Overlooking Dolores park with a clear blue sky and downtown San Francisco in the distant background
Overlooking Dolores park with a clear blue sky and downtown San Francisco in the distant background

With the Earth.

With each other.

Kin is a Sunday morning gathering to slow down and reconnect with the living world.

We meet Sundays at 10am in Dolores Park.

What To Expect

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Why Kin SF?

San Francisco is full of tech billboards and one-time events. Kin is a relational alternative: a gathering to spend time with the living world and practice showing up week after week.

Every Sunday morning, we slow down and sit together on blankets in Dolores Park. We read texts that honor the Earth and share what is genuinely on our hearts and minds.

We borrow the best of what traditional religions provide—rhythm, ritual, and familiar faces—and ground it in the living Earth.

About Kin SF
A young man wearing sunglasses, a yellow cap, and a gray t-shirt sitting on a striped blanket in a park, holding a book titled 'I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf'. There are other people relaxing and walking in the background with trees and colorful buildings under a blue sky.
Three people sitting on blankets in a park, enjoying snacks and reading menus, with a backdrop of trees, buildings, and a clear blue sky.
A colorful picnic blanket spread on grass with various items including a blue flower, cards, a container of sliced chicken, a bowl with a lid, a smartwatch, and a person's hand reaching into a container of sliced chicken. There is also a multicolored scarf or towel with fringe and text, and a piece of paper with printed text.
A purple flower resting on a striped fabric surface, with a printed event program and some small paper cards nearby.
Small decorative flag with a letter 'K' and botanical design, placed on a striped blanket on the grass in front of palm trees in a park or outdoor venue.

Frequently asked questions

  • Kin SF is for people who want to feel closer to the Earth and each other.

    We practice being with the Earth and one another. We practice slowing down and opening our hearts. We practice sharing and showing up for each other.

    We’re building slowly and intentionally, with plans for small groups, earth-centered volunteer opportunities, socials, and more!

  • Kin SF is for you if you feel a longing to commune with the earth and reconnect with other people.

    In a city defined by transience and screens, we're building something different: an ongoing community of people who show up, go deeper, and stay.

    You don't need to be spiritual or religious. Simply love the Earth, hunger for real connection, and be willing to keep coming back if it feels like a fit.

  • Every Sunday · 10am · Dolores Park

    All are welcome. Bring a blanket.

    Look for the “K” flag near the palm grove at 20th and Dolores.

  • Nope! Our Sunday gatherings are free. The vision is to build long-term community.

    We also want to provide accessible, affordable “third spaces” in San Francisco.

  • Nope. Our relationship with the Earth, each other, and all living beings is neutral when it comes to spirituality.

    Some of us are spiritual but not religious. Others are scientific and materialist. Many of us are somewhere in between.

    We incorporate wisdom from writers, poets, indigenous people, philosophers, biologists, mystics, and more.

A Grounding & Welcome

We are here on land shaped by the mighty Pacific to our West. An ocean so vast it has defined the western edge of a continent. Beneath us, the San Andreas Fault marks where two of the Earth's great plates meet and grind, slowly remaking this peninsula.

We are here on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land. They are still here today, still sovereign, and still seeking the federal recognition long owed to them.

We are also joined by many others.

The red-tailed hawk above, the California ground squirrel, the oak that has stood firm in the earth for centuries, and the golden orange poppy opening its face to the morning sun.

Each of them living their own experience of this moment, on this ground, under this sky.

And so are each of you. With your breath, your worries, and your joys.

Welcome.

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