Celebrating Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day and the Birthday of our Spiritual Guide
Jun 4, 2026
Dorje Shugden Empowerment and teachings on the Extensive Protector Puja
with Gen-la Kelsang Jampa.
You can attend this Festival in-person or online.
Festivals are a spiritual holiday like no other. They give us an opportunity to step away from the busyness of daily life and to make time for our inner spiritual development for a concentrated period of time. In this way we accelerate our meditation practice, deepening our understanding and experience in a relatively short period of time.
The Festivals were designed by a Buddhist meditation master, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and attract thousands of people yearly.
The Spring Festival is set in the beautiful location of the Lake District in the UK with many nearby visitor attractions, so it is also possible to combine a spiritual Festival with a family holiday.
Everybody welcome!
Enjoy this video revisiting a Spring Festival.
"There is nothing like a Kadampa Festival anywhere in the world!"
- Aurelie, France
June 4 is the Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day on which we celebrate Buddha’s first teaching in this world - the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. It is also the birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Founder of NKT.