The 2021 VICTORIAN OBSERVANCE OF
THE UNITED NATIONS DAY OF VESAK
In the heart of Melbourne
Saturday xx May 2021
Our Victorian Buddhist community's 14th Multicultural Celebration of the Buddha’s Birth Enlightenment and Passing.
SHARING Sangha Lunch Offering Dana
COMMUNITY Vesak Friendship Walk & Procession
REFLECTION Commemoration at Melbourne Town Hall
Sangha Dana Lunch Offering
9.30 - 10.00 AM
St Peters Eastern Hill Anglican Church Hall, 15 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne
Vesak Procession & Friendship Walk
12.15 - 1.00 PM
Parliament Gardens Reserve, East Melbourne.
* Buddha Floats, Traditional drummers, dress, flags, lanterns, Victoria’s Buddhist Community. Procession route: Spring Street, Collins Street to Melbourne Town Hall.
* Public parking nearby. Parliament Station opposite gardens.
Commemoration at Melbourne Town Hall
1.30 - 3 PM
Melbourne Town Hall, Car Swanston & Collins Streets
* Official Commemoration
* Veneration for the Buddha Relics
* Chanting & Blessing from the Buddhist Sangha
* Guided Meditation
* Interfaith Messages
* Sharing of Merits
Viewing and Veneration of Buddha Relics by Sangha and Public
3.00 - 4.30 PM
Free event. All welcome.
Come and be a part of the happy, warm hearted, joyful, peaceful Victorian celebration of one of the most important days in our Buddhist year, Commemorating the Buddha’s universal peace message for the world.