When is Guru Nanak Jayanti?
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2026 is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
Dates follow the Hindu calendar for New Delhi, India. In North America some festivals are kept one day earlier because of the time difference; check with your temple.
Sikhs celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, with prayers, hymns, processions and free community meals (langar) at gurdwaras.
How the date is set: The full moon of Kartika (Kartik Purnima).
The date in other years
A short history
Guru Nanak Gurpurab (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ (Gurmukhi)), also known as Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਉਤਸਵ) and Guru Nanak Jayanti (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਯੰਤੀ), celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. One of the most celebrated and important Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak is highly revered by the Sikh community. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism, or Sikhi. The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus.
From Wikipedia’s article Guru Nanak Gurpurab, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Drik Panchang festival calendar (New Delhi) Dates
- Wikipedia: Guru Nanak Gurpurab Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)