Kerala Festivals

Onam – Between August and September
Thrissur Pooram – April- Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur
Vishu – April
Kerala Boat Festivals – Nehru Boat Race- second Saturday of August, other boat races- between July and September
Theyyam Festival – Between April and December – North Malabar, mainly in the Kolathunadu region
Kodungallur Bharani Utsavam – Between March and April
Attukal Pongala – Between February and March – Attukal in Thiruvananthapuram
Makaravilakku – in mid-January – at sabarimala
Adoor Gajamela – Between January or February – Parthasarathy Temple in Adoor
Painkuni Festival – Between March and April – Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram
Ambalapuzha Arattu – Between March and April – The Coastal town of Ambalapuzha in Kerala
Chettikulangara Bharani festival – Between February and March
Cochin Carnival Festival in Cochin – Last week of December
Christmas – December 25

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