Here is the list of Kerala Festivals 2016 (Malayalam Festivals in 2016).
Kerala’s Malayalam calendar is based on Kollam Era. Kollam Era (also known as Malayalam Era or Kollavarsham or Malayalam Calendar or Malabar Era) is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Kerala, India. The origin of the calendar has been dated as 825 CE (Pothu Varsham) at Kollam(Quilon).
Here is the list of Kerala Temple Festivals in 2016
| Festivals | 2016 |
| Elephant Pageants | |
| Adoor Gajamela Adoor – Pathanamthitta Dist |
20 January 2016 |
| Pariyanampetta Pooram Kattakulam – Palakkad Dist |
20 February 2016 |
| Guruvayoor Aanaottam Guruvayoor – -Thrissur Dist |
20 February 2016 |
| Chinakkathoor Pooram Palappuram – Palakkad Dist |
22 February 2016 |
| Uthralikavu Pooram Wadakkancherry – Thrissur |
1 March 2016 |
| Parippally Gajamela Parippally – Kollam Dist |
6 March 2016 |
| Peruvanam Pooram Peruvanam – Thrissur Dist |
18 Mar 2016 |
| Arattupuzha Pooram Arattupuzha – Thrissur Dist |
21 March 2016 |
| Kottakkal Pooram Kottakkal – Malappuram Dist |
3 to 8 April 2016 |
| Thrissur Pooram Thrissur Town -Thrissur Dist |
17 April 2016 |
| Thutha Pooram Thutha – Palakkad |
19 April 2016 |
| Boat Races | |
| Champakkulam Boat Race Champakkulam – Alappuzha Dist | 20 June 2016 |
| Nehru Trophy Boat Race Punnamada – Alappuzha Dist |
13 August 2016 |
| Payippad Boat Race Payippad – Alappuzha Dist |
16 September 2016 |
| Kumarakom Boat Race Kumarakom – Kottayam Dist |
16 September 2016 |
| Aranmula Boat Race Aranmula – Pathanamthitta Dist |
17 September 2016 |
| Onam | |
| Athachamayam Thrippunithura – Ernakulam Dist |
4 September 2016 |
| Thiruvonam Celebrated all over Kerala |
14 September 2016 |
| Pulikali Swaraj Round – Thrissur Dist |
16 September 2016 |
| Temple Festivals | |
| Neroth Peratoor Sri Bhagavathy Kshethram Utsavam | 20 to 25 January 2016 |
| Avoor Utsavam Avoor – Kollam Dist |
15 to 24 January 2016 |
| Thaipooya Mahotsavam Koorkancherry – Thrissur Dist |
24 January 2016 |
| Thaipooya Mahotsavam Harippad – Alappuzha |
24 January 2016 |
| Chettikulangara Bharani Chettikulangara – Alappuzha Dist |
13 March 2016 |
| Kidangoor Balasubramaniya Swami Temple Kidangoor – Kottayam Dist |
16 to 25 February 2016 |
| Machattu Mamangam Wadakkancherry – Thrissur Dist |
23 February 2016 |
| Chottanikara Chottanikara – Ernakulam Dist |
23 February 2016 |
| Ezharaponna Festival Ettumanur Ettumanur – Kottayam Dist |
16 February 2016 |
| Jaganadha Temple Thalassery – Kannur Dist |
19 February to 26 February 2016 |
| Guruvayoor Utsavam Guruvayoor – Thrissur Dist |
20 February to 29 February 2016 |
| Attukal Pongala Attukal – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
23 February 2016 |
| Ananthapuram Lake Temple Ananthapuram – Kasaragod Dist |
27 February 2016 |
| Puthoor Festival Puthoor – Palakkad |
18 March to 8 April 2016 |
| Aluva Sivarathri Aluva – Ernakulam Dist |
7 March 2016 |
| Thirunakkara Arattu Thirunakkara – Kottayam Dist |
23 March 2016 |
| Valliyoor Kavu Valliyoor Kavu – Wayanad Dist |
14 to 27 March 2016 |
| Konganpada Chittoor – Palakkad Dist |
21 March 2016 |
| Loganarkavau Arattu Vadakara – Kozhikode Dist |
22 March 2016 |
| Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram Angadipuram – Malappuram Dist |
09 April 2016 |
| Cherthala Karthiyayani Temple Cherthala – Alappuzha Dist |
16 to 23 March 2016 |
| Malanada Kettukazhcha Poruvazhi – Kollam Dist |
25 March 2016 |
| Chamayavilakku Kottankulangara – Kollam Dist |
23 to 24 March 2016 |
| Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple Painkuni Utsavam East Fort – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
23 March 2016 |
| Ambalapuzha Festival Ambalapuzha – Alappuzha Dist |
24 March to 3 April 2016 |
| Nenmara Vallangi Vela Nenmara – Palakkad Dist |
2 April 2016 |
| Attuvela Mahotsavam Vadayar – Kottaym Dist |
8 April 2016 |
| Kodungalloor Bharani Kodungalloor – Thrissur Dist |
9 April 2016 |
| Chamakkavu Kettukazhcha Mavelikkara – Alappuzha Dist |
14 April 2016 |
| Thirunelli Thirunelli – Wayanad Dist |
14 April 2016 |
| Mathoor Vinayaka Temple Thottakara – Thrissur Dist |
13 to 17 April 2016 |
| Kudal Manickam Iringalakuda – Thrissur Dist |
19 to 29 April 2016 |
| Kottiyoor Utsavam Kottiyoor – Kannur Dist |
20 May to15 June 2016 |
| Vettikode Ayilyam Vettikode – Alappuzha Dist |
21 to 27 September 2016 |
| Panachikadu Festival Panachikadu – Kottayam Dist |
2 to 11 October 2016 |
| Navarathri Festival East Fort – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
2 to 11 October 2016 |
| Mullackal Utsavam Mullackal – Alappuzha Dist |
2 to 11 October 2016 |
| Urakam Urakam – Kottayam Dist |
11 October 2016 |
| Thiruvullakavu Cherpu – Thrissur Dist |
11 October 2016 |
| Thripoonithura Poornathrayesha Temple Thripoonithura – Ernakulam Dist |
25 October 2016 |
| Mannarasala Ayilyam Mannarasala – Alappuzha Dist |
24 October 2016 |
| Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple Alpashy Utsavam East Fort – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
7 November 2016 |
| Kalpathi Ratholsavam Kalpathi – Palakkkad Dist |
13 – 15 November 2016 |
| Payyannoor Subramaniya Swami Temple Payyannoor – Kannur Dist |
16 November 2016 |
| Kadampuzha Devi Temple Kadampuzha – Malappuram Dist |
12 December 2016 |
| Parassinikadavu, Kannur Parassinikadavu, Kannur |
1 December 2016 |
| Vaikathashtami Festival Vaikom – Kottayam Dist |
22 November 2016 |
| Guruvayoor Ekadasi Guruvayoor – Thrissur Dist |
21 February to 1 March 2016 |
| Mullackal Cherappu Mullackal – Alappuzha Dist |
16 to 26 December 2016 |
| Theyyam | |
| Kuttikkol Thampuratty Theyyam Kuttikkol – Kasaragod Dist |
24 to 27 February 2016 |
| Muchilottu Kavu Theyyam Muchilottu – Kannur Dist |
10 to 18 April 2016 |
| Perumthitta Tharavad Kottamkuzhy Kottamkuzhy – Kasaragod Dist |
6 to15 December 2016 |
| Kanathoor Nalvar Bhoothasthanam Kanathoor – Kasaragod Dist |
28 December 2016 to 1 January 2017 |
| Rituals | |
| Othara Patayani Othara – Pathanamthitta Dist |
13 April 2016 |
| Kadammanitta Patayani Kadammanitta – Pathanamthitta Dist |
14 to 21 April 2016 |
| Njangattiri Aanayoottu Pattambi – Palakkad Dist |
22 July 2016 |
| Neelamperoor Patayani Neelamperoor – Kottayam Dist |
29 September 2016 |
| Attangyeru at Thirumandhamkunnu Angadippuram Malappuram Dist |
17 October 2016 |
| Christian Festivals | |
| Feast of St. Sebastian St. Mary’s Forane Church Athirampuzha – Kottayam Dist |
19 to 25 January 2016 |
| Arthungal Perunnal Arthungal – Alappuzha Dist |
20 January 2016 |
| Palm Sunday Celebrated all over Kerala |
20 March 2016 |
| Easter Celebrated all over Kerala |
27 March 2016 |
| Puthunjayar St. Thomas Church Malayattoor – Ernakulam Dist |
3 April 2016 |
| Edathuva Edathuva – Alappuzha Dist |
27 April to 27 May 2016 |
| Palayoor Church Palayoor – Thrissur Dist |
6 to 7 May 2016 |
| Puthupally Perunal St. George Orthodox Church, Puthupally – Kottayam Dist |
6 to 7 May 2016 |
| Manarcad Perunnal, Kottayam Manarcad – Kottayam Dist | 1 to 8 September 2016 |
| Feast of Vallarpadathamma Vallarpadam Church, Kochi Vallarpadam – Kochi, Ernakulam Dist |
16 to 24 September 2016 |
| Aduppootty St. George Orthodox Church Perunal Kunnakulam – Thrissur Dist |
27 to 28 October 2016 |
| Parumala Perunnal Parumala – Pathanamthitta Dist |
2 November 2016 |
| Vettukadu Perunnal (Feast of Christ the King) Vettukad – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
15 to 22 November 2016 |
| St Mary’s Church Parel Changanassery – Kottayam Dist |
30 November to 8 December 2016 |
| Christmas Celebrated all over Kerala |
25 December 2016 |
| Muslim Festivals | |
| Kanjiramattom Nercha Kanjiramattom – Ernakulam Dist |
15 January 2016 |
| Pattambi Nercha Pattambi – Palakkad Dist |
6 March 2016 |
| Other Festivals | |
| Swathi Sangitholsavam East Fort – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
6 to12 January 2016 |
| Vishu Celebrated all over Kerala |
14 April 2016 |
| Navarathri Sangitholsavam Thiruvananthapuram East Fort – Thiruvananthapuram Dist |
1 to10 October 2016 |
| Vallathol Jayanthi Varshikam, Kalamandalam Kerala Kalamandalam – Thrissur Dist |
9 to 10 November 2016 |
| Chembai Sangitholsavam Guruvayur – Thrissur Dist |
25 November to 10 December 2016 |