Your Guide to the Gathering

What to Expect at Spirituality & Beyond 2026

Easter Weekend · April 3-5 · Humanist Hall, Oakland

Three days of talks, ceremony, music, comedy, and community. This is the sixth year.

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The Gathering

Not a Conference. A Communion.

If you have never been to Spirituality & Beyond, there is probably one question you are carrying: is this a conference?

Not exactly. It is a community gathering.

The difference matters. At a conference, speakers talk and audiences listen. Ideas move in one direction. The networking happens in the lobby and mostly does not. You leave with a badge lanyard and a full inbox and maybe a business card that you will lose in your jeans.

At Spirituality & Beyond, the schedule exists to serve the people in the room. Talks open into dialogue. Speakers sit in the audience for the next session. The makerspace and the vendor market and the backyard community stage run all weekend as spaces where the in-between conversations can happen, because those conversations are part of the point.

This is the sixth time the Church of Ambrosia has built this thing. It has gotten better every year. Here is what you can expect in 2026.

Before You Arrive

What to Bring and How to Prepare

Come Open

This is not a spectator event. You will be invited into conversation, reflection, and community. Bring your willingness to participate, not just observe.

Dress Comfortably

The main stage and backyard are both active spaces. Layers work well; Oakland weather in early April can shift. There will be sitting, standing, and moving between rooms.

Eat Before You Come

The venue is in a neighborhood with food options nearby, but once you are inside, the programming moves. Come fed and hydrated so you can be present.

Bring Cash for the Market

The Indigenous-centered market and creative makerspace curated by Xochitl Bernadette Moreno runs throughout both days. Some vendors may not take cards.

Plan Your Days

Saturday runs 10am to 6pm on the main stage, with the Shane Mauss comedy show at 8pm (separate ticket). Sunday runs 11am to 6pm. Friday evening is the opening ceremony. Check the full schedule and decide which days matter most to you.

Leave Room for the Unexpected

The backyard community stage runs open programming all weekend: music, workshops, “Men & Psychedelics,” “From the Hood to the Woods.” Some of the best moments happen in the spaces between scheduled events.

The Setting

Humanist Hall, Oakland

390 27th St., Oakland, CA 94612

Main Stage

Featured talks and headliners

Backyard Stage

Community programming all weekend

Market

Indigenous art, makers, vendors

Getting There

BART: 19th Street Oakland station, about a 10-minute walk (0.5 miles).

Parking: Street parking available in the neighborhood. Arrive early on Saturday for the best options.

Rideshare: Drop-off at 390 27th St. The venue is easy to find.

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The Weekend

Three Days of Transformation

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Friday April 3 · Opening Night

Opening Ceremony with Solestial Church

This year, the opening falls on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s transcendence. The ceremony grounds the weekend in shared intention: what does it mean, in this moment, to gather?

Saturday April 4 · The Gathering

Honoring Legacies: Mistah F.A.B., Mama Ayanna Mashama, Monica Cadena

Lab Potency Talk: Monica Cadena, Reggie Harris, Dave Hodges

Indigenous Led Panel: George Txana Wukong Cheng, Winter Jendayi, Bia Labate, and more

God Sitters: What it means to hold space in the deepest territory of experience

The Divine Assembly: Steve Urquhart on spirituality and community

Headliner: Dave Hodges + Shane Mauss, “The Hero’s Journey and Beyond”

8pm: Shane Mauss TRIPS: Third Dose (separate ticket)

Sunday April 5 · Easter

Community Organizing: Mary Sanders, Cat Brooks, Suliman Hyatt, Xochitl, and more

Jessa Hurst (Zendo Project): Harm reduction lessons from the field

Temple of Harm Reduction: Mitchell Gomez + Pastor Dave

Sisters in Psychedelics

Easter Sermon: Pastor Dave Hodges

Headliner: Reggie Watts + Monica Cadena on creativity, culture, and consciousness

Reggie Harris MCs both days, holding the container between sessions.

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Join Us

This Easter, Come Home

April 3-5, 2026 · Humanist Hall, Oakland

Weekend tickets from $20. Three-day pass: $80.

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Shane Mauss TRIPS: Third Dose (Saturday 8pm) is a separate ticket: $39.19 at Eventbrite