When is Lohri 2027 in the UK?

Lohri 2027 falls on Thursday, 14 January 2027. It is not a public holiday in the United Kingdom, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — events are listed on this page as organisers post them, usually four to six weeks ahead.

Can non-Indians go to Lohri events in the UK?

Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.

Punjabi bonfire night

Lohri in the UK 2027

Lohri 2027: Thursday, 14 January 2027

Lohri 2027 in the UK is on Thursday, 14 January 2027.

Southall, Slough, Birmingham, Leicester and Wolverhampton hold Lohri melas and bonfire nights, the gurdwaras keep a diwan, and the banquet halls fill with first-Lohri parties.

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What Lohri is

The Punjabi winter festival on the eve of Makar Sankranti: a bonfire, popcorn, rewri and gajak thrown into it, bhangra and gidda round it, and a first Lohri for a new baby or a new bride.

Lohri marks the end of the darkest days of winter and the start of the harvest season in Punjab, on the last night of the month of Poh. Families gather round a bonfire after sunset, throw sesame, jaggery, popcorn and peanuts into it, sing Sundar Mundriye — the song of Dulla Bhatti — and eat sarson da saag with makki di roti. A family’s first Lohri after a wedding or a birth is the big one, with the whole neighbourhood invited.

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If it is your first one in the UK

Bring rewri, gajak and popcorn for the fire; the host provides the saag and the roti.
A first Lohri is an invitation you accept: the family of the new baby or the new bride hosts, and the gift is cash in an envelope.

Questions people ask

When is Lohri 2027 in the UK?: Lohri 2027 falls on Thursday, 14 January 2027. It is not a public holiday in the United Kingdom, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — events are listed on this page as organisers post them, usually four to six weeks ahead.
Where can I celebrate Lohri in the UK?: Southall, Slough, Birmingham, Leicester and Wolverhampton hold Lohri melas and bonfire nights, the gurdwaras keep a diwan, and the banquet halls fill with first-Lohri parties.
Can non-Indians go to Lohri events in the UK?: Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.

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