Kalpathy Car Festival 
The annual chariot festival at the famous Viswanathaswamy Temple at Kalpathy is held in the month of November. Kalpathy is one of the ancient Brahmin Agraharam (traditional house). Also known as Kalpathy Ratholsavam or Kalpathy Theru festival, the festival is based on Vedic Tamil Brahmin culture which lasts for seven days. On the last three days, a spectacular procession of beautifully decorated three temple chariots (Ratham) of lord Viswanadha swamy and Goddess Parvathy, lord Visweswara and lord Subrahmanya are ceremoniously drawn through the streets by thousands of devotees. The procession is accompanied by caparisoned elephants and percussion. It is believed that pulling the chariots will wash off all the sins for a lot of generations.

Three satellite temples of the Viswanathaswamy Temple in the villages of new Kalpathy, old Kalpathy and Chathapuram also celebrate this festival.

Chittur Kongan Pada
Kongan Pada, the only war festival in Kerala is a festival of ritual drama associated with Chittur Kavu Bhagavathy Temple. The festival is held every year on the first Monday after the new moon in the Malayalam month Kumbam. i.e in the month of February/ March. Chittur Kongan Pada is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Nair's of Chittoor against King Rajadhi Raja of Kong dynasy from Coimbatore. Chitturians believe that Goddess Bhagavathy saved them from the Chola King.

The festival celebration commences with 'chilambu' which recalls Konganpada’s declaration of war, followed by the flag hoisting ceremony the next morning indicating their willingness for the war. In the evening, people gather near the temple premise. After three popgun shots, they march as a procession to the place called 'Arippathattuu' which is supposed to be the battleground. The procession is guided by the velichapadu (oracle) while others follow him with torches held aloft. At midnight, they return from the battleground and the procession resumes the next day from the nearby Vettakkorumakan Kavu. During this procession girls will decent in men's wear and cultural programmes will also be staged. It will encircle the temple in the evening and a messenger from Konganpada reads a scroll declaring the war. The symbolic war begins by night and to recreate a battlefield like situation, the rival groups run their horses to and fro. During the battle a few persons pretend to be dead; when the Kongan team retreats, the festival comes to an end with an hour-long percussion.

Manappullikkavu Vela
Manappullikkavu Vela, held in the month of February/ March is believed to be the birthday of the deity at Manappullikkavu Bhagavathy Temple. The festival commences with Kodiyettam (flag hoisting on a bamboo pole) followed by a week full of pooja ceremonies, of which a special pooja , 'Chaandh Abishekam' attracts thousands of devotees. Colourful cultural programmes are organized in the evenings and the major attractive element of the festival is the display of fireworks (vedikettu).  

Nenmara-Vallangi Vela
Nenmara Vallangi Vela is a renowned annual festival celebrated at Nellikulangara Bhagavathy temple. Also known as Nellikulangara vela, it is a joint invocation of the two neighbouring villages Nenmara and Vallangi. Held in the month of Meenam (Feb/ March), the festival begins with the flag hoisting ceremony called Kodiyettam on the first day of Meenam. During the vela, several art forms like Karivela, Kummatti Andivela and similar other folk rituals are performed. The major highlights of the festival are the fireworks display and the pageant of 30 caparisoned elephants.

Pattambi Nercha
Pattambi Nercha is the annual feast of the Pattambi Mosque situated 61kms from Palakkad. The feast falling in the month of February, is celebrated in memory of the Muslim saint of South Malabar, Aloor Valia Pookkunjikoya Thangal. The festival is an example of communal harmony. 

Ottappalam Nercha Festival
Held in the month of January- February, Ottappalam Nercha Festival is celebrated to commemorate the death of saint Uthaman Auliya. The special feature of this festival is that various things such as rice, vegetables, coconuts etc are ceremoniously brought to the mosque through a procession. On the following day with these offerings, a feast is prepared and is distributed to the poor. 

Chinakathoor Pooram
Chinakathoor Kavupooram at Sree Chinakathoor Bhagavathy Temple at Palappuram is one of the main pooram festivals of Kerala. It is celebrated in the month of February- March. The major attractions of the festival are Kuthiravela and Kaalavela. Kuthiravela is the procession of decorated motifs of horses and Kaalavela  that of the bull. A grand procession of caparisoned elephants is also held and there is a magnificent fire work display in the evening and mid-night. As a ritual, for seventeen days preceding the festival, a shadow puppet play called Tholppavakoothu is performed.