Kerala’s harvest festival
Onam in India 2027
Onam 2027: Sunday, 12 September 2027
Onam 2027 in India is on Sunday, 12 September 2027.
Kerala’s harvest festival: a 26-dish sadya on a banana leaf, pookalam flower carpets, and Malayali associations everywhere booking a hall for it. Every Onam event posted in India is below, grouped by city.
Onam events in India0 listed
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What Onam is
Kerala’s harvest festival: a 26-dish sadya on a banana leaf, pookalam flower carpets, and Malayali associations everywhere booking a hall for it.
Onam welcomes the mythical king Mahabali home to Kerala. The ten days end on Thiruvonam with the Onasadya — a vegetarian feast of two dozen dishes served on a banana leaf — and are marked with pookalam floral designs, boat races, and the tiger dance, pulikali.
If it is your first one in India
- The sadya is eaten by hand, seated, and served in a fixed order — follow your neighbour.
- Wear white and gold (kasavu) if you have it; it is the one day the whole hall does.
Previous Onam events in India
Most of these return every year with the same organisers.
Questions people ask
- When is Onam 2027 in India?
- Onam 2027 falls on Sunday, 12 September 2027. It is not a public holiday in India, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — events are listed on this page as organisers post them, usually four to six weeks ahead.
- Where can I celebrate Onam in India?
- Community Onam events in India are listed on this page as organisers post them.
- Can non-Indians go to Onam events in India?
- Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.
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