Edmonton’s Tibetan Bazaar

🔷 Early Bird Tickets Now Available Online! 🔷

Gaden Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Society Presents the 31st Annual Tibetan Bazaar

Saturday & Sunday, September 23 – 24, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Alberta Ave Community Hall, 9210 118 Ave, Edmonton AB

Himalayan Vendors, Traditional Tibetan Food, Entertainment, Meditation Instruction, & More!

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The Tibetan Bazaar is a unique celebration of Tibetan culture – the only annual celebration of its kind in central and northern Alberta. For the past 31 years our society has hosted this festival which has grown in popularity each year. Each day festival attendees can shop in the Himalayan market, sample delicious Tibetan food, win door prizes and receive instruction in meditation from a Tibetan monk – our spiritual director Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe.

The marketplace is a wonderful place to find unique imported gifts including handmade Tibetan wool carpets, hand-woven textiles, carved wooden décor, unique jewellery, traditional and modern art, meditation supplies, books, CDs/DVDs, and Tibetan ritual items including singing bowls, incense burners, prayer beads, bells, cymbals and more. Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to celebrate the Tibetan culture and beat the crowds by shopping for unique Christmas gifts early in the season.

Event Schedule

Saturday, September 23

  • 10:00 AM – Refuge and Welcome Ceremony
  • 10:55 AM – Door Prize Draw
  • 11:00 AM – Live Musical Performance by Sebastian Bolessa
  • 11:55 PM – Door Prize Draw
  • 1:00 PM – Speech by David Shepherd, MLA
  • 1:10 PM – Live Musical Performance by Bernal Ibarra (Main Hall)
  • 1:15 PM – Meditation Class & Dharma Talk with Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe (Lutz Room)
  • 1:45 PM – Door Prize Draw
  • 3:15 PM – Speech by Janis Irwin, MLA
  • 5:00 PM – Thank You & Closing

Sunday, September 24

  • 10:00 AM – Doors Open
  • 10:55 AM – Door Prize Draw
  • 11:00 AM – Live Musical Performance by Sebastian Bolessa
  • 11:55 PM – Door Prize Draw
  • 1:00 PM – Live Musical Performance by Bernal Ibarra (Main Hall)
  • 1:00 PM – Meditation Class & Dharma Talk with Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe (Lutz Room)
  • 1:45 PM – Door Prize Draw
  • 5:00 PM – Thank You & Closing

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