← 2025 2026 — Sikh observances 2027 → Every month for 2026 in one place. Each card opens background reading in a new tab. Confirm dates with your Gurdwara. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec January Month view P Parkash — Guru Gobind Singh Ji Date: Thursday, 8 January 2026 Significance: Birth of the tenth Guru (Gregorian estimate). Learn more — Parkash — Guru Gobind Singh Ji M Maghi / Sri Muktsar Sahib Date: Sunday, 18 January 2026 Significance: Forty Muktas and the battle at Chamkaur Sahib. Learn more — Maghi / Sri Muktsar Sahib P Parkash — Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji Date: Saturday, 31 January 2026 Significance: Birth of the seventh Guru (many calendars; confirm locally). Learn more — Parkash — Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji February Month view S Sangrand — Phagan Date: Friday, 13 February 2026 Significance: First day of Phagan in the Nanakshahi calendar. Learn more — Sangrand — Phagan J Jyoti Jot — Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji Date: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 Significance: Remembrance of the eighth Guru (date varies by source). Learn more — Jyoti Jot — Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji March Month view H Hola Mohalla & Sangrand — Chet Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Significance: Nanakshahi new year (Chet); Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib. Learn more — Hola Mohalla & Sangrand — Chet April Month view V Vaisakhi & Sangrand — Vaisakh Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 Significance: Khalsa formation (1699); harvest festival. Learn more — Vaisakhi & Sangrand — Vaisakh P Parkash — Guru Angad Dev Ji Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 Significance: Birth of the second Sikh Guru (estimate). Learn more — Parkash — Guru Angad Dev Ji May Month view P Parkash — Guru Amar Das Ji Date: Friday, 8 May 2026 Significance: Birth of the third Sikh Guru (estimate). Learn more — Parkash — Guru Amar Das Ji S Sangrand — Jeth Date: Friday, 15 May 2026 Significance: First day of Jeth. Learn more — Sangrand — Jeth June Month view S Shaheedi Guru Arjan Dev Ji & Sangrand — Harh Date: Monday, 15 June 2026 Significance: Martyrdom of the fifth Guru; start of Harh. Learn more — Shaheedi Guru Arjan Dev Ji & Sangrand — Harh P Parkash — Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Date: Sunday, 28 June 2026 Significance: Birth of the sixth Guru (estimate; some sources list July). Learn more — Parkash — Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji July Month view D Darbar Sahib foundation remembrance Date: Friday, 10 July 2026 Significance: Annual reminder of building the Harimandir under Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Learn more — Darbar Sahib foundation remembrance S Sangrand — Sawan Date: Thursday, 16 July 2026 Significance: First day of Sawan. Learn more — Sangrand — Sawan August Month view S Sangrand — Bhadon Date: Sunday, 16 August 2026 Significance: First day of Bhadon. Learn more — Sangrand — Bhadon S Saka Nankana Sahib (1921) Date: Friday, 21 August 2026 Significance: Remembrance of the massacre at Nankana Sahib. Learn more — Saka Nankana Sahib (1921) September Month view S Saragarhi Day Date: Saturday, 12 September 2026 Significance: Honours the 21 Sikhs at Saragarhi (1897), widely marked in the UK. Learn more — Saragarhi Day S Sangrand — Assu Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026 Significance: First day of Assu. Learn more — Sangrand — Assu October Month view G Gurgaddi — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Date: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 Significance: Guru Gobind Singh bestowed eternal Guruship on the scripture in 1708. Learn more — Gurgaddi — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji G Guru Ram Das Jayanti Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026 Significance: Birth of the fourth Sikh Guru (Gregorian estimate). Learn more — Guru Ram Das Jayanti S Sangrand — Katak Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 Significance: First day of Katak. Learn more — Sangrand — Katak G Gurpurab — Guru Harkrishan & Guru Har Rai period Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026 Significance: Birth of Guru Harkrishan; Jyoti Jot of Guru Har Rai on many wall calendars. Learn more — Gurpurab — Guru Harkrishan & Guru Har Rai period B Bandi Chhor — preparation kirtan Date: Monday, 19 October 2026 Significance: Extra divaan before Diwali / Bandi Chhor (timing varies with Diwali). Learn more — Bandi Chhor — preparation kirtan November Month view B Bandi Chhor — vigil Date: Friday, 6 November 2026 Significance: Night programmes ahead of Bandi Chhor Divas. Learn more — Bandi Chhor — vigil B Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh Diwali) Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026 Significance: Guru Hargobind Ji’s return to Amritsar; aligns with Diwali in 2026. Learn more — Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh Diwali) S Sangrand — Maghar Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026 Significance: First day of Maghar. Learn more — Sangrand — Maghar G Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab Date: Monday, 23 November 2026 Significance: Birth of the first Sikh Guru (Gregorian estimate for 2026). Learn more — Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab S Shaheedi Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2026 Significance: Martyrdom of the ninth Guru in Delhi (1665). Learn more — Shaheedi Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji December Month view S Sangrand — Poh Date: Monday, 14 December 2026 Significance: First day of Poh. Learn more — Sangrand — Poh S Shaheedi — Sahibzada Zorawar Singh & Fateh Singh Date: Monday, 21 December 2026 Significance: Younger princes at Sirhind. Learn more — Shaheedi — Sahibzada Zorawar Singh & Fateh Singh S Shaheedi — Sahibzada Ajit Singh & Jujhar Singh Date: Thursday, 24 December 2026 Significance: Older princes at Chamkaur (many programmes in late December). Learn more — Shaheedi — Sahibzada Ajit Singh & Jujhar Singh Open January 2026 · Find a Gurdwara