To celebrate the 301st anniversary of the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Scriptures), Sikhs from around the world will be making their annual pilgrimage to Yuba City on October 30th, 31st and November 1st. An estimated 75,000 people are expected to celebrate a weekend of devotion with the traditional Sikh Parade on Sunday and the Friday night fireworks spectacular. Volunteers are busy preparing 250,000 free meals for visitors.
Schedule of Events
Friday, October 30th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 pm Fireworks Show
Sikh Temple — 2468 Tierra Buena Road — Yuba City, CA
Friday morning at 8 a.m. starts the traditional 48 hours of prayer ending with the Parade on Sunday. At 8 p.m., the entire community is treated to an evening fireworks show and free dinner. It’s the Sikh way of showing appreciation.
Saturday, October 31st Open House & Reception from 12 Noon to 1:30 pm
Sikh Temple — 2468 Tierra Buena Road — Yuba City, CA
There will be a showing of the movie, Cultural Safari, starting at 12:30 pm, followed by a short presentation to elected officials and dignitaries. Keynote speaker starting at 12:55 pm will be Dr. I.J. Singh from N.Y.U. Dr. Singh is a frequent speaker on interfaith issues. He is a professor at New York University and a writer of several books on Sikhism from a western perspective and a scholar of Sikhism.
Sunday, November 1st, 11:00 am – 8 pm 30th Annual Sikh Parade
75,000 people are expected for the four-mile long parade that starts at the Sikh Temple at 11:00 in the morning and ends at the Sikh Temple at approximately 4 pm. As the parade ends, visitors will make their way to the Temple grounds for free food, drinks and entertainment. The event concludes at approximately 8 p.m.
About the 30th Annual Sikh Parade
Sikhs return to Yuba City each year during the first weekend in November to celebrate the commemoration of the receipt of the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Scriptures) in 1708, presented by the Sikhs tenth and final Guru (spiritual teacher) as a perpetual spiritual guide. The weekend begins on Friday morning with the traditional 48 hours of prayer and the reading of scripture from the Guru Granth Sahib and ends with the four-mile long parade through the streets of Yuba City on Sunday.
###
