September
02 -
Onam, Trikkakara temple festival (Ernakulam), Harippad Payippad boat race, Neerettupuram boat race.
Onavillu, the ceremonial bows an offering to the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India on Thiruonam day.
Pookkalam (Flower arrangement from Atham to Onam day).
04 - Karunagappally Sree Narayana Jaloltsavam (boat race)
05 - Tazhathangady boat race at 3 pm (Kottayam)
06 - Aranmula Uttrathadi boat race (10 km from Chengannur/Pathanamthitta). Aranmula is on the banks of river Pamba. Aranmula is famous for Pardhasaradhi Temple temple and Aranmula kannadi (high tin bronze -Copper & tin - mirror. The polishing of the metal takes several days to give reflective property).
08 - Manarcad church festival (Kottayam), Vechoor church,
Vailankanni festival (Tamil Nadu)
11 - Sree Krishna Jayanti - Guruvayur, Ambalapuzha temple (Alappuzha) - Shobha yatra
17 - Tiruvillamala Niramala (Palakkad)
24 - Vallarpadom church festival (near Ernakulam)
28 - Vijaya Dashami (Mysore Dasara), Mullackal Aarat (Alappuzha)
Vallarpadom church festival
The festival is held in great devotion 'Vallarpadath Amma' is believed to have miraculously saved her devotees several time from violent storms. The celebrations which last for more than a week is accompanied by an unusually big fair. The most important products and articles offered at this fair are country boats and cars, pots and straw mats. The last item finds an important market here as the festival falls in the harvest season.
October
11 -
Koratty muthy church festival
13 - Mannarasala Ayilyam festival (Haripad, Alappuzha)
25 - Tripunithura festival (Ernakulam)
27 - Sree Padmanabha swami temple Aarat (Thiruvananthapuram)