Conferences
Major gatherings in the plant medicine and psychedelic research world. This page is updated periodically – check each conference’s official website for the latest dates and registration details.
World Ayahuasca Forum
September 11–13, 2026
Girona, Spain
The first-ever global forum on ayahuasca, co-organized by ICEERS and Indigenous representatives from the Council of Indigenous Spiritual Leaders. Brings together Indigenous elders, Western scientists, legal experts, and activists to address the ethics, regulation, and biocultural rights around ayahuasca’s global expansion. A landmark event and a paradigm shift toward true Indigenous co-leadership.
Psychedelic Science
Biannual · Next edition 2027
Denver, Colorado, USA
The world’s leading psychedelic conference, hosted by MAPS. Draws thousands of scientists, therapists, policymakers, cultural leaders, and advocates to Denver with hundreds of sessions across 10+ stages covering research, medicine, policy, business, spirituality, and culture. The definitive gathering of the global psychedelic ecosystem. Runs every two years.
Breaking Convention
Biannual · Next edition 2027
University of Exeter, UK
Europe’s largest and longest-running conference on psychedelic consciousness, held at the University of Exeter. Draws over 200 speakers and 1,400 delegates across medicine, psychology, anthropology, law, politics, and the arts. Interdisciplinary, academically rigorous, and genuinely boundary-pushing. Runs every two years.
Psychedelic Culture
March 11–14, 2027
San Francisco, California, USA
The Chacruna Institute’s annual Bay Area conference on plant medicines and psychedelic science. Stands apart in its explicit focus on Indigenous reciprocity, decolonial dialogues, psychedelic justice, and voices from the Global South — themes largely absent from the mainstream psychedelic conversation. A values-driven gathering for those who believe the movement must centre ethics and equity alongside science.
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