The Khalsa’s birthday, the harvest
Vaisakhi in Australia 2027
Vaisakhi 2027: Wednesday, 14 April 2027
Vaisakhi 2027 in Australia is on Wednesday, 14 April 2027.
Melbourne’s nagar kirtans run through Craigieburn and Blackburn, Sydney’s through Glenwood and Parklea, and Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide hold their own; the gurdwaras keep an Akhand Path in the days before.
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What Vaisakhi is
The Sikh new year and the founding of the Khalsa in 1699, and Punjab’s harvest festival: nagar kirtan processions, langar on the street and the largest Sikh gatherings of the year, from Southall to Surrey.
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) falls on the first day of the solar month of Vaisakh — 13 or 14 April — the day in 1699 on which Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib. It is the Sikh new year, the harvest festival of Punjab, and for Hindus the solar new year kept the same day as Vishu in Kerala, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and Pohela Boishakh in Bengal.
If it is your first one in Australia
- Cover your head and remove your shoes in the gurdwara; at the nagar kirtan a scarf is enough, and everyone eats the langar.
- The processions close main roads for the afternoon — go by train or bus.
Questions people ask
- When is Vaisakhi 2027 in Australia?
- Vaisakhi 2027 falls on Wednesday, 14 April 2027. It is not a public holiday in Australia, 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 Vaisakhi in Australia?
- Melbourne’s nagar kirtans run through Craigieburn and Blackburn, Sydney’s through Glenwood and Parklea, and Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide hold their own; the gurdwaras keep an Akhand Path in the days before.
- Can non-Indians go to Vaisakhi events in Australia?
- 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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