Aotearoa/New Zealand. Each hour of worship will be dedicated to a part of the world where prayers for peace are particularly needed – you’re welcome to join for as little or as long as you’d like.

Stay tuned for further updates about how to join online here or in our monthly e-newsletter, Friends World News (you can subscribe at the bottom of this page). In the meantime, you may wish to:

• Save the date in your calendar
• Speak with your local meeting or Friends Church about joining online as a group
• Find resources to help you take part – including a poster, prompts and songs – here

Any questions or for further information email: [email protected]

Global timings 

Note – end timings are approximate 

Section of the Americas
7am – 3pm | October 4 2026 – Pacific Daylight Time (e.g. Seattle), Mountain Standard Time (e.g. Phoenix)
8am – 4pm | October 4 2026 – Mountain Daylight Time (e.g. Albuquerque), Central America (e.g. Guatemala)
9am – 5pm | October 4 2026 – Central Time
10am – 6pm | October 4 2026 – Eastern Daylight Time (e.g. Philadelphia), La Paz, Havana

Asia West Pacific Section
3am – 11am | October 5 2026 – Auckland
1am- 9am | October 5 2026 – Melbourne
10pm – 6am | October 4 2026 – Manila
7.30pm – 2.30 | October 4 2026 – Delhi

Africa Section
5pm -1am | October 4 2026 – Nairobi
4pm – 12am | October 4 2026 – Cape Town

Europe & Middle East Section
3pm – 11pm | October 4 2026 – Western European Summer Time (Britain, Iceland, Ireland & Portugal)
4pm – 12am | October 4 2026 – Central European Summer Time (Berlin, Florence, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Warsaw etc.)
5pm – 1am | October 4 2026 – Eastern European Summer Time (Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Tallinn etc.), Lebanon, Palestine, Moscow