BEARSVILLE FESTIVALS
Woodstock, NY World Peace Mandala Celebration
Thursday, Oct 16th – Sunday, Oct 19th | Woodstock, NY
Step into a sacred space of peace, mindfulness, and transformation.
Hosted by the Tashi Kyil Tibetan Buddhist Institute of Kingston, this four-day celebration welcomes Buddhist monks from Dehradun, India, who will create and dissolve a breathtaking World Peace Sand Mandala, a stunning symbol of impermanence and renewal.
Through art, ritual, and reflection, we’re invited to embrace change, cultivate stillness, and connect with the universal message of peace.
Enjoy ceremonies, Tibetan teachings, music, and community gatherings, all free and open to the public. Optional contributions support the Tashi Kyil Institute (tktbi.org).
Highlights include:
🕉️ Opening Ceremony & Mandala Creation – Thursday, Oct 16 | Old Woodstock Library
🥟 Cook Momos with the Monks – Friday, Oct 17 | Tashi Kyil Center, Kingston
💫 Tibetan Medicine & Mandala Lectures with Dr. Kungchok & Robert Thurman – Saturday, Oct 18 | Old Woodstock Library
🎶 Songs of Peace Celebration – Saturday Evening | Live Music & Poetry
🌸 Blessing & Closing Ceremony – Sunday, Oct 19 | Woodstock Library & Pho Tibet, Bearsville Center
A weekend of beauty, compassion, and Buddhist wisdom, reminding us that nothing lasts forever, and in that truth, there is peace.
BEARSVILLE FESTIVALS
FULL PROGRAMME
All World Peace Mandala events at the Old Library in Woodstock are free and open:
Thursday, October 16th
Location: Old Woodstock Library (Library Lane)
11 AM - 5 PM: Opening Ceremony & Creation of World Peace Sand Mandala
Friday, October 17th
Location: Tashi Kyil Tibetan Buddhist Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston
5 - 7 PM: Cook Momos (dumplings) with the Tashi Kyil Monks
$30 contribution requested.
Contact Greg Labo: greglabo@gmail.com or (516) 272-6664
Saturday, October 18th
Location: Old Woodstock Library
10 AM - 3 PM: Appointments with Doctor Kungchok
Schedule with Greg Labo: greglabo@gmail.com or (516) 272-6664
3 PM: Lecture on Tibetan Medicine with Doctor Kungchok
6 PM: Lecture by Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman "Mandalas and Their Meaning”
7:30 - 9 PM: Community Music night with local musicians and poets including Paul McCann, Sylvia Bullet, Peter Blum, and the Dharma Bums.
Sunday, October 19th
10 AM - 1 PM: Blessing of World
Peace Sand Mandala (Woodstock Library)
2 PM: Closing Ceremony &
Dissolution of the Sand Mandala (Pho Tibet Restaurant, Bearsville Center).
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