Southall Vaisakhi procession - Nagar Kirtan 2024
Date: Sun 07 Apr 2024Time: 11.30 am - 6.00 pm
Celebrate Vaisakhi, the birth of the Khalsa and the harvest festival.
Join or watch the annual Southall Vaisakhi procession (nagar kirtan) from the Guru Nanak Road (Havelock Road) Gurdwara to the the Park Avenue Gurdwara.
Tens of thousands of people will attend the parade through the streets of Southall.
Free food stalls all along the procession route.
The Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall (SGSSS) are "excited to invite the community to be a part of this vibrant celebration. Your participation not only supports the event but also strengthens our community’s bond."
Looking forward to seeing many of you there.
There will be road closures and parking suspensions along the main route. King Street, The Green and South Road will be be closed for most of the day. No traffic will be allowed from the side roads.
The nagar kirtan will start at around 12 noon from the Guru Nank Road Gurdwara and move very slowly along the designated route.
When the procession turn into High street around 4pm, traffic from Southall Broadway, Lady Margaret road and Uxbridge road will also be blocked for at least an hour.
The Police advise against driving into Southall due to road closures and heavy congestion.
Ealing Police said: "Road closures will take place from 9am in Old Southall and roads will continue to close as the procession moves along the route. Roads may close sooner due to food stalls setting up along the route and increase in pedestrians moving into the road."
The actual Vaisakhi day will be celebrated on Saturday 13th April 2024.
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The procession route is shown below.
The 2-mile walk typically takes 40 minutes, but the procession takes approximately 5 hours.
Detailed information
In order to provide a safe and secure procession route there will be road closures in place at the following times:
| Closed Road | From | To | Timings |
| Guru Nanak Road | Victoria Street | King Street | 08:00 – 15:00 |
| King Street | Norwood Road/Montague Way | Featherstone Road/The Green | 08:00 – 15:00 |
| The Green | Featherstone Road/King Street | South Road/A3005 | 08:00 – 15:00 |
| South Road | The Green/A3005 | A4020 High Street/Broadway | 08:00 – 18:30 |
| A4020 High Street/Broadway | South Road | A4020 Uxbridge Road | 08:00 – 18:30 |
| A4020 Uxbridge Road | A4020 High Street | Dormer’s Well Lane | 08:00 – 18:30 |
| Green Drive | A4020 Uxbridge Road | Park Avenue | 08:00 – 19:00 |
| Park Avenue | Green Drive | South Road | 08:00 – 19:00 |
There will also be parking suspensions required to facilitate the procession route and these will be located in the following places:
| Location | Parking Suspension | Time | |
| Guru Nanak Road | Between King Street & Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha | 08:00 – 15:00 | |
| King Street | Between Guru Nanak Rd & The Green | 08:00 – 15:00 | |
| The Green | Between Featherstone Rd & Osterley Park Rd | 08:00 – 15:00 | |
| South Road | Between Park Avenue & St Josephs Drive | 08:00 – 18:30 | |
| Green Drive | Between A4020 Uxbridge Rd & Park Avenue (no parking) | 08:00 – 18:30 | |
| Park Avenue | Between South Rd & Avenue Road | 08:00 – 19:00 | |
If you are a resident on Green Drive/Park Avenue we kindly ask that you remove your car off the road by 08:00 on Sunday (7 April) morning as this part of the procession route is very narrow and can result in delaying the procession as the route may be blocked.
Location:
Start: Guru Nanak Road (Havelock Road) Gurdwara - Southall,
End: Park Avenue Gurdwara - Southall
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