Festival of Tibet 2016

Overview

Tibet is the type of place everyone wants to visit — and the kind of destination few of us will actually make it to. Don't worry, the Festival of Tibet offers up the next best thing. It'll either help ease the pain of not jumping on a plane, or make you book a ticket overseas as soon as you can.

Learning how to make your own mala, practice meditation and paint and cook, Tibetan-style, will do that of course. And there's more where that came from. For the eighth year running, the event celebrates the resilience and optimism of a people and culture under threat through a showcase of the country's way of life.

That includes a screening of the documentary Bringing Tibet Home, which delves into the nation's tentative state, plus a concert of traditional Tibetan songs and dances. We'd recommend the Karmic Imprints – Liberation Through Seeing exhibition as well. Nothing will help you understand the plight of the Tibetan people like witnessing artworks from some of the most prominent and sometimes controversial contemporary Tibetan artists from around the world.