{"id":37811,"date":"2025-04-21T08:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/37811\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T08:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:09:10","slug":"smethwick-streets-awash-with-colour-and-music-for-one-of-the-biggest-uk-vaisakhi-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/37811\/","title":{"rendered":"Smethwick streets awash with colour and music for one of the biggest UK Vaisakhi festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/sandwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smethwick High Street<\/a> was awash with colour as the smell of delicious street food and sounds of traditional music filled the air, while thousands of people celebrated the Sikh religion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fc4bfc19-745b-480b-8006-e5f69dc82fe6.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.<\/p>\n<p>Several businesses and faith groups joined in with the festivities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/2025\/04\/11\/road-closures-for-vaisakhi-celebrations-in-wolverhampton-and-walsall-full-details-here\/https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/2025\/04\/11\/road-closures-for-vaisakhi-celebrations-in-wolverhampton-and-walsall-full-details-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made the day special<\/a> with delicious treats such as samosas and pakoras.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/639915bb-0796-440f-8a78-d764b35c4f4f.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/f9458ced-257b-4b62-bae1-5f650a732d67.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.<\/p>\n<p>There were demonstrations by local martial arts groups on the main stage as well as a fun fair, religious readings and entertainment for the thousands of people that turned out to celebrate the spring festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/488ae95f-16a4-4f22-a8bf-24b69ecfe3c7.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8095bf0a-34bb-4f9a-9fb1-9f99c618efe7.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.\" loading=\"lazy\" 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