Surrey, B.C., is preparing for what is billed as the biggest Vaisakhi parade in Canada on Saturday, with over 500,000 people attending last year's event.

Vaisakhi is the annual Sikh festival that celebrates the new harvest. It usually includes colourful floats, music and food every spring.

For Sikhs, it also marks the creation of the order of the Khalsa in 1699 — a defining moment in Sikh history which gave the faith its final form.

The Surrey Vaisakhi parade will start at around 8:30 a.m. PT at t…