An independent guide by GIS Consultant, Dronimagination
Ente Kannur.
Theyyam, kavus, coast and hills.
Everything to plan a visit to Kannur district: the Theyyam season calendar with every kavu on a map, the beaches, forts, backwaters and hill stations of North Malabar, and how to get here.
Photo: Bobinson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
The season
Theyyam, kavu by kavu
The Theyyam portal lists every kavu with its festival dates — each date marked Confirmed (temple notice), Listed (Theyyam calendar website) or Estimated (Malayalam calendar) — with maps, directions and last season's dates.
Beyond Theyyam
Explore Kannur
Asia's longest drive-in beach, a 1505 fort, weaving villages, mangroves, backwaters and a hill station.
Muzhappilangad
Drive on the sand for 4 km.
St. Angelo Fort
Portuguese fort of 1505 by the sea.
Kavvayi
Islands and quiet water near Payyanur.
Paithalmala
Kannur's hill station on the Karnataka border.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Shagil Kannur, Rajesh Kakkanatt, Manojk, Rawbin, Nativeplants garden and Bobinson, under their Creative Commons licences; each is credited in full on its page.
Plan
Getting here and around
Kannur has its own airport (CNN), is on the Konkan–Mangalore rail line and is served by KSRTC and private buses from across Kerala.
About
What Ente Kannur is
Ente Kannur ("my Kannur") is an independent guide to Kannur district published by GIS Consultant, a brand of Dronimagination Pvt Ltd, a Kannur-based geospatial and drone technology company. It is not operated, reviewed or endorsed by DTPC Kannur, the Kannur District Collectorate or any government body; for official tourist information see DTPC Kannur and Kannur District Administration.
Festival dates on the Theyyam portal come from temple notices, the DTPC Kannur calendar and Theyyam calendar websites, each credited with its source and labelled by how sure it is. Photographs are from Wikimedia Commons under their Creative Commons licences, or from photographers who have given permission, and are credited beside each image.
Temple committees can submit festival dates free of charge; Theyyam photographers can ask to be featured; homestays and local businesses can advertise.