Kerala Festivals 2024
In 2024, the picturesque state of Kerala will celebrate its festivals intertwined with religious diversity and cultural richness. The year kicks off with the grand celebration of Vishu, the Malayalam New Year, marked by the Vishukani ritual where auspicious items are arranged to symbolize prosperity. Elaborate feasts, traditional art forms, and vibrant processions characterize this joyous occasion.
Kerala's renowned temple festivals add a mystical allure to the cultural landscape. The Thrissur Pooram, held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple, captivates with its spectacular display of caparisoned elephants, rhythmic percussion, and dazzling fireworks. Devotees and tourists alike gather to witness this grand spectacle, a testament to the state's religious fervor.
Onam, the harvest festival, transcends religious boundaries, uniting Keralites in a spirit of camaraderie. The ten-day festivities feature the iconic snake boat races, intricate floral carpets known as Pookalam, traditional dances like Kathakali, and sumptuous Onam Sadhya feasts.
Kerala also celebrates Diwali as a grand affair with crackers bursting and homes adorned with lit lamps, giving the landscape a heavenly grace.
As 2024 unfolds, Kerala's festivals continue to be a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity, weaving together the cultural fabric that defines the spirit of "God's Own Country." The festivities not only uphold religious significance but also serve as a testament to Kerala's inclusive ethos, celebrating unity amidst diversity.
Upcoming Hindu Festivals 2024
DAY |
DATE |
FESTIVAL |
Monday |
DEC 23, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Tuesday |
DEC 24, 2024 |
Navami |
Wednesday |
DEC 25, 2024 |
Merry Christmas |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
List of Hindu Holidays/Religious Calendar 2024
January
|
Thursday |
JAN 04, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Friday |
JAN 05, 2024 |
Navami |
Sunday |
JAN 07, 2024 |
Saphala Ekadasi |
Tuesday |
JAN 09, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Thursday |
JAN 11, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Thursday |
JAN 11, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Hanuman Jayanthi *Tamil |
Friday |
JAN 12, 2024 |
Ishti, National Youth Day, Swami Vivekananda Jayanthi |
Sunday |
JAN 14, 2024 |
Lohri |
Monday |
JAN 15, 2024 |
Makaram Sankramam |
Monday |
JAN 15, 2024 |
Pongal, Makaravilakku, Makaram Sankramam |
Tuesday |
JAN 16, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Thursday |
JAN 18, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Friday |
JAN 19, 2024 |
Navami |
Sunday |
JAN 21, 2024 |
Pausha Putrada Ekadasi |
Tuesday |
JAN 23, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam, Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanthi |
Wednesday |
JAN 24, 2024 |
Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
Thursday |
JAN 25, 2024 |
Purnima |
Thursday |
JAN 25, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Thai Pooyam |
Friday |
JAN 26, 2024 |
Ishti, Republic Day |
Tuesday |
JAN 30, 2024 |
Gandhi Punyatithi |
February
|
Saturday |
FEB 03, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Sunday |
FEB 04, 2024 |
Navami |
Sunday |
FEB 04, 2024 |
World Cancer Day |
Tuesday |
FEB 06, 2024 |
Shattila Ekadasi |
Wednesday |
FEB 07, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Friday |
FEB 09, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Friday |
FEB 09, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Saturday |
FEB 10, 2024 |
Ishti |
Tuesday |
FEB 13, 2024 |
Kumbham Sankramam |
Wednesday |
FEB 14, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam, Valentine's Day |
Saturday |
FEB 17, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Sunday |
FEB 18, 2024 |
Navami |
Tuesday |
FEB 20, 2024 |
Jaya Ekadasi |
Wednesday |
FEB 21, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Saturday |
FEB 24, 2024 |
Purnima |
Saturday |
FEB 24, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Sunday |
FEB 25, 2024 |
Ishti, Attukal Pongal |
March
|
Monday |
MAR 04, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Tuesday |
MAR 05, 2024 |
Navami |
Wednesday |
MAR 06, 2024 |
Vijaya Ekadasi |
Thursday |
MAR 07, 2024 |
Vaishnava Vijaya Ekadasi |
Friday |
MAR 08, 2024 |
Shivarathri, Pradosham Vratam, International Women's Day |
Sunday |
MAR 10, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Sunday |
MAR 10, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Monday |
MAR 11, 2024 |
Ishti |
Thursday |
MAR 14, 2024 |
Meenam Sankramam |
Friday |
MAR 15, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Sunday |
MAR 17, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Monday |
MAR 18, 2024 |
Navami |
Wednesday |
MAR 20, 2024 |
Parsi New Year, Amalaki Ekadasi |
Friday |
MAR 22, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Saturday |
MAR 23, 2024 |
Shaheed Diwas |
Monday |
MAR 25, 2024 |
Purnima |
Monday |
MAR 25, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Painkuni Uthram, Chandra Grahan *Upachchaya |
Tuesday |
MAR 26, 2024 |
Ishti |
Friday |
MAR 29, 2024 |
Good Friday |
Sunday |
MAR 31, 2024 |
Easter |
April
|
Monday |
APR 01, 2024 |
Bank's Holiday |
Tuesday |
APR 02, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Wednesday |
APR 03, 2024 |
Navami |
Friday |
APR 05, 2024 |
Jamat Ul-Vida, Papmochani Ekadasi |
Saturday |
APR 06, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Monday |
APR 08, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Monday |
APR 08, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Surya Grahan *Purna |
Tuesday |
APR 09, 2024 |
Ishti |
Wednesday |
APR 10, 2024 |
Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr |
Thursday |
APR 11, 2024 |
Matsyavathara Dinam |
Saturday |
APR 13, 2024 |
Baisakhi, Shasti Vratam, Solar New Year, Metam Sankramam |
Sunday |
APR 14, 2024 |
Vishu, Ambedkar Jayanthi |
Tuesday |
APR 16, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Wednesday |
APR 17, 2024 |
Navami |
Wednesday |
APR 17, 2024 |
Shree Rama Navami |
Friday |
APR 19, 2024 |
Kamada Ekadasi |
Saturday |
APR 20, 2024 |
Thrissur Pooram |
Sunday |
APR 21, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Monday |
APR 22, 2024 |
Earth Day |
Tuesday |
APR 23, 2024 |
Purnima |
Tuesday |
APR 23, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Chitra Pournami |
Wednesday |
APR 24, 2024 |
Ishti |
May
|
Wednesday |
MAY 01, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Wednesday |
MAY 01, 2024 |
International Workers' Day |
Thursday |
MAY 02, 2024 |
Navami |
Saturday |
MAY 04, 2024 |
Varuthini Ekadasi |
Sunday |
MAY 05, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam, World Laughter Day |
Tuesday |
MAY 07, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanthi |
Wednesday |
MAY 08, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Wednesday |
MAY 08, 2024 |
Ishti |
Friday |
MAY 10, 2024 |
Akshaya Trithiya, Parashurama Jayanthi |
Sunday |
MAY 12, 2024 |
Shree Shankara Jayanthi |
Sunday |
MAY 12, 2024 |
Mother's Day, Shree Shankara Jayanthi |
Monday |
MAY 13, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Tuesday |
MAY 14, 2024 |
Itavam Sankramam |
Wednesday |
MAY 15, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Thursday |
MAY 16, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Friday |
MAY 17, 2024 |
Navami |
Sunday |
MAY 19, 2024 |
Mohini Ekadasi |
Monday |
MAY 20, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Wednesday |
MAY 22, 2024 |
Narasimha Jayanthi |
Thursday |
MAY 23, 2024 |
Purnima |
Thursday |
MAY 23, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Kurmavathara Dinam |
Friday |
MAY 24, 2024 |
Ishti |
Friday |
MAY 31, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Friday |
MAY 31, 2024 |
World No Tobacco Day |
June
|
Saturday |
JUN 01, 2024 |
Navami |
Sunday |
JUN 02, 2024 |
Apara Ekadasi |
Monday |
JUN 03, 2024 |
Vaishnava Apara Ekadasi |
Tuesday |
JUN 04, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Wednesday |
JUN 05, 2024 |
World Environment Day |
Thursday |
JUN 06, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Thursday |
JUN 06, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Friday |
JUN 07, 2024 |
Ishti |
Tuesday |
JUN 11, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Friday |
JUN 14, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Saturday |
JUN 15, 2024 |
Navami |
Saturday |
JUN 15, 2024 |
Mithunam Sankramam |
Sunday |
JUN 16, 2024 |
Father's Day |
Monday |
JUN 17, 2024 |
Bakrid, Eid al-Adha |
Tuesday |
JUN 18, 2024 |
Nirjala Ekadasi |
Wednesday |
JUN 19, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Friday |
JUN 21, 2024 |
Anvadhan, International Yoga Day |
Saturday |
JUN 22, 2024 |
Purnima |
Saturday |
JUN 22, 2024 |
Ishti |
Saturday |
JUN 29, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Sunday |
JUN 30, 2024 |
Navami |
July
|
Tuesday |
JUL 02, 2024 |
Yogini Ekadasi |
Wednesday |
JUL 03, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Friday |
JUL 05, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Friday |
JUL 05, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Saturday |
JUL 06, 2024 |
Ishti |
Monday |
JUL 08, 2024 |
Al-Hijra, Islamic New Year |
Thursday |
JUL 11, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Sunday |
JUL 14, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Monday |
JUL 15, 2024 |
Navami |
Tuesday |
JUL 16, 2024 |
Karkatakam Sankramam |
Wednesday |
JUL 17, 2024 |
Muharram, Day of Ashura, Devshayani Ekadasi |
Friday |
JUL 19, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Sunday |
JUL 21, 2024 |
Purnima |
Sunday |
JUL 21, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Guru Poornima |
Monday |
JUL 22, 2024 |
Ishti |
Sunday |
JUL 28, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Monday |
JUL 29, 2024 |
Navami |
Wednesday |
JUL 31, 2024 |
Kamika Ekadasi |
August
|
Thursday |
AUG 01, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Sunday |
AUG 04, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Sunday |
AUG 04, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Friendship Day |
Monday |
AUG 05, 2024 |
Ishti |
Saturday |
AUG 10, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Tuesday |
AUG 13, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Wednesday |
AUG 14, 2024 |
Navami |
Thursday |
AUG 15, 2024 |
Independence Day |
Friday |
AUG 16, 2024 |
Chingam Sankramam, Shravana Putrada Ekadasi |
Saturday |
AUG 17, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam, Malayalam New Year |
Monday |
AUG 19, 2024 |
Purnima |
Monday |
AUG 19, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Avani Avittam |
Tuesday |
AUG 20, 2024 |
Ishti |
Monday |
AUG 26, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Monday |
AUG 26, 2024 |
Ashtami Rohini |
Tuesday |
AUG 27, 2024 |
Navami |
Thursday |
AUG 29, 2024 |
Aja Ekadasi |
Saturday |
AUG 31, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
September
|
Monday |
SEP 02, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Monday |
SEP 02, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Tuesday |
SEP 03, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Tuesday |
SEP 03, 2024 |
Ishti |
Thursday |
SEP 05, 2024 |
Teachers' Day |
Friday |
SEP 06, 2024 |
Varaha Jayanthi |
Saturday |
SEP 07, 2024 |
Kerala Vinayaka Chathurthi |
Sunday |
SEP 08, 2024 |
Rishi Panchami |
Monday |
SEP 09, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Wednesday |
SEP 11, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Thursday |
SEP 12, 2024 |
Navami |
Saturday |
SEP 14, 2024 |
Hindi Diwas, Parsva Ekadasi |
Sunday |
SEP 15, 2024 |
Onam, Engineer's Day, Vamana Jayanthi, Pradosham Vratam, Visvesvaraya Jayanthi |
Monday |
SEP 16, 2024 |
Id-e-Milad, Milad an-Nabi, Kanni Sankramam, Vishwakarma Puja |
Tuesday |
SEP 17, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Wednesday |
SEP 18, 2024 |
Purnima |
Wednesday |
SEP 18, 2024 |
Ishti, Chandra Grahan *Anshika |
Wednesday |
SEP 25, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Thursday |
SEP 26, 2024 |
Navami |
Saturday |
SEP 28, 2024 |
Indira Ekadasi |
Sunday |
SEP 29, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
October
|
Wednesday |
OCT 02, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Wednesday |
OCT 02, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Gandhi Jayanthi, Surya Grahan *Valayakara |
Thursday |
OCT 03, 2024 |
Ishti, Navarathri |
Tuesday |
OCT 08, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam |
Friday |
OCT 11, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Friday |
OCT 11, 2024 |
Durgashtami |
Saturday |
OCT 12, 2024 |
Navami |
Saturday |
OCT 12, 2024 |
Maha Navami |
Sunday |
OCT 13, 2024 |
Vijayadashami, Vidyarambham Day, Papankusha Ekadasi |
Monday |
OCT 14, 2024 |
Gauna Papankusha Ekadasi, Vaishnava Papankusha Ekadasi |
Tuesday |
OCT 15, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Thursday |
OCT 17, 2024 |
Purnima |
Thursday |
OCT 17, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Thulam Sankramam |
Friday |
OCT 18, 2024 |
Ishti |
Thursday |
OCT 24, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Friday |
OCT 25, 2024 |
Navami |
Monday |
OCT 28, 2024 |
Rama Ekadasi |
Tuesday |
OCT 29, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Thursday |
OCT 31, 2024 |
Diwali |
November
|
Friday |
NOV 01, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Friday |
NOV 01, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Saturday |
NOV 02, 2024 |
Ishti |
Thursday |
NOV 07, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam, Soora Samharam |
Saturday |
NOV 09, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Sunday |
NOV 10, 2024 |
Navami |
Tuesday |
NOV 12, 2024 |
Devutthana Ekadasi |
Wednesday |
NOV 13, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Thursday |
NOV 14, 2024 |
Nehru Jayanthi, Children's Day |
Friday |
NOV 15, 2024 |
Purnima |
Friday |
NOV 15, 2024 |
Anvadhan |
Saturday |
NOV 16, 2024 |
Ishti, Mandalakala Begins, Vrischikam Sankramam |
Saturday |
NOV 23, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Sunday |
NOV 24, 2024 |
Navami |
Tuesday |
NOV 26, 2024 |
Utpanna Ekadasi |
Thursday |
NOV 28, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
December
|
Sunday |
DEC 01, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Sunday |
DEC 01, 2024 |
Anvadhan, World AIDS Day |
Monday |
DEC 02, 2024 |
Ishti |
Friday |
DEC 06, 2024 |
Shasti Vratam, Subrahmanya Sashti |
Monday |
DEC 09, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Wednesday |
DEC 11, 2024 |
Geeta Dinam, Mokshada Ekadasi, Guruvayur Ekadasi |
Friday |
DEC 13, 2024 |
Karthigai Deepam, Pradosham Vratam |
Sunday |
DEC 15, 2024 |
Purnima |
Sunday |
DEC 15, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Dhanu Sankramam |
Monday |
DEC 16, 2024 |
Ishti |
Monday |
DEC 23, 2024 |
Ashtami |
Tuesday |
DEC 24, 2024 |
Navami |
Wednesday |
DEC 25, 2024 |
Merry Christmas |
Thursday |
DEC 26, 2024 |
Saphala Ekadasi, Mandalakala Pooja |
Saturday |
DEC 28, 2024 |
Pradosham Vratam |
Monday |
DEC 30, 2024 |
Amavasya |
Monday |
DEC 30, 2024 |
Anvadhan, Hanuman Jayanthi *Tamil |
Tuesday |
DEC 31, 2024 |
Ishti |