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2014 Buddha Birth Day Festival

Iconic Buddha celebrates 18th Birthday in South Bank...

Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine smelling the glorious fragrance of rows and rows of fresh carnations and chrysanthemums while in the background you hear the delightful harmonies of voices chanting. Your mind, relaxed and tranquil is at peace with the world. Now slowly open your eyes to the warmth of hundreds of candles glowing in the dark. The red lanterns catch your attention and you realise you are not on some mythical mountaintop but in the heart of a bustling city.

Welcome to the 18th annual celebration of the Buddha Birth Day Festival in the Parklands, South Bank.

In the Year of the Horse, this three-day Iconic Event of Queensland and Signature Event of Brisbane celebrates Australia’s harmonious diversity, providing visitors with a wonderfully rich and memorable cultural experience.

Spread throughout the greater South Bank precinct, the Festival runs as an accredited Climate Friendly Event.

200,000 visitors, 1,000 volunteers, 250 performers and 150 events are helping to make this family friendly Festival Queensland’s biggest birthday celebration and the largest annual commemoration of Buddha’s birthday in the world.

One of the major Festival events returning to The Courier-Mail Piazza and the picturesque Lumbini Garden is Bathing Buddha, where participants symbolically wash away the inner impurities of life.

The famous Buddhist style Vegetarian Food Fair, offering a wide range of delectable tastes from the four corners of the Asian continent is open daily till 9:00pm each night while our two Celebrity Chefs Poh Ling Leow and Tony Ching will be enhancing the culinary experience with daily Vegelicious Celebrity Cooking Displays.

With over 10,000 participants from 43 countries leaving a handprint for a Greater Humanity last year, No Boundaries is returning returning allowing Festival visitors in a sign of harmonious cultural diversity to place their mark in history.

Capturing the spirit of Asia, the Dragon Boat Regatta is another featured event being held on the Brisbane River together with the Fireworks Spectacular that will light up Brisbane Sunday night.

A range of cultural arts and activities are on offer including Chinese Tea Ceremony, Calligraphy, Face Painting, Origami and the famous Ju Percussion workshops. Also returning to the Buddha Birth Day Festival is a range of children’s amusement rides.

The 3 Good Deeds Festival Mascots will be traveling throughout the Parklands sharing their message of “Taking good actions, Speaking good words and Thinking good thoughts”.

If seeking more than getting close up to traditional Chinese Lion and Dragon Dancing, visitors can partake in a little reflective time with some Meditation or participate in one of the many informative discussions on Buddhism.

Entrance to the Buddha Birth Day Festival is free and is open to the whole family.

Key family events:

  • Vegelicious Celebrity Cooking Display with Poh Ling Yeow and Tony Ching - Daily
  • Children Cultural Arts Area - Daily
  • Baby Blessing Ceremony - Saturday Morning
  • Leave a Handprint for a Greater Humanity - Daily
  • Dragon Boat Regatta - Saturday Afternoon
  • Meet the Festival Mascots - Daily
  • Food Fair and Fun Fair - Daily
  • Riverside Fireworks Spectacular - Sunday Evening 
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Free entry and open to the whole family

Event Details
Date: 2-4 May 2014
Time: 9:00am - 9:00pm

Where is it?
The Parklands, South Bank
Grey Street
South Bank, 4101
QLD

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