

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Alternative New Year’s Eve Celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Teachings and meditations for everyone with, modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Tabkay

Tired of the same old New Year’s Eve bash? Meditate your way into 2026 instead! We start the year in just the way we mean to continue it … with a peaceful, positive mind and a big compassionate heart.

The night will begin in our beautiful meditation room for some reflection time with Gen Tabkay. He will then introduce and guide us in the inspiring practice of the Buddha of Compassion and recitation of his beautiful mantra OM MANI PADME HUM.

To close the night we will take some time to celebrate and enjoy one another’s company over delicious vegetarian hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and non-alcoholic beverages. Finally, we dedicate our peaceful, compassionate intentions to the welfare of the entire world, and conclude with a non-alcoholic New Year’s toast.

Everyone welcome. Bring your family and friends!

Schedule
6:30pm ~ Registration and hors d’oeuvres

7 – 8:00pm ~ Talk, prayers, guided meditation, and mantra

8 – 9:00pm ~ Social gathering &amp; Toast to 2026
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/alternative-new-year’s-eve-celebration/200029392089545
- **Event Categories**: new-year, health-wellness, meditation
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029392089545?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=columbia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Kadampa Meditation Center South Carolina
- **lat**: 34.011217248443
- **long**: -81.041293203322
- **full address**: Kadampa Meditation Center South Carolina, Unitas, Inc., 1025 Calhoun St, Columbia, SC 29201, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Kadampa Meditation Center South Carolina (https://allevents.in/org/kadampa-meditation-center-south-carolina/25249986)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Kadampa Meditation Center South Carolina, Unitas, Inc., 1025 Calhoun St, Columbia, SC 29201, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Kadampa Meditation Center South Carolina
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** new-year, health-wellness, meditation
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Alternative New Year’s Eve Celebration ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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