Onam spirit will resonate across the state on Thursday with a variety of cultural events. Kottayam’s Nagampadam Ground will host an Onam Fest at 11.00 am, while in Thiruvananthapuram, the Kizhakke Kotta Residents’ Association will celebrate the festival at the General Hospital from 12.00 noon, with Minister V Sivankutty attending. In Ernakulam, the Changampuzha Cultural Centre will come alive in the evening with a musical concert by Cochin Rhythm Waves at 6.00 pm.

Kottayam

• Kerala Lalithakala Akademi DC Kizhakkemuri Idam Art Gallery: Thomas Antony Remembrance. Exhibition of caricatures and cartoons – 10.00.
• KPS Menon Hall: Exhibition and sale of handloom garments and handicrafts, “Silk–Cotton Jewellery Expo” – 10.00.
• Vayaskar Palace: Uthradakkizhi (ritual gift) to N K Saumyavathi Thampuratti. Minister V N Vasavan, MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan – 10.30.
• Nagampadam Ground: Onam Fest – 11.00.

Thiruvananthapuram

• Press Club: KPCC Vichar Vibhag remembrance of N.K. Vijayakumar. Ramesh Chennithala – 10.00.
• General Hospital: Onam celebrations of Kizhakke Kotta Residents’ Association. Minister V Sivankutty – 12.00.
• Bharat Bhavan, Thycaud: Bharatanatyam performance by Arathi Sudhakaran – 6.15.

Ernakulam

• Marine Drive Ground: Handicraft exhibition and sale organised by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs – 10.00.
• TDM Hall: Onam fair of Ernakulam Karayogam – 10.30.
• Kaloor Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: Closing ceremony of Gaddika 2025 – Minister O.R. Kelu, Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri – 11.00.
• Ernakulam YMCA: Onam celebrations of the District Committee of the Residents’ Association Coordination Council – 12.00.
• Vaduthala Don Bosco Youth Centre: ‘Vaduthala utsavam’, inaugural procession – 4.00.
• Changampuzha Cultural Centre: Cochin Rhythm Waves musical concert – 6.00.
• Durbar Hall Ground: Lavanyam 2025, organised by the District Administration and District Tourism Promotion Council – cultural fest by differently-abled children – 6.00, Perfume Band show – 7.00.