Opportunities to Engage
Attend a Baha’i conference or retreat center for an afternoon or a weekend. Find a family-friendly summer or winter camp near you. Take an online course or meet Baha’is through a video chat. Browse the calendar below for these and other opportunities to engage that are open to everyone.
FIND ACTIVITIES NEAR YOU
Most Baha’i community activities—prayer gatherings, study circles, activities for children and teens—take place in homes and community centers in towns and cities across the United States.
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Would I have recognized Jesus: Baha’i Faith: Modern Perspectives
We would like to invite you to the next talk in our series Bahá'í Faith Modern Perspectives! This is a weekly virtual talk series every Saturday at 12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Each week, a speaker from the Bahá'í Faith shares his or her perspective on a topic of modern significance. After the talk, there
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Virtual Devotions
Staff members from the Baha’i House of worship are hosting daily virtual devotional programs at 12:30 p.m. Each session begins with a brief planned program of prayers and then participants from around the world are invited to share their own prayers and songs. (Visit http://www.bahaiprayers.org/) Everyone is welcome to attend and share scripture or songs from
Find out more »About the Bahá’í Calendar and Holy Days
The Baha’i Faith has its own calendar, called the Badí’ Calendar. It is a solar calendar consisting of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days), plus “Intercalary Days” (four in ordinary years and five in leap years) to adjust the calendar to the solar year. The days and months are named after the attributes of God. The Nineteen Day Feast, the primary community gathering for Baha’is in each town and city, is held on the first day of each Baha’i month. Eleven Holy Days mark significant events in Baha’i history.
