About Baisakhi
Baisakhi, also written Vaisakhi, is celebrated with great joy in Punjab and Haryana and by Punjabi communities around the world. It falls on the day of Mesha Sankranti, when the Sun enters Mesha rashi, and marks the time when the rabi crop of wheat is ready for harvest. For farming families it is a moment of gratitude for the season's work, celebrated with bhangra and gidda, fairs, folk music and festive food.
For Sikhs, Baisakhi carries special historical meaning. In 1699, at Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa, initiating the Panj Pyare, the five beloved ones, through the Amrit ceremony. Gurdwaras are decorated, devotees gather for kirtan and prayers, and many visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar or Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib. Nagar kirtan processions move through the streets with hymns, and langar is served to everyone who comes. In many other regions, the same solar new year is celebrated under different names, from Vishu and Puthandu in the south to Bohag Bihu in Assam.
How it is observed
- Visiting the gurdwara for kirtan, prayers and ardas
- Joining or watching a nagar kirtan procession
- Serving and sharing langar with the community
- Celebrating the harvest with bhangra, gidda and village fairs
- Preparing festive dishes and sharing them with neighbours
Baisakhi dates in past and coming years
| Year | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saturday, 13 April 2024 | Past |
| 2025 | Monday, 14 April 2025 | Past |
| 2026 | Tuesday, 14 April 2026 | Past |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 14 April 2027 | Next |
| 2028 | Thursday, 13 April 2028 | Upcoming |
| 2029 | Saturday, 14 April 2029 | Upcoming |
| 2030 | Sunday, 14 April 2030 | Upcoming |
Dates are calculated from the Panchang for New Delhi. Some regions may observe a day earlier or later.
Across India
Celebrated widely in: Punjab Chandigarh Delhi Uttarakhand
The same season is marked in many ways. Where a region keeps the festival on a different day, its calculated date is shown.
Punjab, Haryana
Vaisakhi
Farmers celebrate the wheat harvest with bhangra and fairs, and Sikhs mark the founding of the Khalsa with Nagar Kirtans and prayers at gurdwaras.
Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Vishu, Puthandu
Kerala celebrates Vishu with the Vishukkani and Tamil Nadu celebrates the Tamil New Year, Puthandu. Each calendar fixes the day by its own rule.
Date: Wednesday, 14 April 2027
Assam
Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
The Assamese New Year brings Bihu dances, songs and gifts of gamosa. The day is fixed by the Assamese calendar, so it can be a day apart.
West Bengal, Tripura
Pohela Boishakh
Bengalis welcome the New Year with Prabhat Pheri songs, new clothes and Haal Khata, the opening of new account books. The Bengali calendar sets the day, so it can be a day apart.
Odisha
Pana Sankranti
The Odia New Year is marked with pana, a cool sweet drink offered to deities and shared with neighbours, and the new Odia almanac is welcomed.
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Satuani
On this solar new year, people eat and donate sattu and jaggery, a cooling food for the start of summer.
Baisakhi coincides with the solar new year observed across many regions of India under different names.
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