The first Buddhist Festival Month has attracted a lot of attention. The Mitra conference had 449 paying delegates and 51 guests/sangha and 88% of those surveyed said it was good value. The Buddhism Expo attracted over 1000 visitors and 95% of those surveyed said the content was good or very good.. The Schools Day on 3 May was attended by 360 high school students and their teachers. The Buddhist Film Festival sold nearly 600 tickets.

