The most popular festivals of the Madurai Meenakshi temple are Chitra festival (12 days, Chithirai), Avani-moola festival, Masi Mandala festival (48 days), Float festival (12 days, Thai), and Navarathri cultural festival (Purattasi).



Karthigai deepam is celebrated with one lakh lamps in the temple.

 During the 12 months of the Tamil calendar year, every month there is a festival in the temple.