KERALA MAJOR FESTIVALS AND EVENTS 2026

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS

JAN

01

ERUMELI CHANDANAKKUDAM

JAN

10

ERUMELI PETTATHULLAL

JAN

11

MAKARAVILAKKU

JAN

14

KOLLAM SAKTHIKULANGARA TEMPLE FESTIVAL

JAN

14

THAIPPONGAL

JAN

15

ARANMULA AARATTU

JAN

20

KOLLAM ANAYADI PAZHAYIDAM TEMPLE FESTIVAL

JAN

20

KOLLAM THAZHUTHALA TEMPLE FESTIVAL

JAN

20

ARTHUNKAL PERUNNAL

JAN

20

PARKKADI POORAM

JAN

25

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION

JAN

26

KOLLAM CHATHANNOOR KANJIRAMVILA TEMPLE FESTIVAL

JAN

27

MAMBULLIKKAVU POORAM

JAN

28

ADOOR AARATTU

JAN

28

THAIPOOYAM

FEB

01

HARIPAD THAIPOOYAM

FEB

01

PANTHALLOOR POORAM

FEB

01

THIRUVILVAMALAI EKADASHI

FEB

13

SIVARATHRI FESTIVAL

FEB

15

THRIPPUNITHURA AARATTU

FEB

16

MACHAD MAMANGAM

FEB

17

PERIYANAMPATTA POORAM

FEB

19

VAIRANKODE VALIYATHEEYATTU

FEB

20

CHETTIKULANGARA BHARANI

FEB

23

UTHRALIKKAVU POORAM

FEB

24

EZHAMKULAM THOOKKAM

FEB

24

AAYIRAM KANNI POORAM

FEB

25

KOLLAM THRIKKADAVUR TEMPLE FESTIVAL

FEB

27

KOLLAM KADAKKAL THIRUVATHIRA

FEB

27

GURUVAYOOR AANAYOTTAM

FEB

28

CHINAKKATHOOR POORAM

MAR

02, 03

ATTUKAL PONGALA

MAR

03

MANNARAKKAD POORAM

MAR

03

THRISSUR PARAMEKKAVU AARATTU

MAR

03

HOLY CELEBRATIONS

MAR

04

KOLLAM SASTHAMKOTTA TEMPLE FESTIVAL

MAR

04

KIDANGOOR AARATTU

MAR

05

THRISSUR TIRUVAMPADY AARATTU

MAR

07

KOLLAM PARIPPALLY TEMPLE FESTIVAL

MAR

08

GURUVAYOOR AARATTU

MAR

09

KOLLUR RATHOLSAVAM

MAR

12

KOLLAM PUTHIYAKAVU PONGALA

MAR

13

KOLLAM KATTILMEKKATHIL TEMPLE FESTIVAL

MAR

13

AAMAKKAVU POORAM

MAR

13

OMALLUR VAYAL VANIBHAM BEGINS

MAR

15

KOLLAM PARAVUR PUTTINGAL TEMPLE FESTIVAL

MAR

21

KOLLAM EZHUKONE TEMPLE FESTIVAL

MAR

21

KOLLAM KOTTAMKULANGARA CHAMAYAVILAKKU

MAR

24,25

THIRUNAKKARA AARATTU

MAR

24

KOLLAM MALANADA MALAKKUDA MAHOLSAVAM

MAR

27

PIDIKKAPPARAMBU AANAYOTTAM

MAR

29

AARATTUPUZHA POORAM

MAR

30

KARIKKAM PONGALA

MAR

30

KAVASSERI POORAM

MAR

31

SABARIMALA AARATTU

APR

01

PAINKUNI UTHRAM

APR

01

PADMANABHA SWAMI TEMPLE AARATTU

APR

02

NENMARA VALLANGIVELA

APR

03

ARYANKAVU POORAM

APR

04

MALAYINKEEZHU AARATTU

APR

12

KODUMON AARATTU

APR

12

KOLLAM POORAM

APR

16

MURINGAMALA VELA

APR

22

KOLLAM KOTTARAKKARA GANAPATHY TEMPLE FESTIVAL

APR

22

PATHAMUDAYAM

APR

23

THRISSUR POORAM

APR

26

KOLLAM PANAKKATTODIL TEMPLE FESTIVAL

APR

28

PAVAKKULAM PONGALA

MAY

01

PUTHUPPALLY PERUNNAL

MAY

07

OMALLUR AARATTU

MAY

07

KOLLAM MUKHATHALA TEMPLE FESTIVAL

MAY

08

KOODALMANIKYAM AARATTU

MAY

08

THOOTHA POORAM

MAY

12

THIRUVANVANDOOR GAJAMELA

MAY

19

KANNAMBRA VELA

MAY

25

KANYAKUMARI AARATTU

MAY

30

KOLLAM OACHIRAKKALI

JUN

15,16

MUHARAM

JUN

25