On behalf of our ISKCON Montreal Community, we would like to offer you and your temple’s entire community this invitation to please come join us for our special 50th anniversary of ISKCON Canadian Grand Festival to be held here in Montreal from Sept.2 to 5 -2016. We are also hoping to attract many of our movement’s empowered preachers to come and contribute according to each one’s special area of expertise.

The Grand All Canada Festival to honor Srila Prabhupada and the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON will be held here in Montreal on the Labor Day weekend of Friday Sept. 2nd to Monday Sept.5th 2016.

Festival Schedule

Friday. Sept.2nd – an evening gathering at the temple to inaugurate the festival, with our special guests of honor: Shyamsundar Das, Guru Das, Malati Devi Dasi etc.

Saturday. Sept.3rd – a special all day Bhaktivedanta Expo – a grand event for the general public – celebrating Srila Prabhupada’s miraculous life as a world teacher, with an attractive FoodFair, and multiple workshops – all to showcase ISKCON’s amazing diversity and variegated contributions to mankind’s betterment. During this Bhaktivedanta Expo, there could be workshops (and accompanying booths) of these various Portfolios (or whichever other themes they wish to share):

1. Sacred Land of India by H.H. Indradyumna Swami

2. Varnashrama Dharma & Cow Protection by H.H. Bhakti Raghava Swami

3. Eco Village by H.H. Sivarama Swami

4. Sacred Texts & Philosophy by H.H. Bhakti Caru Swami

5. Perfect Questions Perfect Answers by H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami

6. Forbidden Archeology by H.G. Drutakarma Prabhu (Michael Cremo)

7. Chant & Be Happy by H.H. Sacinandana Swami

8. ISKCON & Beatles by H.G. Guru Das & H.G. Shyamsundar Das

9. New Vrindavan Community by H.G. Malati Devi Dasi

10. Drama by H.H. Bhakti Marg Swami

11. Temple of Vedic Planetarium by H.G. Indresh Prabhu

For this special event we will also invite many VIPs – including our newly-elected Prime-Minister Justin Trudeau, plus a couple of the local Members of Parliament, and the Mayor of Montreal. We are hopeful to get their confirmation soon – to be announced as soon as we know more.

Sunday. Sept.4th – A special elaborate evening program at the temple, starting with a Kirtan Fest 4 – 6 p.m., followed by a special Maha-Abhisek, then culminating with the remembrances – from 6 to 8 p.m. – by our guests of honor (including H.H. Sivarama Swami), centered on Srila Prabhupada’s miraculous achievements and his major impact on the course of history etc.

Monday. Sept. 5th – A Maha-Harinam in downtown Montreal – of 3-4 harinam parties all converging on the exact place of residence of Srila Prabhupada during his prolonged stay in the summer of 1968. We are attempting to also have a special commemorative plaque inaugurated at this historic place.