The annual Nagar Kirtan parade will take place from 10am on Sunday 4 May.
The parade will start from Guru Harkrishan Ji Gurdwara on Sherbourne Street. The parade will conclude its route ending an Monton Street at Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurdwara.
Check before you travel
If you are making a journey by bus or car, please allow extra time if you are travelling near the route.
Delays are expected on bus services travelling in and around Manchester city centre on Sunday. Make sure that you stay up to date with the latest news for your route by visiting our travel alerts hub on our website or the Bee Network app.
Rolling road closures
Roads around the route will be closed on a rolling basis, and the closure will only be in place while the parade is on that road. This means that as the parade moves to the next road, previous roads will re-open.
A full road closure will be implemented on Sherbourne Street where the parade will gather and depart from Guru Harkrishan Ji Gurdwara.
Rolling road closures included in the parade are below:
- Bury New Road - from Sherbourne Street to Bury New Road
- Waterloo Road - from Bury New Road to Waterloo Road
- Alderglen Road - from Waterloo Road to Alderglen Road
- Heywood Street - from Alderglen Road East to Heywood Street
- Huxley Road - from Heywood Street to Huxley Road
- Cheetham Hill Road - from Huxley Road to Cheetham Hill Road
- Broughton Street - from Cheetham Hill Road to Broughton Street
- Stocks Street - from Broughton Street to Stocks Street
- Knowsley Street - from Stocks Street to Knowsley Street
- Cheetham Hill Road - from Knowsley Street to Cheetham Hill Road
- Corporation Street - from Cheetham Hill Road to Corporation Street
- Rochdale Road - from Corporation Street to Rochdale Road
- Oldham Road - from Rochdale Road to Oldham Road
- Great Ancoats Street - from Oldham Road to Great Ancoats Street
- Newton Street - from Great Ancoats Street to Newton Street
- Portland Street - from Newton Street to Portland Street
- Oxford Street from Portland Street to Oxford Street
- Whitworth Street - from Oxford Street to Whitworth Street
- Cambridge Street - from Whitworth Street to Cambridge Street
- Cavendish Street - from Cambridge Street to Cavendish Street
- Chorlton Road - from Cavendish Street to Chorlton Road
- Sanctuary Road - from Chorlton Road to Sanctuary Road
- Royce Road - from Sanctuary Road to Royce Road
- Dearden Street - from Royce Road to Dearden Street
- Cavendish Street - from Hulme Park to Cavendish Street
- Chorlton Road - from Cavendish Street to Chorlton Road
- Upper Chorlton Road - from Upper Chorlton Road to Moss Lane East
- Moss Lane East - from Moss Lane East over Princess Parkway to Monton Street
- Monton Street - Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurdwara is the final stop and the Naar Kiran will end here at 5:30pm
Visit the Manchester City Council website for more information closer to the time.