Over the Moon Festival period, DDM hosted a 3-Day Retreat led by Venerable Changxu from 28 September to 1 October 2012 at the Elanora Conference Centre.

Dharma Drum Mountain in Thailand (DDM Thailand) held a Dharma Service with a recitation of the Earth Store Sutra in the Grand Buddha Hall on 15 September 2012.

On the morning of 27 May 2012, a ceremony for celebrating the inauguration of DDM Practice Center in Los Angeles was held under the direction of Abbot President Venerable Guo Dong.

Dharma Drum Singapore held the three-day Prayer Dharma Ritual between the 12th and the 14th of April 2012 in remembrance of the Buddha’s compassion.

DDM Sydney held a 4 & 7-day retreat from 6 - 12 April 2012 under the guidance of Venerable Chang Qi and Venerable Chang Xu at the Camp Ku-Ring-Gai Activity Centre at Ebenezer.

DDM Sydney hosted a Dharma talk on “Protecting the Spiritual Environment” with Venerable Chang Xu as the speaker on 14 April 2012 at the Hornsby Centre.

On the morning of 12 February, 2012, the DDM Buddhism Information Center in Malaysia (DDM Malaysia) held a one-day program for the cultivation of merit in their Chan Hall.

On 31 January 2012, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhism Information Center in Malaysia (DDM Malaysia) held a memorial event in remembrance of the late Venerable Master Sheng Yen, the founder of Dharma Drum Mountain.

On Sunday 12 February 2012, DDM Sydney gathered together for Transmitting the light of Wisdom and Compassion and the 20th anniversary of Protecting the Spiritual Environment. It was a sunny Sunday morning with about twenty members, family and friends in attendance.

Trick or Treat! On 28th October 2011, Dharma Drum Mountain Vancouver Center specially organized fun activities for children to celebrate Halloween, while spreading the Dharma to children at the same time.