Kannur's calendar runs on the Theyyam ritual-art season, which fills the district from December through April.
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Vihaya Events in Kannur — at a glance
Vihaya Events is an affordable event ticketing platform used by organisers in Kannur, Kerala, where the events calendar peaks december–April, the Kaliyattam theyyam season, with performances tied to individual shrine calendars rather than one festival week. The city regularly hosts Theyyam season performances, Kannur University Youth Festival, Payyambalam beach events, and organisers run theyyam and ritual arts, college fests, cultural events at venues such as Payyambalam Beach and Kannur University campus, alongside campus events at Government Engineering College Kannur and Kannur University. As of 2026-08-26, free events pay nothing and paid events carry a 1.75–4.5% platform fee, with UPI checkout via Razorpay, QR check-in, and payouts on request inside about 2 working days.
Last updated: 2026-08-26
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What Kannur organisers actually run — december–April, the Kaliyattam theyyam season, with performances tied to individual shrine calendars rather than one festival week.
December–April, the Kaliyattam theyyam season, with performances tied to individual shrine calendars rather than one festival week.
Theyyam sets the calendar here in a way no other Kerala city matches: the Kaliyattam season runs roughly December to April across dozens of temples in Kannur and Kasargod, peaking January to March, with performances that start before dawn and are tied to individual shrine calendars rather than a fixed festival week. The broader season stretches November to May. Around it the district runs the usual college and civic programming, but the theyyam months are what fill the roads and the guesthouses.
Vihaya Events is not affiliated with these events — they are listed to show the kind of programming Kannur supports.
Theyyam performances are community rituals with their own calendars, not ticketed shows — treat them as context for your audience, never as something to sell access to.
3 institutions whose unions and organising committees run ticketed events in Kannur:
Where Kannur events actually happen, from Payyambalam Beach downwards:
Theyyam performances are community rituals with their own calendars, not ticketed shows — treat them as context for your audience, never as something to sell access to.
Six questions, answered for Kannur specifically. Last updated 2026-08-26.
Kannur’s calendar peaks december–April, the Kaliyattam theyyam season, with performances tied to individual shrine calendars rather than one festival week. Set your event up before it does — about two minutes, and a free event costs nothing to run.