Baisākhi is one of the significant Sīkh festivals which marks the harvest of the Rabi crops to the large farming community of Punjāb. It is celebrated all over India with fervour and joy by the Sīkh population. This day has got its religious significance as Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sīkh Guru laid the foundation of Panth Khālsa-the Order of the Pure Ones on a Baisākhi day in 1699.It falls on the first day of Vaiśhakha month (April-May) based on a Sīkh Calendar. The date generally coincides with 'Rongali Bihu' in Assam, 'Naba Barśha' in Bengal, ‘Putthāṇḍu’ in Tamil Nadu and 'Pūram Viśhu' in Keraa.

Baisākhi or Vaisākhi is celebrated in different styles by different communities. On this day, people wake up early in the morning, take bath in the holy river and get ready to visit the neighborhood Gurudhwāra to take part in the special prayer meeting organized for the day. After the prayer, devotees are offered specially prepared Kara prasādh or sweetened semolina which is followed by a guru ka lāngar or community lunch. Later, devotees participate in the procession under the leadership of Panj pyāras & it moves through the major localities of the city. Men, women and children sing devotional songs and mock duels, Bhāngra and Giḍḍa performances make the procession lively and colourful.

To the farming community of Punjāb and Haryāṇa, it is the beginning of the New Year and on this day farmers thank god for the ample harvest and the good times ahead. People purchase new clothes, sing & dance, enjoy festive food marking the celebration. Colourful Bhāngra and Giḍḍa dance are performed by men and women to express their joy and devotion, Cries of "Jaṭṭa aaī Baisākhi", hitting the skies. In villages of Punjāb, recreational activities, wrestling bouts and Baisākhi fairs are conducted as a part of the celebrations.