The SEEK conference will be returning to Columbus in 2027.
Organizers announced after the evening’s featured presentations on Friday, Jan. 2 at SEEK26 in the Greater Columbus Convention Center that the annual five-day event will be back in Ohio’s capital city for its 17th edition next January.
San Antonio, Texas, was also chosen as a host city for 2027, returning there for the first time since 2017. The 2027 conference dates are Jan. 1-5.
“Across our country, SEEK26 showcased the passion that young adults, families and people of all ages have for our Catholic faith,” Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus said in a statement. “The Diocese of Columbus is thrilled to host the SEEK conference again in 2027. I know that the momentum of this conference will continue to inspire the vibrancy of our faith community, and I look forward to witnessing it again in Columbus next January.”
Columbus, Denver and Fort Worth, Texas, are serving as host cities this year for more than 26,000 participants, including over 16,000 in Columbus.
“SEEK continues to grow as a movement of encounter, formation, and mission,” said Tom Bruner, vice president of formative enterprises at FOCUS. “Bringing SEEK 2027 back to both San Antonio and Columbus allows us to welcome more people into this life-changing experience and to build on the incredible momentum that FOCUS continues to see every year.”
Once again in 2027, the SEEK conference will provide opportunities for students, young adults, families, parish leaders, clergy, missionaries and bishops to encounter Christ through keynote addresses, workshops, daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, confession and fellowship.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio is excited to be named one of two host cities for 2027. The conference will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
“With great joy and deep gratitude to God, I share my excitement — together with Auxiliary Bishops Gary Janak and Arturo Cepeda, as well as the entire Archdiocese of San Antonio and more than a million Catholics — for the SEEK Conference coming back to San Antonio next year,” Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio said in a statement.
“When SEEK was last held here in 2017 it was a ‘game-changer’ for our local Church, energizing thousands of missionary disciples here in South Central Texas, with the Holy Spirit present in a most powerful way. We eagerly await this new moment of grace, confident that the Lord will again touch the hearts of many young adults, awaken courage, and renew the Church across this country through their faith, questions, and their generous ‘yes’ to Christ.”
Ticket sales for next year’s conference are already underway. Attendees on Friday night were encouraged immediately after the announcement to reserve their spots for 2027.
A $50 deposit is required for college students. The colleges and universities with the most registrants in the first 24 hours would receive front-row seating at the keynote presentations in 2027, organizers announced.
To register for the SEEK27 in Columbus, visit www.seek27.focus.org/columbus-oh/.