Theyyam, the colorful ritual dance of Kerala is one of the oldest art forms of India. It incorporates dance, mime, and music and enshrines the rudiments of ancient tribal cultures, which attached great importance to the worship of heroes and ancestral spirits. Venue: Perumthitta Tharavad, Kottamkuzhy, Kasaragod District. Perumthitta Theyyam festival at which most of the Theyyam forms are on display is truly a grand affair. The pomp and splendor of the Theyyams are bewitching and help keep alive this age-old tradition. Getting there: By road: Bekal-Palakunnu-Mudiyakkal-Chandrapuram-Perumthatta. Nearest railway station: Kasaragod, about 26 km away. Nearest airport: Mangalore, in the neighboring state of Karnataka, about 50 km away from Kasaragod.

• Arattu
• Ashtami
• Kuthiyottam and Kettukazhcha
• Ettumanoor festival
• Kanathurkava Uthsavam
• Kodungallore Bharani
• Kottuvillikavu Kumbhabharani
• Lokanarkavu Uthsavam
• Thrissur Pooram
• Sivagiri matt
• Thirunakkara Uthsavam
• Varkala arattu
• Uthralikavu Pooram
• Arattupuzha Pooram
• Vettikode Ayilyam
• Ambalapuzha arattu
• Attukal ponkala
• Chittoor konganpada
• Guruvayoor festival
• Kappally kumbham thira
• Koodal manickom
• Kalapathy Ratholsavam
• Mannaasrsala uthsavam
• Sabarimala shrine
• Sivarathri
• Thiruvathira
• Vaikathashtami
• Padayani
• Kottiyoor Festival
• Aranmula Valla Sadhya
• Aranmula uthrittathi
• Adoor Gajamela
• Chottanikkara Makam
• Haripad temple festival
• Kodiyettu uthsavam
• Kumaranalloor thrikarthika
• Kuttikkol Thampuratty Theyyam
• Nellikulangara vela
• Sharkara bharani and kaliyootu
• Sundareshwara temple festival
• Thrichambaram uthsavam
• Peruvanam Pooram
• Anayoottu