Det sker i Kochi (Cochin), India året igennem

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Ernakulathappan Utsavam

• Festival

  Ernakulathappan Utsavam

  15. jan. – 10. feb. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  Eight days at the Shiva temple on Durbar Hall Ground: caparisoned elephants lined up for the evening processions, panchari melam and fireworks. The date follows the Malayalam month of Makaram, so it moves. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Fort Kochi season (1. nov. – 28. feb.), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (10. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Cochin Carnival (25. dec. – 1. jan.)

Tætpakket — Ernakulathappan Utsavam, Fort Kochi season

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Ernakulathappan Utsavam (15. jan. – 10. feb. (normalt)), Fort Kochi season (1. nov. – 28. feb.), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (10. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Kochi-Muziris Biennale, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Kochi-Muziris Biennale (10. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Vishu

• Helligdag

  Vishu

  14.–15. apr. · normaltNational helligdagLukninger

  The Malayalam new year, on 14 or 15 April. Firecrackers start before dawn, families view the vishukkani arrangement at first light, and most shops and offices take the day off. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Travlt — Summer vacation (north & east) i India, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Southwest monsoon

  1. jun. – 15. sep. · normaltRisiko

  The monsoon makes landfall in India here first, usually around the first of June, and the harbour goes grey for three months. The Chinese nets still work and the hotels are half price.

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Southwest monsoon (1. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Onam, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Onam

  17.–26. aug.SkoleferieLukningerTætpakket

  Ten days of flower carpets, a sadya on a banana leaf and pulikali tiger dancers on the streets of Thrissur up the road. Offices and many shops close for the final four days. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Southwest monsoon (1. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Southwest monsoon (1. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt)), Onam (17.–26. aug.)

Travlt — Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) i India, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Tætpakket — Fort Kochi season, Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam

• Sæson

  Fort Kochi season

  1. nov. – 28. feb.TørsæsonTætpakket

  The rain stops and Fort Kochi fills: homestays on Princess Street booked out, kathakali shows twice a night, and cruise ships tying up at Willingdon Island most weeks.

• Festival

  Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam

  10. nov. – 5. dec. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  The eight-day festival at Poornathrayeesa temple in Thripunithura, ten kilometres out, opens Kerala's temple season: fifteen elephants abreast and panchari melam in front of them. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Fort Kochi season, Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam

• Festival

  Kochi-Muziris Biennale

  10. dec. – 31. mar. · normaltKunstfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  South Asia's biggest contemporary art show, spread over godowns and warehouses across Fort Kochi. It runs every other winter, not every year — the seventh edition opens in December 2027. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Cochin Carnival

  25. dec. – 1. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketLukninger

  A week of processions, races and beach games in Fort Kochi left over from the Portuguese, ending with a giant Papanji effigy burned on the parade ground at midnight on the 31st. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Fort Kochi season (1. nov. – 28. feb.), Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam (10. nov. – 5. dec. (normalt))