When is Vaisakhi 2025?
Vaisakhi 2025 was on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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.
A spring harvest festival and, for Sikhs, the day the Khalsa was founded in 1699. Gurdwaras hold processions (Nagar Kirtan) and share free meals.
How the date is set: April 13 or 14 (solar new year in the Punjab).
The date in other years
A short history
Vaisakhi (Sanskrit: [ʋɐi̯ɕaːkʰiː], Vaisākhī), also known as Baisakhi (IPA: [bɛːsaːkʰiː]) or Mesadi or Basoa (IPA: [meːsaːɖiː]), marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April or 14 April. It is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India. While it is culturally significant in many parts of India as a festival of harvest, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year. However, Sikhs celebrate the new year on the first the month Chet, according to the Nanakshahi calendar.
From Wikipedia’s article Vaisakhi, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Drik Panchang festival calendar (New Delhi) Dates
- Wikipedia: Vaisakhi Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)