2025 Event Calendar
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Read more about our scheduled weekly events here.
Vesak Day Celebration – May 17th, 2025
4:30pm onwards at NEBVMC
Vesak Poya Day Sila Program for Adults – May 10th, 2025 – 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at NEBVMC
Vesak Celebration at the Massachusetts State House – May 13th 2025
The New England Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center is honored to collaborate with State Representative Carmine Gentile for a Vesak celebration at the State House and would like to invite you to participate.
Date: Tuesday, May 13th 2025
Time: 1:30 pm
Venue: House Members Lounge in the Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133
Registration is required for this event due to limited capacity, and will be on a first-come first-served basis. Please click here to register.
Sri Lankan New Year Celebrations – April 27th 2025
Update 4/14/25:
The Sri Lankan New Year Celebration has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 27th. We look forward to celebrating together on this new date.
Join us in celebrating the Sri Lankan New Year on Sunday, April 13th, from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm.
The event, which is organized by the New England Buddhist Vihara, will be held at Nara Park’s Picnic Pavilion (25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA 01720).
The celebrations will commence with religious observances, followed by cultural customs such as “Kiri Ithiraveema” (boiling milk), “Hisa Thel Gema” (anointing oil), “Avurudu Kreeda” (New Year games), ‘Jana gee’ and a potluck feast of traditional New Year food for everyone to share.
You can view our past events below:
– 2025
– 2024
– 2023
– 2022 and before