Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kochi (Cochin), India

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Ernakulathappan Utsavam

• Festival

  Ernakulathappan Utsavam

  15 jan – 10 feb · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fort Kochi season (1 nov – 28 feb), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (10 dec – 31 mrt (meestal)), Cochin Carnival (25 dec – 1 jan)

Topdrukte — Ernakulathappan Utsavam, Fort Kochi season

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ernakulathappan Utsavam (15 jan – 10 feb (meestal)), Fort Kochi season (1 nov – 28 feb), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (10 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Kochi-Muziris Biennale, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kochi-Muziris Biennale (10 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Vishu

• Feestdag

  Vishu

  14–15 apr · meestalNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Southwest monsoon

  1 jun – 15 sep · meestalRisico

  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.

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southwest monsoon (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Onam, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Onam

  17–26 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southwest monsoon (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southwest monsoon (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Onam (17–26 aug)

Druk — Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Fort Kochi season, Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam

• Seizoen

  Fort Kochi season

  1 nov – 28 febDroog seizoenDruk

  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 · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Fort Kochi season, Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam

• Festival

  Kochi-Muziris Biennale

  10 dec – 31 mrt · meestalKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Cochin Carnival

  25 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fort Kochi season (1 nov – 28 feb), Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam (10 nov – 5 dec (meestal))