Kerala, the God’s own country, is the land of devotion and spirituality. There is a huge list of Malayalam Festivals celebrated in Kerala and all over the world by Malayali people in throughout the year 2018.
Apart from the world’s biggest floral festival Onam, Makara Sankramana, Attukal Pongala, Pankuni Uthiram, Vishu, Thrissur Pooram, Ashtami Rohini, Chingam Sankramanam, Navaratri, Vijayadashami, etc. are the major Malayalam festivals.
In 2018, Malayalam Festival Calendar begins with Thiruvathira on 2 January and ends with Sabarimala Mandala Pooja on 27 December.
Malayalam Festivals List in each month
January 2018
2 January 2018, Tuesday – Thiruvathira
14 January 2018, Sunday – Pongal, Makaram Sankramam, Makaravilakku (Makaram Month begins)
31 January 2018, Wednesday – Chandra Grahan, Thai Pooyam
February 2018
13 February 2018, Tuesday – Shivarathri, Kumbham Sankramanam (Kumbham Month begins)
15 February 2018, Thursday – Surya Grahan
March 2018
2 March 2018, Friday – Attukal Pongala
14 March 2018, Wednesday – Meenam Sankramanam (Meenam Month begins)
20 March 2018, Tuesday – Matsyavathara Dinam
25 March 2018, Sunday – Shree Rama Navami
31 March 2018, Saturday – Painkuni Uthram
April 2018
14 April 2018, Saturday – Solar New Year, Medam Sankramanam (Medam Month begins)
15 April 2018, Sunday – Vishu
18 April 2018, Wednesday – Parashurama Jayanthi, Akshaya Trithiya
20 April 2018, Friday – Shree Shankara Jayanthi
26 April 2018, Thursday – Thrissur Pooram
28 April 2018, Saturday – Narasimha Jayanthi
29 April 2018, Sunday – Kurmavathara Dinam
30 April 2018, Monday – Chitra Pournami
May 2018
15 May 2018, Tuesday – Edavam Sankramanam (Edavam Masam begins)
June 2018
15 June 2018, Friday – Mithunam Sankramanam (Mithunam Month begins)
July 2018
13 July 2018, Friday – Surya Grahan
16 July 2018, Monday – Karkidakam Sankramanam (Karkidakam Month begins)
27 July 2018, Friday – Guru Poornima, Chandra Grahan
August 2018
11 August 2018, Saturday – Surya Grahan
17 August 2018, Friday – Chingam Sankramanam, Malayalam New Year (Chingam Month begins)
24 August 2018, Friday – Onam
25 August 2018, Saturday – Avani Avittam
September 2018
2 September 2018, Sunday – Ashtami Rohini (Sri Krishna Jayanti)
12 September 2018, Wednesday – Varaha Jayanthi
13 September 2018, Thursday – Kerala Vinayaka Chaturthi
14 September 2018, Friday – Rishi Panchami
17 September 2018, Monday – Kanni Sankramanam, Vishwakarma Puja (Kanni Month begins)
21 September 2018, Friday – Vamana Jayanthi
October 2018
10 October 2018, Wednesday – Navarathri
17 October 2018, Wednesday – Durgashtami, Thulam Sankramanam (Thulam Month begins)
18 October 2018, Thursday – Mahanavami
19 October 2018, Friday – Vijayadasami, Vidyarambham
November 2018
7 November 2018, Wednesday – Deepavali
16 November 2018, Friday – Vrischikam Sankramanam (Vrischikam Month begins)
17 November 2018, Saturday – Mandalakalam Begins
19 November 2018, Monday – Guruvayur Ekadasi
22 November 2018, Thursday – Thrikarthika
December 2018
16 December 2018, Sunday – Dhanu Sankramanam (Dhanu Masam begins)
18 December 2018, Tuesday – Geeta Dinam
19 December 2018, Wednesday – Vaishnava Mokshada Ekadasi
23 December 2018, Sunday – Thiruvathira
27 December 2018, Thursday – Mandala Pooja