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Events / April (Vaisakhi)
Punjab
The Sikh harvest festival and pilgrimage, prayers, langar, and processions at Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib.
Each April, Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan, India, and the diaspora gather at Gurdwara Panja Sahib (Hasan Abdal) and Nankana Sahib for Baisakhi prayers, kirtan, nagar kirtan processions, and community langar. It is one of Pakistan's most significant living pilgrimage events.
Baisakhi marks both the spring harvest and the founding of the Khalsa. Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib fill with kirtan, devotion, and the langar tradition of free food shared with everyone.
Cover your head, remove shoes before entering the gurdwara, and follow stewards' guidance. Visitors of all faiths are welcomed warmly, especially around the langar.
Combine with Kartarpur Sahib and Lahore's Sikh heritage for a fuller minority-pilgrimage route through Punjab.
February
Pakistan's largest motorsport event, a multi-day off-road rally across the Cholistan dunes, staged around the great Derawar Fort.
February
Lahore's spring kite festival, rooftops and skies fill with colour to welcome the end of winter.
March
Lahore's “Festival of Lights”, the Urs of the Sufi poet Shah Hussain, celebrated with lamps, music, and devotion.
