Chettikulangara Bharani
The Bharani Festival celebrated in the Malayalam month of Kumbham (February/March) is generally called as Kumbha Bharani, Kumbha Mela or Bharani Utsavam and is celebrated in most of the Bhagavathy temples in Kerala state. Among them, the one-day annual Bharani festival at the Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple in Alappuzha is quite popular. The deity in this temple is 'Bhadrakali' and is supposed to possess miraculous powers. The important festivities associated with this utsavam is 'Kuthiyottam' and 'Kettu-Kazhcha'. Kuthiyottam is a ritual dance performed by youths with the accompaniment of folk music and other musical instruments and is conducted in several houses of Chettikulangara and neighbouring areas and starts a week before Bharani day. The 'Kettukazhcha' festival on the Bharani day at this temple draws large crowds of devotees. It is a spectacular procession of tall decorated effigies on chariots, brightly decorated effigies of horses and bullocks in wheeled platforms and cultural performances of ritual and folk art forms like Padayani, Kolkali and Ammankudam and Kuthiyottam which make the festival colourful. Kathakali performance in the night marks the conclusion of the cultural performances. The other major festivals in the temple include Parayeduppu Ulsavam, Ehireppu Ulsavam, which falls on the tenth day following the Bharani festival and lasts for 13 days, and Aswathy Ulsavam.

'Navarathri' and 'Thaipooyakavadi' Festival
'Navarathri' and 'Thaipooyakavadi' are the two festivals celebrated in the Mullakkal Rajeswari Temple. The main deity here is Rajarajeswari. The nine day 'Navarathri' festival is celebrated in October/ November with traditional magnificence and the last two days, ie the Mahanavami and the Vijayadasami being the most important conclusion of Navarathri, is of special significance for the people of Alappuzha. A colourful procession with nine elephants is held in the evening. A variety of cultural programmes, including 'Ottanthullal' are performed in the temple. Another important festival celebrated in Mullakkal Rajeswari temple is 'Thaipooyakavadi'. About fifteen 'Kavadis' take part in the procession which mark the event.

Sree Nagaraja Temple Festival 
Sree Nagaraja Temple in Mannarasala is located about three kilometers to the south-east of the bus station in N.H.47 at Haripad, in Alleppey district of Kerala. The temple dedicated to Nagaraja (King of Serpents) is one of the ancient centers of snake worship in Kerala.

The Ayilyam day in Tulam, Kanni and Kumbham months (October- November) in the Malayalam calendar and the Mahasivarathri (Feb- March) are celebrated here with great pomp. The asterism Ayilyam in Kanni is celebrated as the birthday of Nagaraja and that in Kumbham as the birthday of Anantha, the 'Muthassan' of Nilavara (cellar) of the ancestral house here. The most celebrated is the Ayilyam day of Thulam in remembrance of the special visit of the Maharaja of Travancore on this day to the temple. On Ayilyam days, the 'Ezhunnallathu' (royal outing) ceremony is conducted where the idol of 'Nagaraja' is carried by the priests and taken round the temple in a procession and at the end of the Ayilyam Pooja, 'Guruthi', a red liquid made of turmeric and lime, offerings are made. Sivarathri is also celebrated with great fervour here. Poojas are performed on the Saivite model and Deeparadhana (ceremony of lights) in the evening as well as 'Sarpabali', is held only on this day of the year. It is believed that on Sivarathri day, Nagaraja (Serpent God) goes in procession in the direction of the Karoli pond in the temple premises to get a glimpse of the pond, which is believed to be his creation. On the next day of Sivarathri an offering of 'Nurum Palum' held once a year, is performed and left in the cellar of the ancestral house. On the fifth day of Sivarathri, the prasadam of the Nurum Palum is distributed among the members of the family by the Great mother, the priestess who presides over the rituals of the temple.

 'Sarpakalam Pattu' is another ritual conducted once every forty one years in the temple. This ritual involves drawing the figure of the Serpent God on the floor using vegetable colours. 

Sree Krishnaswamy Temple Festival
The festival is celebrated on March/April . The main deity is Lord Krishna.The 'Palpayasam' (a sweet milk porridge) offered to the deity during the temple festival is very famous in Kerala. 

Amabalapuzha Temple Festival, also known as the Chambakulam Moolam water festival is celebrated according to the rememberance of the bringing of this idol of Lord Krishna. The festival is celebrated on the Moolam day of the Mithunam month of the Malayalam era in every year. Human sacrifice was conducted in ancient times. However, cocks have now replaced humans on the sacrificial altar. The annual festival lasts ten days. A folk - art form, Ambalapuzha vela performed on each day except the first is one of the main attractions of the festival. From the seventh day, elephant processions are held in the evening. Another important event, on the ninth day, is the Natakasala Sadhya, celebrated in the memory of the legend of Lord Krishna serving food to the temple drummers.

Arthunkal Church Festival
Arthunkal Perunnal, the annual feast of St. Sebastian is celebrated in St. Andrews Forane Church. This is a 10-day festival which falls sometime in the beginning of January. Thousands of pilgrims who have belief in St. Sebastian's blessings and miracles come here for the feast. He is a patron for serious illness and protects devotees from critical accidents. The highlights of the concluding day of the festival include an extraordinary ritual where devotees crawl on their knees all the way from the nearby beach to the church. Devotees who have received special favours from the saint do this ritual known as 'Urulal nercha', and make offerings of silver replicas of human limbs, bows and arrows etc. Afterwards there is a ceremonial procession to the beach. Even Hindu pilgrims who return from the Shasta temple of Sabarimala in January pay tribute to the saint by visiting the church and taking a bath here. Arthunkal around 48 Km from Kochi is predominantly a fishing village.

St. George's Church Festival 
St. George's Church festival alias Edathua feast is held at St.George's Church, Edathua which is about 24 km from Alappuzha, on the Alappuzha - Thiruvalla Road. This 11 day long annual feast is celebrated from 27th April to7th of May (Malayalam month of Medam). During the feast, the statue of St George beautifully adorned with gold is carried out in procession and it is placed on a platform at the center of the church till the concluding day. The holy mass and novena are held on all days of the festival, in Tamil and Malayalam.  Pilgrims from all parts of South India, irrespective of caste and creed, visit the church and seek the blessings of the saint. Every evening, cultural programmes like music, dance and other performances are conducted.