The sights and sounds at the 2024 Vaisakhi parade in Vancouver [Video]

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Here are some of the best pictures from the 2024 Vaisakhi parade in Vancouver, which organizers say 200,000 people attended on Saturday.

Organizers say more than 200,000 people attended the annual parade in South Vancouver’s Punjabi Market area

CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2024 2:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

An estimated 200,000 people attended a parade to celebrate the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Vancouver on Saturday. (Justine Beaulieu-Poudrier/Radio-Canada)

The annual Vaisakhi procession in Vancouver has always brought a wave of colour, vibrant music and delicious food to the streets of South Vancouver.

Organizers say more than 200,000 people attended the parade on Saturday, which started at the historic Punjabi Market area near East 49th Avenue and Main Street.

Vaisakhi is the annual spring festival celebrated by the Sikh people. It marks the coming of the new year, as well as the creation of the …

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