Kerala Festival Calendar 2023
In Kerala, festival dates are decided in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and the local traditions and customs. We have calculated the festival dates based on these.
But there can be changes in the dates according to the customs and rituals associated with each place of worship. As such, these should be considered only as approximate dates and have to be confirmed with the local authorities.
Kerala Festival Calendar 2023
| Festivals | 2023 | 2024 | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aanayoottu at Vadakkumnathan Temple Vadakkumnathan Temple Thrissur District |
17 July (Karkidakam 1) | * July (Karkidakam 1) |
Mobile : +91 94009 32958 |
| Adoor Gajamela Sree Parthasarathy Temple Pathanamthitta District |
22 to 31 January | * February (January / February | Makaram) |
Mobile : +91 94471 72275 |
| Agasthyarkoodam Trekking Thiruvananthapuram District |
16 January to 15 February | ||
| Alpashi Utsavam Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Thiruvananthapuram District |
14 to 23 October | * October (October / November | Thulam) |
Phone : +91 471 2450233 |
| Andalur Kavu Theyyam Andalur Kavu Kannur District |
13 to 19 February (Kumbham) | * February (Kumbham) |
Mobile : +91 94006 19947 |
| Annual Pilgrimage at Rayiranellur Hill Palakkad District |
18 October | ||
| Aranmula Boat Race River Pamba Pathanamthitta District |
02 September | * August (August / September | Chingam | Uthrittathi) |
Phone : + 91 82811 13010, +91 468 2313010 |
| Arattupuzha Pooram Arattupuzha Sree Sastha Temple Thrissur District |
03 April | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
Mobile : +91 94963 46565 |
| Arthunkal Perunnal St. Andrew’s Forane Church Alappuzha District |
10 to 27 January | * January | Mobile : +91 94001 52374 |
| Athachamayam Thripunithura Ernakulam District |
20 August (August / September | Chingam | Atham) | * August (August / September | Chingam | Atham) |
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| Attukal Pongala Attukal Bhagavathi Temple Thiruvananthapuram District |
07 March (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Phone : +91 471 2463130 |
| Attuvela Mahotsavam Elankavu Bhagavathy Temple Kottayam District |
24 March (March / April | Meenam) | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
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| Ayilyam Festival at Vettikode Sree Nagaraja Swami Temple Alappuzha District |
09 October (September / October | Kanni | Ayilyam) | * September (September / October | Kanni | Ayilyam) |
Phone : + 91 479 2339933 |
| Beemapally Uroos Beemapally Dargah Shareef Thiruvananthapuram District |
25 December 2022 to 03 January 2023 | * January | Mobile : +91 94978 10379 |
| Beypore Waterfest Chaliyar River Kozhikode District |
* December | * December | Phone : +91 495 2720012 |
| Champakkulam Boat Race Champakkulam Alappuzha District |
03 July (June / July | Midhunam | Moolam) | * June (June / July | Midhunam | Moolam) |
Mobile : +91 80782 59686 |
| Champions Boat League Kerala backwaters |
* August (August – November) |
* August (August – November) |
Email : [email protected] |
| Chettikulangara Bharani Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple Alappuzha District |
25 February (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Phone : +91 479 2348670 |
| Chinakkathoor Pooram Chinakkathoor Bhagavathi Temple Palakkad District |
06 March (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Mobile : +91 88704 73936 |
| Chitra Pournami Festival at Mangaladevi Temple Idukki District |
05 May | ||
| Cochin Carnival Fort Kochi Ernakulam District |
* December | * December | Mobile : +91 94470 14659 |
| Edathua Perunnal St. George’s Church Alappuzha District |
27 April to 07 May | 27 April to 07 May | Phone : +91 477 2212234, 2212235, 2215851 |
| Ezhara Ponnana Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple Kottayam District |
28 February (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Mobile : +91 80781 33375 |
| Feast of Holy Cross Shrine Holy Cross Shrine, Mapranam Thrissur District |
05 to 21 September | 05 to 21 September | |
| Athirampuzha Perunnal St. Mary’s Forane Church Kottayam District |
19 January to 01 February | 19 to 26 January | Phone : +91 481 2730742 |
| Feast of Vallarpadathamma Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom Ernakulam District |
16 to 24 September | 16 to 24 September | Phone : +91 94970 91070, +91 484 2363952 |
| Guruvayur Aanayottam Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple Thrissur District |
03 March (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Phone : +91 487 2556335, 2556538 |
| Guruvayur Ekadasi Thrissur District |
23 November (November / December | Vrischikam) | * November (November / December | Vrischikam) |
Phone : +91 487 2556335, 2556538 |
| Kadammanitta Patayani Kadammanitta Devi Temple Pathanamthitta District |
22 April | * April | Mobile : +91 98478 36643 |
| Kalpathi Ratholsavam Sree Viswanatha Swamy Temple Palakkad District |
14 to 16 November | Mobile : +91 98091 67322 | |
| Kanjiramattom Kodikuthu Kanjiramattom Mosque Ernakulam District |
14 January | * January | Phone : +91 484 2745057 |
| Kannambra Vela Sree Kurumba Temple Palakkad District |
25 May | * May | Mobile : +91 62829 25380 |
| Karkidaka Vavu Bali | 17 July (July / August | Karkidakam) | * July (July / August | Karkidakam) |
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| Kerala Literature Festival Kozhikode Beach Kozhikode District |
12 to 15 January | ||
| Kochi Muziris Biennale Fort Kochi Ernakulam District |
* January (12 December 2022 to 10 April 2023) |
Phone : +91 484 2215297 | |
| Kodungalloor Kavutheendal and Bharani Kodungalloor Bhagavathy Temple Thrissur District |
24 to 25 March | * March (March / April (Meenam)) |
Phone : +91 480 2803061 |
| Koratty Muthy Feast St. Mary’s Forane Church Thrissur District |
15 October | * October | Phone : +91 480 2732780, 2734009 |
| Kottangkulangara Chamayavilakku Kottangkulangara Devi Temple Kollam District |
24 to 25 March (March / April | Meenam) | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
Mobile : +91 99953 48842 |
| Vaishaka Mahotsavam Kottiyoor temple Kannur District |
02 to 28 June (May / June | Edavam) | * May (May / June | Edavam) |
Phone : +91 490 2430234 |
| Kuttikkol Thampuratti Theyyam Kuttikkol Thampuratty Bhagavathy Temple Kasaragod District |
23 to 27 February (Kumbham) | * February (Kumbham) |
Mobile : +91 94474 91098 |
| Machattu Mamangam Machattu Thiruvanikavu Temple Thrissur District |
21 February (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Mobile : +91 94476 20531 |
| Malanada Kettukazcha Poruvazhi Malanada Temple Kollam District |
24 March (March / April | Meenam) | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
Phone : +91 476 2820338 |
| Malayattoor Perunnal Malayattoor Church Ernakulam District |
16 April | * April | |
| Manarcad Perunnal or Ettunoyambu St. Mary’s Church Kottayam District |
01 to 08 September | 01 to 08 September | Phone : +91 90723 72700, +91 481 2372700 |
| Mannarasala Ayilyam Sree Nagaraja Temple, Mannarasala Alappuzha District |
06 November (October / November | Thulam) | * October (October / November | Thulam) |
Phone : +91 479 2413214 |
| Navarathri Festival All over Kerala |
15 to 24 October (September / October | Kanni) | * September (September / October | Kanni) |
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| Navarathri Sangeetholsavam Navarathri Mandapam Thiruvananthapuram District |
15 to 24 October (September / October | Kanni) | * September (September / October | Kanni) |
Phone : +91 471 2479245 |
| Neelamperoor Padayani Palli Bhagavathi Temple Alappuzha District |
14 September (August / September) | * August (August / September) |
Mobile : +91 62829 71504 |
| Nehru Trophy Boat Race Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha Alappuzha District |
* August (Second Saturday) |
* August (Second Saturday) |
Phone : +91 477 2263441 |
| Nenmara Vallangi Vela Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple Palakkad District |
03 April (March / April | Meenam) | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
Mobile : +91 94472 39992 |
| Niranam Valiyapally Perunnal St. Mary’s Church Pathanamthitta District |
21 December | 21 December | Phone : +91 469 2711510 |
| Njangattiri Aanayoottu Njangattiri Bhagavathi Temple Palakkad District |
21 July (July | Karkidakam) | * July (July | Karkidakam) |
Phone : +91 94953 55906, +91 466 2913461 |
| Ochira Kali Ochira Parabrahma Temple Kollam District |
16 to 17 June | * June | Phone : +91 476 2690721 |
| Othera Patayani Puthukulangara Devi Temple Pathanamthitta District |
20 to 29 March | * April | Mobile : +91 94466 85641 |
| Painkuni Festival Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Thiruvananthapuram District |
27 March to 05 April (March / April | Meenam) | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
Phone : +91 471 2450233 |
| Palayur Church Festival St. Thomas Church Thrissur District |
16 July | * July | Phone : +91 487 2556978 |
| Panachikkadu Festival in Kottayam Panachikkadu Saraswati Temple Kottayam District |
15 to 24 October (September / October | Kanni) | * September (September / October | Kanni) |
Phone : +91 481 2330670 |
| Puthari Thiruvappana Sri Muthappan Temple, Parassinikadavu Kannur District |
02 December (November / December | Vrischikam) | * November (November / December | Vrischikam) |
Phone : +91 497 2780722 |
| Parippally Gajamela Kodimoottil Bhagavathy Temple Kollam District |
12 March | ||
| Pariyanampetta Pooram Pariyanampetta Bhagavathy Temple Palakkad District |
19 February (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Phone : +91 93888 13889, +91 466 2960011 |
| Parumala Perunnal Parumala Church Pathanamthitta District |
02 November | * November | Phone : +91 479 2312328, 2312202 |
| Pattambi Nercha Pattambi Mosque Palakkad District |
05 March | * March | |
| Payippad Boat Race Payippad backwaters Alappuzha District |
* August (August / September | Chingam) |
* August (August / September | Chingam) |
Phone : +91 96333 98888, +91 477 2263441 |
| Peruvanam Pooram Peruvanam Temple Thrissur District |
31 March (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Mobile : + 91 79077 03854 |
| Pulikali Swaraj Round, Thrissur Thrissur District |
01 September (August / September | Chingam | 4th day of Onam) | * August (August / September | Chingam | 4th day of Onam) |
Mobile : +91 94954 65450 |
| Puthupally Perunnal St. George Orthodox Church Kottayam District |
08 May | * May | |
| Revathi Pattathanam Tali Mahadeva Temple Kozhikode District |
28 October | * November | Phone : +91 495 2703610 |
| Swathi Sangeetholsavam Kuthiramalika Palace Thiruvananthapuram District |
* January | * January | Phone : +91 471 2479245 |
| Thaipooyam Mahotsavam Sree Subrahmanya Swamy Temple Alappuzha District |
05 February (January / February | Makaram | Pooyam) | * January (January / February | Makaram | Pooyam) |
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| Thaipooyam Mahotsavam, Koorkancherry Koorkancherry Sree Maheswara Temple Thrissur District |
05 February | * January (January / February | Makaram | Pooyam) |
Phone : +91 487 2422611 |
| Thirunakkara Arattu Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple Kottayam District |
24 March (March / April | Meenam) | * March (March / April | Meenam) |
Mobile : +91 99958 23777 |
| Thiruvonam All over Kerala |
29 August (August / September | Chingam) | * August (August / September | Chingam) |
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| Thrissur Pooram Thekkinkadu Maidanam Thrissur District |
30 April (April / May | Medam) | * April (April / May | Medam) |
Mobile : +91 98460 35967 |
| Uthradam Thirunal Pamba Boat Race River Pamba Alappuzha District |
28 August (August / September | Chingam) | * August (August / September | Chingam) |
Mobile : +91 94470 47480, 95263 42971 |
| Uthralikkavu Pooram Sree Ruthira Mahakalikavu Temple Thrissur District |
28 February (February / March | Kumbham) | * February (February / March | Kumbham) |
Mobile: +91 99954 36838 |
| Vaikathashtami Vaikom Mahadeva Temple Kottayam District |
05 December | * November (November / December | Vrischikam) |
Phone: +91 4829 215812 |
| Vettukadu Feast in Thiruvananthapuram Madre-de-Deus Church Thiruvananthapuram District |
17 to 26 November | * November (Third Sunday) |
Mobile: +91 82811 90686 |
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