EMEYF-EMES All Age Gathering 2026
8 – 15 Aug 2026
Europe & Middle East Young Friends (EMEYF) & FWCC Europe & Middle East Section (EMES) All Age Gathering 2026
Register for the All Age Gathering here
All Friends of all ages are invited to join an All Age Gathering of Quakers in Europe and the Middle East in August 2026. This is a rare opportunity to connect with Friends from around the whole Section – and beyond – building community through worship, discussion and play. Non-Quaker family members are very welcome at the gathering.
The gathering’s theme is The River of Life: an all age gathering
Each day will be an opportunity to explore a different stage of life from birth, youth, middle age, old age through to preparing for death.
The gathering will be held at at Haus Altenberg, where there are a variety of bedroom sizes suitable for families, groups and individuals. Haus Altenberg is located in a beautiful valley with woodland walks and bikes to hire close by. It is one hour from Cologne by public transport.
Fees to attend the gathering:
We don’t want cost to be a barrier to anyone attending this gathering; it is a wonderful opportunity for Friends of all ages to create an international community. If you need financial support to attend please do not hesitate to tell us. Unfortunately we can only offer financial support to Friends living in Europe and the Middle East.
The fees below are a fairly accurate representation of the real cost of attending the gathering; however we are aware that incomes vary a lot in different parts of Europe and the Middle East. If you can afford to pay the amount below we ask you to do so, and if you feel able to contribute an additional ‘solidarity payment’ to support the cost of another Friend attending we encourage you to do this.
EMES has a fundraising campaign to support attendance at the gathering where can you see more about our plans for a bursary fund.
The fees to attend the gathering are as follows:
Euro
Adult (36+) single room €700
Adult (36+) shared room €525
Young Adult Friend (19-35) single room €540
Young Adult Friend (19-35) shared room €350
Child/young person (6-18) shared room €200
Child (under 6) FREE
Pounds Sterling
Adult (36+) single room £620
Adult (36+) shared room £465
Young Adult Friend (19-35) single room £480
Young Adult Friend (19-35) shared room £310
Child/young person (6-18) shared room £180
Child (under 6) FREE
There is an option to request financial support at the end of the registration form. If you would like to discuss financial support please get in touch with Michael Eccles
We hope you can join us!
Register for the All Age Gathering here
Registration will be open until the 15th May 2026.
Please contact AAG2026@fwccemes.org if you have any questions.
If you can please download one of our fliers and share it with Friends in your meeting, worship group or Quaker community:
Download an A4 flier (English)
Download an A4 flier (Deutsch)
Download an A5 flier (English)
Download an A5 flier (Deutsch)
Read the epistle from the last All Age Gathering, held in 2016:
AAG 2016 Epistle
