When is Vaisakhi 2027 in the UK?

Vaisakhi 2027 falls on Wednesday, 14 April 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 Vaisakhi 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.

The Khalsa’s birthday, the harvest

Vaisakhi in the UK 2027

Vaisakhi 2027: Wednesday, 14 April 2027

Vaisakhi 2027 in the UK is on Wednesday, 14 April 2027.

Southall’s nagar kirtan from the Havelock Road gurdwara, Birmingham’s through Handsworth and Smethwick, and processions in Leicester, Slough, Gravesend, Leeds and Glasgow — on the Sunday nearest 14 April, with the gurdwaras open all day and langar on the pavements.

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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.

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If it is your first one in the UK

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 the UK?: Vaisakhi 2027 falls on Wednesday, 14 April 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 Vaisakhi in the UK?: Southall’s nagar kirtan from the Havelock Road gurdwara, Birmingham’s through Handsworth and Smethwick, and processions in Leicester, Slough, Gravesend, Leeds and Glasgow — on the Sunday nearest 14 April, with the gurdwaras open all day and langar on the pavements.
Can non-Indians go to Vaisakhi 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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