| Name of holiday |
Description |
Date |
| Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Gobind Singh (1675-1708) was the tenth and last of the Sikh Gurus. He instituted the Five Ks and established the Order of the Khalsa. |
5-January |
| Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Har Rai (1630-1661) was the seventh of the Sikh Gurus. |
31-January |
| Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar) |
Hola Mohalla is three day festival of military exercises and mock battles, together with religious discussions and devotional music, at Anandpur Sahib on the day after Holi. |
15-March |
| Vaisakhi |
The Sikh New Year Festival, which also commemmorates the founding of the Khalsa by the tenth Guru (Guru Gobind Singh) in 1699. Also spelled Baisakhi. |
14-April |
| Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar) |
The founder of the Sikh religion was born on 14 April 1469. This festival is also currently celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar, but this may change. |
14-April |
| Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
Hola Mohalla is currently celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar, but this may change. |
14-April |
| Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Angad Dev (1504-1552) was the second of the Sikh Gurus. |
18-April |
| Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675) was the ninth of the Sikh Gurus. |
18-April |
| Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Arjan Dev (1563-1606) was the fifth of the Sikh Gurus |
2-May |
| Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Amar Das (1479-1574) was the third of the Sikh Gurus. |
23-May |
| Diwali |
The Hindu festival of lights, which extends over five days. Because of the lights, fireworks, and sweets involved it's a great favourite with children. Also shared by Sikhs and Jains. |
21-October |
| Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar) |
This festival may be celebrated by some on the date fixed by the Nanakshahi calendar: April 14 |
5-November |
| Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru and is honoured as a champion of religious freedom. He was executed in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam. |
24-November |
