After three years of cancellations, Canada’s largest Vaisakhi parade is set to return to Surrey, B.C., on Saturday.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, festivities would see between 300,000 to 500,000 attendees. Organizers believe this year’s event could be even more popular and attract more than 700,000 celebrants.
Sikhs around the world celebrate Vaisakhi every April to mark the creation of the order of the Khalsa in 1699 — a defining moment in Sikh history, which gave the faith its final form.
Organizer Moninder Singh says the parade is about bringing all communities together.
“People get a really good view of what the Sikh culture is about, and not just the food, but also our way of
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