Where and when you can practise.

We are still a small society and run only a handful of events of our own. We are also part of a living network, and this calendar points to what we think matters most, online or within reasonable travel.

Dates and venues are as published by the organisers at the time we last updated the page. Always follow the link to the official details.

DDBF in Denmark.

12 November 2026 – 15 November 2026

Maribo Retreat with Ajahn Nitho, November 2026

Inspiration Center Danmark, Hunseby Kirkevej 13, 4930 Maribo

Our first retreat. Several days of silent meditation with the Norwegian monk Ajahn Nitho, spiritual director of DNBF. Teaching in English, Danish where needed. In the dāna tradition.

More about the retreat

International retreats and gatherings.

If you are willing to travel to practise, these are the next opportunities at our sister societies and friends in the tradition.

30 May 2026

Vesak with Ajahn Candā

St Columba's Church, Oxford

Anukampa's annual Vesak celebration: the Buddha's birth, awakening and parinibbāna. A day of chanting, meditation, and talks from Ajahn Candā and a guest teacher from Australia.

anukampaproject.org

12 June 2026 – 22 June 2026

Ajahn Brahmali UK Tour

Oxford, Surrey og London

Brahmali's annual UK tour with Anukampa. An evening Dhamma talk in Oxford, an 8-day silent retreat at Franciscan Centre Ladywell in Surrey, a day retreat in Oxford, and an evening talk in London. See the Anukampa calendar for registration.

anukampaproject.org

6 November 2026 – 8 November 2026

Buddha 2026: 13th Global Conference on Buddhism

Kraków, Poland

22 speakers, among them Ajahn Brahm, Ajahn Brahmali, Ajahn Nitho and Ajahn Candā gathered in Poland. The easiest opportunity in years to hear all our principal teachers in one place within travel distance from Denmark.

buddha2026.org

10 November 2026 – 24 November 2026

Ajahn Brahm UK Tour

Oxford, Dorset og London

Anukampa's annual Ajahn Brahm tour. An evening Dhamma talk in Oxford, an 8-day residential retreat at Gaunts House in Dorset, a weekend non-residential retreat in Oxford, and an evening talk in London. See the Anukampa calendar for registration.

anukampaproject.org

Daily and weekly practice.

You can begin practising with our network every day from your own kitchen table. These are free and open to all.

Monthly

DNBF Society Meetings

Oslo (also online)

The Norwegian Buddhist Society's monthly sangha gatherings. Open to members and all.

dnbf.org

Weekly
19:00–20:30 CET

Anukampa online sittings

Online

Ajahn Candā and the Anukampa community hold weekly online sutta studies and mettā meditations. A good way in if you want to practise with a teacher in the bhikkhuni branch of our network.

anukampaproject.org

Every Friday
12:30–14:30 CET

Friday Night with Ajahn Brahm and BSWA

Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, Perth

The longest-running weekly Dhamma evening in the English-speaking world, livestreamed every Friday evening Perth time (Saturday morning in Denmark). 20 minutes of chanting, 30 minutes of guided meditation, an hour-long talk.

youtube.com

The four major days in the Buddhist calendar follow the lunar cycle. We list them here so you know the dates, whether you want to mark them at home or join online somewhere in the network.

  • 3 March 2026: Māgha Pūjā. Commemorates the spontaneous gathering of 1,250 enlightened monks at which the Buddha recited the Ovāda Pāṭimokkha. (Already passed this year.)
  • 31 May 2026: Vesak / Visākha Pūjā. The single most important Buddhist day of the year: the Buddha's birth, awakening, and parinibbāna are all marked on the same day.
  • 29 July 2026: Āsaḷha Pūjā. Marks the Buddha's first sermon on the Four Noble Truths. The day after begins vassa, the three-month rains-retreat of intensive monastic practice.
  • 26 October 2026: Pavāraṇā, the end of vassa. Within the month that follows, monasteries worldwide hold Kathina, when lay supporters formally offer new robes to the monks and nuns.

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