A festival that celebrates nine forms of Devi on nine days is the famed Navarathri Mahotsavam. Many rituals and festivities are conducted all over Kerala as part of the festival. One such is the prestigious Navarathri Music Festival, a nine-day music fiesta conducted in the Navarathri Mandapam at the Fort Palace complex in Thiruvananthapuram where legendary musicians take you on an enchanting journey through the world of classical music.

Some other popular destinations to watch Navarathri celebrations are Panachikkadu Saraswati Temple in Kottayam and Thunchan Parambu in Malappuram, Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur and Chottanikkara Devi Temple in Ernakulam.

The last day of the festival is noted for the vidyarambham ceremony in which children are initiated to the world of letters.