Vaisakhi 2027: date, meaning and flying home to Punjab

Vaisakhi dates: 2027 and 2028

Year	Vaisakhi	SA school holidays	Notes
2027	Wednesday 14 April	Saturday 10 – Sunday 25 April 2027	Falls in the first week of the holidays. Easter (Good Friday 26 March) is two weeks earlier
2028	Thursday 13 April	Check the 2028 term dates when they're published	Drik Panchang date for New Delhi

Dates are from Drik Panchang for New Delhi. Vaisakhi follows the solar calendar, so it almost always falls on 13 or 14 April. The SA holiday dates come from the 2027 term dates: Term 1 ends on Friday 9 April and Term 2 starts on Monday 26 April.

What is Vaisakhi?

Vaisakhi (also written Baisakhi) is Punjab's spring harvest festival, when the wheat crop is ready to cut. For Sikhs it is also one of the most important days of the year. It marks the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Anandpur Sahib in 1699. Gurdwaras hold special diwans, kirtan and langar, the Nishan Sahib is often renewed, and many towns hold a Nagar Kirtan procession. In villages there are melas, bhangra and giddha.

The same days also bring the new year in several other parts of India, such as Vishu in Kerala, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Bohag Bihu in Assam and Pohela Boishakh in Bengal.

Where to spend Vaisakhi in Punjab

• Amritsar: Sri Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) is busy from early morning, with devotees coming from across Punjab and overseas. It's also the easiest place to fly into. See Adelaide to Amritsar.
• Anandpur Sahib: Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, where the Khalsa was founded. It's closer to Chandigarh than to Amritsar.
• Talwandi Sabo: Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, near Bathinda, is known for one of Punjab's biggest Vaisakhi melas.
• Your own village or town: for most families, Vaisakhi means being at the local gurdwara and with relatives at harvest time.

Mid-April in Punjab is already warm to hot during the day, so pack light clothes, a head covering for the gurdwara, and plan for crowds and road traffic around the big gurdwaras.

Vaisakhi in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney

If you're staying in Australia, gurdwaras in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney hold Vaisakhi programs, and several cities have a Nagar Kirtan through the streets. Dates are usually set closer to April and often fall on the nearest weekend, so check with your local gurdwara. Adelaide has a large Sikh community: at the 2021 Census, 28.5% of India-born people in Greater Adelaide were Sikh, and 18,743 people spoke Punjabi at home (ABS).

When to book flights for Vaisakhi 2027

Because Vaisakhi 2027 falls inside the April school holidays, the most convenient dates (flying out on Friday 9 or Saturday 10 April, back by Sunday 25 April) will be in demand from families across South Australia, and the same holiday period applies in other states. Our suggestions:

• Book by February if you can. Searches for Vaisakhi peak in April, but the seats that suit school holidays go well before that.
• Arrive two or three days early. A delayed connection then doesn't mean missing the day itself.
• Watch the return. Flights back in the last weekend of the holidays (24–25 April, with Anzac Day on the Sunday) are often the hardest to get. Coming back a day or two earlier can help.
• Not tied to school dates? Travelling outside the holidays, or flying out before Easter, usually gives more choice. Our cheapest time to fly guide explains the pattern.

Flying to Amritsar or Delhi for Vaisakhi

Routing	Airlines	Good to know
Via Kuala Lumpur to Amritsar	Malaysia Airlines all the way	Malaysia Airlines flies Adelaide–Kuala Lumpur daily, and its Kuala Lumpur–Amritsar flight runs about daily, the most frequent one-stop link into Amritsar
Via Singapore to Amritsar	Singapore Airlines, then Scoot	Scoot to Amritsar runs about 4 times a week, so dates are limited. Book on one ticket so bags go through, and check the Scoot baggage
Via Doha to Amritsar	Qatar Airways	Full-service the whole way, but it usually lands in Amritsar in the early hours, so arrange a pick-up
Budget via Kuala Lumpur	AirAsia (resumes Kuala Lumpur–Amritsar on 2 December 2026, about 4 times a week)	Often a separate ticket, so you collect and re-check bags. Buy baggage in advance
Non-stop to Delhi, then on to Punjab	Air India from Melbourne or Sydney, then a domestic flight, train or drive	Qantas's seasonal Melbourne–Delhi flight finishes on 27 March 2027, so for Vaisakhi the non-stop option is Air India. Delhi is also the usual way to reach Chandigarh and Anandpur Sahib

Travelling with gifts or for a wedding as well? Read our baggage allowance guide before you book, because low-cost fares into Amritsar can include no checked bag at all.

Route pages: Adelaide to Amritsar, Melbourne to Amritsar, Sydney to Amritsar, Brisbane to Amritsar, Adelaide to Delhi and Melbourne to Delhi. Bringing parents to Australia after Vaisakhi instead? See our parents' page.

Talk to a real person about Vaisakhi flights

Fares and schedules change every day, so we don't publish prices on this page. For live fares, call or WhatsApp the Travel Care team on 0421 882 733. We're a family-run agency at 222 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville, booking flights since 2010, and we speak English, Hindi and Punjabi. Seen a cheaper fare somewhere else? Send us the screenshot and we'll see what we can do.

Last checked: 19 October 2026 by the Travel Care team.