2025 Buddha’s Birthday & Family Festival
2025 Buddha’s Birthday & Family Festival
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📅 Sunday, May 18
🕐10:30am - 3:00pm
🅿️ Parking
(8:00am - 5:00pm on May 18)
San Diego Unified School District parking lot
Join us on May 18th for a heartwarming celebration of
Buddha’s Birthday and Family Festival (BBFF),
embracing this year’s theme: Coexistence and Co-Prosperity. Experience the joy of community with a traditional prayer service, followed by a vibrant gathering of local vegetarian and vegan restaurants, eco-friendly vendors, and organic plant-based products. Learn about zero waste starting from our home, enjoy a live vegetarian cooking demo, and immerse yourself in a serene sound bath workshop and tea meditation. Plus, don’t miss your chance to win exciting raffle prizes! Whether you seek mindfulness, delicious plant-based food, or a deeper connection with others and the planet, there’s something for everyone. Come celebrate, explore, and thrive together!
May 18 Highlights
Prayer Service
Prayer Service
Vegetarian Food Fair
Vegetarian Food Fair
Little Siddhartha Show
Little Siddhartha Show
The Awakening Journey of the Young Prince
Coexistence & Co-prosperity Booths
Coexistence & Co-prosperity Booths
Multiple Raffle Draws
Multiple Raffle Draws
Buddhist Symbolism Exhibition
Buddhist Symbolism Exhibition
Three Acts of Goodness Playground
Three Acts of Goodness Playground
Face Painting
Face Painting
Workshops (Click Here to RSVP)
Mini Chan (Zen) Garden
Tea Meditation
Sound Bath
Yoga
Night Lamp Doodling
Fluid BEAR Art
Mindful Worskshop Mini Zen.mp4BBFF SOund Therapy.mp4BBFF Fluid Art.mp4
Support Vegetarianism & Veganism.
All offerings will be beautifully arranged on the altar during the celebration. After the event, you may take your set home on May 18, after 3 PM — bringing the blessings and joy of the day with you.
Vegetarian Restaurant Dine-In
2025 BBFF Restaurant Dine-In Vouchers – $100 Enjoy 4 Exclusive Dine-In Experiences! Each voucher is valid for a specific restaurant, date, and time—join us in savoring global plant-based flavors! Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday with Coexistence & Co-Prosperity This initiative supports local vegetarian restaurants, promotes plant-based eating, and helps protect our planet. Bonus! Buy a booklet and enter the May 18 Raffle for a chance to win big prizes!
Past events
Past events
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