Enjoy Watching the 12th Festival of Tibet During Covid-19

Festival of Tibet, Festival of Tibet Facebook.

Festival of Tibet is a festival held in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. This year the festival is being held online for the first time from April 25-May 4, 2020.

The Festival of Tibet website says, "The heart of the Festival has always been the spirit, songs, and stories of our wonderful presenters, artists, and guests. So, starting on Saturday April 25th, the Festival of Tibet will host a series of online events including music, talks and videos."

Watch Festival of Tibet Online

Watch the livestream on the Festival of Tibet Facebook page.

Festival of Tibet, Festival of Tibet Facebook.

The festival was organized by Tenzin Choegyal, a Tibetan refugee living in Brisbane. He attended Tibetan Children's Village schools in India, and one hundred percent of the money raised by Festival of Tibet will be donated to Tibetan Children's Village.

Donate to Tibetan Children's Village through Festival of Tibet on Chuffed.

The organizers had planned to hold the 2020 festival in Brisbane again this year. A highlight of the festival would have been a discussion with His Eminence Kyabje Ling Rinpoche. Rinpoche's visit to Australia has been indefinitely postponed due to the pandemic and Rinpoche's concern for his students and the general public.

Festival of Tibet is being sponsored by Brisbane Powerhouse, Perfect Potion, The Yellow Church Yoga & Natural Health Centre, Chris Hooper Promotions, Himalayan Film Festival, Australia Tibet Council, Woodford Folk Festival, Good Fortune Trust, Chenrezig Institute, and Tashi Delek Foundation.

Festival Program

Miten and Deva Premal, Deva Premal and Miten Facebook.

Saturday, April 25 (His Holiness the Panchen Lama's Birthday)
Prayer for Peace Concert with Grammy-nominated Deva Premal and Miten

Watch a recording of the April 25 livestream on the Festival of Tibet Facebook page. Listen to more of their music on Spotify.

Royal Cafe, Twitter.

Sunday, April 26
Royal Cafe, a film directed by the first-ever Tibetan female filmmaker Tenzin Dasel

Watch the Royal Cafe trailer. If you miss the April 26 screening then rent the film online.

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT

Camerata with Tenzin Choegyal, The Weekend Edition.

Tuesday, April 28
Mystical Tibet Concert (pre-recorded concert premiering online for the first time) with Tenzin Choegyal and Camerata, Queensland's Chamber Orchestra

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, www.ligmincha.org.

Wednesday, April 29

Bardo - Living and Dying Well with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a teacher of the Bon tradition

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT

My Son Tenzin, www.tsaff.tasveer.org.

Thursday, April 30

My Son Tenzin, a film directed by Tashi Wangchuk featuring Tsering Dorjee Bawa

Watch the trailer for My Son Tenzin. Read more about it on the Seykhar Films website.

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT

Taro Terahara, http://www.sangeetmela.org.

Friday, May 1
Raga Shambhala Concert with Taro Terahara, direct from Japan

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT


Saturday, May 2
Poets Speak from Their Caves featuring prominent Tibetan poets and friends of Tibet

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT

Tibet2Timbk2, Tibet2Timbuk2 Facebook.

Sunday, May 3
Thousand Stories Concert (pre-recorded, premiering online for the first time) featuring Michael Leunig with Tibet2Timbuk2 and Friends

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT

The Shadow Circus, www.sftindia.org.

Monday May 4
The Shadow Circus, a film directed by Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin

If you miss the festival screening then watch the film on YouTube. Read more about the film on the White Crane Films website.

Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne 7pm AEST
Tokyo 6pm JST
India 2:30pm IST
Moscow 12pm MSK
Europe 11am CEST
United Kingdom 10am BST
San Francisco 2am PDT
New York 5am EDT