Onam
Celebrate Kerala’s harvest festival with flower carpets, sadya feasts, traditional games, music, and dance.
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Festivals of Kerala
Plan around colourful celebrations where music, ritual, boats, elephants, lights, and food bring communities together.
A closer look
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Kerala’s festivals turn streets, waterways, temples, and villages into shared stages. Some follow the harvest calendar, some honour local deities, and others fill the backwaters with racing boats and cheering crowds.
Thrissur Pooram
See one of Kerala’s grandest temple festivals, known for decorated elephants, percussion, umbrellas, and fireworks.
Boat races
Feel the energy of vallam kali as long snake boats race through the backwaters to the beat of songs and drums.
Lights and local traditions
Discover Vishu, temple celebrations, Theyyam, and neighbourhood festivals that give every season its own character.
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