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Festivals & Celebrations in Trivandrum
2 events coming up across Thiruvananthapuram — mostly festival (2).
Trivandrum's festival year has a few fixed points. Onam week, the state's official celebration, fills stages across the city with free programmes and ends in a pageantry procession; Thiruvonam falls on 12 September in 2027. Attukal Pongala, the largest gathering of women in the world, takes over every road in the Malayalam month of Kumbham and is set for Monday 22 February 2027. Navaratri brings nine evenings of music to the Navarathri Mandapam and a fair at Poojappura, and the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple's two Arattu processions walk to Shanghumugham Beach each year. Christmas lights up Palayam and the coast, the Vettucaud church feast and the Beemapally Uroos draw huge crowds in November, and the arts calendar adds the Soorya Festival and IFFK. This page lists festivals, fairs and celebrations across Thiruvananthapuram, updated daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest festival in Trivandrum?
Onam week and Attukal Pongala are the two largest. Onam is a ten-day harvest festival with a week of state programmes; Pongala is a single morning when millions of women cook an offering across the city.
When is Attukal Pongala 2027?
It is on Monday 22 February 2027, subject to confirmation by the temple trust.
Are festival programmes free?
Most are. Onam week stages, temple festival programmes and church feasts are open to all.
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