Kathakali Festival at Edapally, Ernakulam.

Date: 21 - 25 Dec 2025
Venue: Changampuzha Park, Edapally, Ernakulam / Kochi.
The festival focuses on the Kathakali play 'Nalacharitham' , a story from the epic Mahabharatham'.

21 Dec: 
Time: 05.30 pm;

Story / Scenes -Nalacharitham Onnam Divasam (Poorvvabhagam).
Presented by – Kottakkal Harikumar (as Nalan), Jagan Bijubhaskar (Naradan), Kalamandalam Adithyan (Hamsam), Kalamandalam Muralikrishnan (Damayanthi) & others.

22 Dec: 
Time: 05.30 pm;

IFFK, International Film Festival of Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram

Date: 12-19 Dec 2025
Venue: Thiruvananthapuram.

The 30th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2025 is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The festival, held at various venues in Thiruvananthapuram, including Tagore theatre, Nishagandhi, Kalabhavan, Kairali, Sree, and Nila screens the best of national and international films from across the world.

See Details – IFFK 2025 

Dance Festival at Edapally, Ernakulam

Date: 10 - 14 Dec 2025.

Time: 06.30 pm; Venue: Changampuzha Park. Edapally, Ernakulam / Kochi.

10 Dec – Mohiniyattam by Dr RLV Salini Harikumar. 
Nattuvangam – RLV Pradeep.
Vocal – Kalamandalam Vishnu.
Mridangam – Kalamandalam Harikrishnan.
Flute – Vinod Chandra Menon.

11 Dec – Manipuri Dance.
Presented by – Santhinikethan Dance Academy, Kolkatta. 
Dancers- Arpitha Saha, Patheeka Karmekar, Anamika Chatterji, Paramitha Makhal.

12 Dec – Sattriya Dance
Presented by – Meenakshi Medhi, New Delhi.

Kochi Muziris Biennale 2025 at Kochi

Date: 12 Dec 2025– 31 Mar 2026 .

Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) is the international exhibition of contemporary art organised by Kochi Biennale Foundation, a collective of artists. KMB, which unfolds every two years, brings together artists from across India and the world. The international art festival is held across the historic neighborhoods of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry.

Changampuzha Maholsavam at Edapally, Ernakulam

Date: 01-31 Dec 2025.
Venue: Changampuzha Park. Edapally, Ernakulam / Kochi.

01 Dec -
05.00 pm : Inauguration
06.3. pm: Bharatanatyam by Radhika Rajeev Kumar.

02 Dec -
05.30 pm: ‘Vadyalayam’ – Carnatic Fusion by Avirbhav Thrippunithura & team.
06.30 pm: Lecture / Speech by Alangode Leelakrishnan – ‘Changampuzha Kalathinte Alayolikal’

Kathakali at Paliyekkara, Thrissur Dt.

Date: 14 Dec 2025
Time: 05.30 pm; Venue: Sree Bhadram Auditorium, Paliyekkara, Thrissur Dt., Kerala.

Story / Scenes – Kirmeeravadham & Narakasuravadham.

The event titled ‘Lalithadwayam’ presents the scenes involving the charcter ‘Lalitha’ from the Kathakali stories Kirmeera Vadham and Narakasura Vadham.
Characters & Actors:

KirmeeraVadham-
Lalitha - Kottakkal Harikumar.
Panjali - Kalamandalam Arya.

Narakasuravadham-

Margazhi Music Festival at Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur

Date : 13,14.15 Dec 2025
Venue: Madhava Natya Bhoomi, Ammannur Gurukulam, Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur Dt.

13 Dec – Carnatic Veena Concert.
Veena – Hari Agnisarman Kappiyoor, USA.
Violin – Vayala Rajendran.
Mridangam -Kripal Sai Ram.
Ghatam – Kurichithanam Ananthakrishnan.

14 Dec –Hindustani Concert.
Mohana Veena – Poly Varghese, Australia.
Tabla – Punit Gadekar, Goa.

Classical Music Concert at Ernakulam

Date : 12 Dec 2025
Time: 06.30 pm; Venue: Arangu, Rangavedi, Kalandhika, Kaloor, Kochi / Ernakulam, Kerala.
Organised by - Kalandhika Cultural Society.

Carnatic Music Concert by Bhagyalakshmi Guruvayoor.

Violin - Suresh Namboothiri,
Mridangam  - Kalamandalam Charudatt,
Ghatam - Kalamandalam Anoop AS. 
Entry -By Pass.
Contact – 9847138884.(between 9.30am to 5.30pm)

 

Art exhibition at Kannur

Date:  15 Nov – 31 Dec 2025 .
Venue: Ekami Gallery, 1st Floor, Mahatma Mandiram, South Bazar, Kannur, Kerala.

Event titled ‘Mapping the Inner Dialogue’ is a group art exhibition organised by Gallery Ekami.
Participants:  Arun Mangala, Chandana Kothambra, Nandana Amba, Sajeesh Pallikkara & Shyam Aramban.

Gallery Ekami is an interactive space for artists and art lovers. It brings together different streams of art with a focus on contemporary art.