Plum Village Hong Kong sets 2026 retreat calendar, registration opens

Plum Village Hong Kong has turned its 2026 schedule into a clear entry map for the sangha, with options that range from a one-day practice session to a multi-day summer retreat and an educators retreat. Registration is open, and the calendar also spells out which Sunday practice dates will be paused while the bigger retreats are underway.

The first near-term gathering is a Day of Mindfulness on 27 June from 10:00 to 16:00, co-organized by the Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, EdUHK, and the Plum Village Mindfulness Academy / Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism. The event is set for teachers, administrators, students and parents, regardless of religious belief, and the program will include walking meditation, a lecture, mindful lunch, rest, total relaxation and group sharing. It will be held at Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po Campus B4-P-01, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories. The session is free, with donations welcome.

The larger summer centerpiece is the 2026 Summer Retreat, scheduled for 15 to 19 July at Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island. The retreat runs from 15 July at 15:00 to 19 July at 14:00 and carries the theme “Breathe, you are alive.” Plum Village Hong Kong describes it as a chance for people to explore mindfulness and learn ways to deal with everyday circumstances, a framing that makes it approachable for newcomers as well as regular practitioners looking for a deeper stretch of practice.

That July retreat also affects the community calendar: the Sunday Day of Mindfulness on 19 July will be cancelled. The same pattern repeats in August, when the 2026 Educators Retreat runs from 5 to 9 August and the Sunday Day of Mindfulness on 9 August will be cancelled. The organization’s broader 2026 events list also includes a Wake Up Retreat from 8 to 11 January, a Spring Retreat from 3 to 7 April and a Body Mind Wellbeing Retreat from 21 to 25 October, with registration windows typically opening around 1.5 months before each event.

Plum Village Hong Kong says its practice style weaves mindfulness into eating, walking, working, sitting and tea drinking, and its retreat program is built around that daily rhythm. Based at Lotus Pond Temple on Lantau Island, the center is home to over a dozen monks and nuns who lead retreats in the Plum Village tradition. For anyone deciding how much practice to take on this summer, the calendar now makes the choice plain: one day, one weekend, or a full retreat block.