Buddha's Day and Multiculural Festival: Fo Guang Shan Melbourne

Fo Guang Shan Melbourne invites you to:

Buddha's Day and Multiculural Festival:

Date: Friday 14 May to Sunday 16 May 2021
Location: Federation Square, Melbourne

The free annual Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival is a not-for-profit festival, which promotes inclusiveness, cultural awareness, cultural understanding; and enhances community spirit and social harmony. The 3-day festival celebrates Buddha’s birthday and the diversity of our multicultural and multi-faith society through traditional Buddhist Ceremonies, arts, music, cultural performances, social and spiritual wellbeing lectures, world peace prayers, blessing ceremonies, children’s activities and much more. The festival contributes to the arts, civic culture, interfaith dialogue and cultural dimensions of this great city.

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Friday 14 May 2021

• Blessing Ceremony at 5pm
• Light Up Ceremony at 6:30pm

Saturday 15 May 2021

• World Peace Blessing Ceremony from 2pm - 3:30pm
• Multicultural Performances from 10am to 7pm
• Bubbly's Monster Bubbles from 10:30am to 7:20pm
• Light it Up! from 6:30pm onwards

Sunday 16 May 2021

• Multicultural Performances from 11:15am to 4:15pm
• Bubbly's Monster Bubbles from 12pm to 4:30pm