Sikh Gurpurab
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2026
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, kept at every gurdwara with kirtan, a nagar kirtan procession and langar for all.
- Guru Nanak Jayanti 2026
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026
- Guru Nanak Jayanti 2027
- Sunday, 14 November 2027
- Guru Nanak Jayanti 2028
- Thursday, 2 November 2028
Guru Nanak Jayanti near you
Guru Nanak Jayanti in the UK 2026: all 1 events, dates and where to go →
Guru Nanak Jayanti events near you
What Guru Nanak Jayanti is
Guru Nanak Gurpurab is the most important date in the Sikh calendar. The days before it are marked by an unbroken 48-hour reading of the Guru Granth Sahib, and the day itself by kirtan, prayer, and langar — the free community kitchen that feeds everyone who comes, regardless of faith.
Visitors are welcome at every gurdwara: cover your head, remove your shoes, and eat. Where the community is large enough there is a nagar kirtan, a procession through the town behind the Guru Granth Sahib.
Guru Nanak Jayanti in the UK
Every gurdwara in the UK keeps the Gurpurab with an Akhand Path, kirtan and langar open to all; Southall, Birmingham’s Soho Road, Leicester and Wolverhampton hold the largest gatherings.
Guru Nanak Jayanti in Belgium
Belgium has a Sikh community of several thousand, concentrated around Sint-Truiden and the Limburg fruit farms, with gurdwaras there, in Deurne (Antwerp) and in Ghent (the Vilvoorde gurdwara has been closed by the mayor since February 2025). Sint-Truiden holds a nagar kirtan through the town.
Guru Nanak Jayanti in Germany
Gurdwaras in Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and Berlin keep the Gurpurab with kirtan and langar; everyone is welcome.
Guru Nanak Jayanti in the Netherlands
Gurdwaras in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague keep the Gurpurab; Amsterdam’s Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha holds the largest gathering.
If it is your first one abroad
- A scarf or bandana is provided at the door if you have nothing to cover your head with.
- Langar is vegetarian and free; sit on the floor in a row and accept what is served.
Previous Guru Nanak Jayanti events
Most of these return every year with the same organisers.
New Indian events near you, by email
Once a week, and only when something new is on within 10 km of where you live — garba nights, Diwali melas, meetups, concerts. Free, and one click switches it off.
Guru Nanak Jayanti is better with people near you
Free, in every country. Everything below is ranked by how far it is from you.
- Groups near youJoin the Indian community groups in your city — chat, plans and people who get it.
- Events near youEvery festival, garba night and meetup, ranked by distance, with RSVP and reminders.
- Buy and sellSarees, kurtas, furniture, kitchen things — from people a few streets away.
- Rent near youRooms and flats from the community, with the person behind the listing one tap away.
Questions people ask
- When is Guru Nanak Jayanti in 2026?
- 24 November 2026. Baisakhi, the other major Sikh festival, is on 13 or 14 April each year.
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