Thiruvananthapuram: As Kerala School Kalolsavam, the state-level school arts festival, originally launched as the State School Youth Festival in Ernakulam in 1957, reaches Thiruvananthapuram this year, it continues to radiate the vibrant energy of youth, even 63 years on. Let’s take a journey through time and celebrate the champions of each year:

• 1957 – North Malabar
• 1958 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1959 – Kozhikode
• 1960 – Thalassery
• 1961 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1962 – Alappuzha
• 1963 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1964 – Alappuzha
• 1965 – Alappuzha
• 1966 – Not held
• 1967 – Not held
• 1968 – Alappuzha
• 1969 – Irinjalakkuda
• 1970 – Irinjalakkuda
• 1971 – Alappuzha
• 1972 – Not held
• 1973 – Not held
• 1974 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1975 – Kottayam
• 1976 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1977 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1978 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1979 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1980 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1981 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1982 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1983 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1984 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1985 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1986 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1987 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1988 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1989 – Thiruvananthapuram
• 1990 – Ernakulam
• 1991 – Kozhikode
• 1992 – Kozhikode
• 1993 – Kozhikode
• 1994 – Thrissur
• 1995 – Ernakulam
• 1996 – Thrissur
• 1997 – Kannur
• 1998 – Kannur
• 1999 – Thrissur
• 2000 – Ernakulam and Kannur (Joint winners)
• 2001 – Kozhikode
• 2002 – Kozhikode
• 2003 – Ernakulam
• 2004 – Kozhikode
• 2005 – Palakkad
• 2006 – Palakkad
• 2007 – Kozhikode
• 2008 – Kozhikode
• 2009 – Kozhikode
• 2010 – Kozhikode
• 2011 – Kozhikode
• 2012 – Kozhikode
• 2013 – Kozhikode
• 2014 – Kozhikode
• 2015 – Palakkad, Kozhikode (Joint winners)
• 2016 – Kozhikode
• 2017 – Kozhikode
• 2018 – Kozhikode
• 2019 – Kozhikode
• 2020 – Palakkad
• 2021 – Not held
• 2022 – Not held
• 2023 – Kozhikode
• 2024 – Kannur