When is Pongal & Makar Sankranti in Belgium in 2027?

Pongal & Makar Sankranti 2027 falls on Thursday, 14 January 2027. It is not a public holiday in Belgium, 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 Pongal & Makar Sankranti events in Belgium?

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.

Harvest, mid-January

Pongal & Makar Sankranti in Belgium 2027

Pongal & Makar Sankranti 2027: Thursday, 14 January 2027

The Tamil community (both Indian and Sri Lankan) is large in Brussels and Antwerp, and the associations’ Pongal days are family events with a lunch.

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What Pongal & Makar Sankranti is

The January harvest festival under its many names — Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Sankranti in the north and west, Lohri in Punjab, Bihu in Assam — kept abroad with kite days and Tamil association gatherings.

Makar Sankranti is one of the few Indian festivals on the solar calendar, so it falls on 14 January almost every year. It marks the sun’s turn north and the harvest. Tamil families cook pongal — rice boiled over in milk and jaggery — over four days; Gujaratis fly kites; Punjabis light Lohri bonfires the night before; Assam keeps Bhogali Bihu.

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If it is your first one in Belgium

Sugarcane and the sweets (til-gud, chikki) appear in the Indian grocers in the first week of January.

Questions people ask

When is Pongal & Makar Sankranti in Belgium in 2027?: Pongal & Makar Sankranti 2027 falls on Thursday, 14 January 2027. It is not a public holiday in Belgium, 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 Pongal & Makar Sankranti in Belgium?: The Tamil community (both Indian and Sri Lankan) is large in Brussels and Antwerp, and the associations’ Pongal days are family events with a lunch.
Can non-Indians go to Pongal & Makar Sankranti events in Belgium?: 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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