CALENDAR 2026
Buddhist Holidays & Meditation Events
January:
- Day 18 Reading Meditation begins at 9:00 AM.
February:
- Day 01 Memorial Ceremony for Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh & Ceremony Closing the Year of the Snake begins at 9:00 AM.
- Day 08 Tet Market open from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
- Day 15 Celebration Lunar New Year Tet – Year of the Horse begins at 9:00 AM.
- Day 23 – 27 Medicine Sutra & Dharani Mantra Chanting Ceremony begins at 7:00 PM.
March:
- Day 01 The 15th of Lunar New Year Ceremony begins at 9:00 AM.
- Day 28 A Day of Mindfulness Retreat from 8:30 AM to 4: 00 PM (Please register to attend by emailing quanamnamhaimonastery@yahoo.com).
April:
- Day 11 – 12 Honoring the Continuation Day of Zen Master Thich Tinh Tu in Kim Son Monastery, Watsonville, California.
- Day 26 Biking Meditation begins at 9:00 AM.
May:
- Day 03 Vesak Ceremony – Buddha’s Birthday Celebration begins at 9:30 AM.
- Day 18 – 22 Camping Retreat in Drala Point Campground, North Carolina (Please register to attend by emailing quanamnamhaimonastery@yahoo.com).
- Day 31 Reading Meditation begins at 9:00 AM.
June:
- Day 07 Vesak Ceremony – Buddha’s Birthday Celebration at Thousand Buddhas Temple, Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Day 11 – 14 Summer Youth Retreat at Truc Lam Buddhist Temple, Hutto, Texas.
July:
- Day 15 – 18 Summer Youth Retreat at Lam Ty Ni Buddhist Temple, Boston, Massachusetts.
August:
- Day 24 – 28 Chanting Filial Piety – Deep Kindness of Parents Sutra begins at 7:00 PM.
September:
- Day 10 – 13 Autumn Retreat & Great Requiem Ceremony for Deliverance.
- Day 13 Ullambana Ceremony – Honoring Parents and Ancestors’ Day begins at 09:30AM. Longevity Blessing Ceremony (for the elders 70 and above – special gifts presented).
- Day 25 – 30 Autumn Retreat & Dharma Talks in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
October:
- Day 01/10 – 23/12 Vassa Rains Retreat.
- Day 17 A Day of Mindfulness Retreat from 8:30 AM to 4: 00 PM. (Please register to attend by emailing quanamnamhaimonastery@yahoo.com).
- Day 20/10 – 06/11 Buddhist Pilgrimage to the Theravada Tradition in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
November:
- Day 16 – 19 Water Fasting Retreat to Purify the Body.
- Day 26 Happy Thanksgiving Potluck Brunch begins at 10:00 AM.
December:
- Day 20 Tea Meditation & Gift Exchange – Celebrate the end of the year begins at 9:00 AM.
- Day 29 – 31 Annual Retreat Ceremony of Lamp-Offering & Compassion Meditation Retreat (Please register to attend by emailing quanamnamhaimonastery@yahoo.com).
- Day 31 Lantern Lighting Ceremony & Welcome the New Year 2027 begins at 7:30 PM.