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Celebrate Vaisakhi, the birth of the Khalsa and the harvest festival.

Join or watch the annual Southall Vaisakhi procession (nagar kirtan) as it journeys from the Park Avenue Gurdwara to the Guru Nanak Road (Havelock Road) Gurdwara. This year, the start and finish locations have been reversed.

Tens of thousands of people will attend the parade through the streets of Southall.

Free food stalls all along the procession route.

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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 after 10am from the Park Avenue Gurdwara and move very slowly along the designated route to the Guru Nanak Road (Havelock Road) Gurdwara. It will pass through Green Drive, Uxbridge Road, South Road and King Street.

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The Police advise against driving into Southall due to road closures and heavy congestion.

The actual Vaisakhi day will be celebrated on Sunday 13th April 2025.

www.facebook.com/southallnagarkirtan

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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.

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Detailed information

In order to provide a safe and secure procession route there will be road closures in place at the following times:

There will also be parking suspensions required to facilitate the procession route and these will be located in the following places:

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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 (6 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.