Panchayath/ Municipality/ NattikaNattika Panchayat Panchayat Corporation

LOCATION District ThrissurThrissur

Nearest Town/ Nattika – 3.7 km Landmark/ Junction Nattika – 3.7 km

Nearest Bus statio NattikaNattika NorthNorth Bus Stop Stop – –2.5 2.5 km km

Nearest Railway Railway Station – 23.9 km statio Thrissur Railway Station – 23.9 km ACCESSIBILITY

Nearest Airport CochinCochin InternationalInternational Airport Airport – – 61.5 61.5 km km

NattikaNattika BeachBeach P.O., P.O., NattikaNattika,, Thrissur,Thrissur, KeralaKerala 680566 680566 Ph No: 04872391245 (Nattika Grama Panchayat Office) CONTACT Ph No: 04872391245 (Nattika Grama Panchayat Office) DATES FREQUENCY DURATION

TIME January Annually 10 days

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL (Legend/History/Myth)

The Nattika Beach festival is held in the famous Nattika Beach for 10 days in January. This Festival was started on 2012 at the Nattika Beach. It is held in association with Tourism Department, Nattika Panchayath and Nattika Beach Festival Destination Management Council.

Local Approximately 1000 RELEVANCE- NO. OF PEOPLE (Local / National / International) PARTICIPATED EVENTS/PROGRAMS DESCRIPTION (How festival is celebrated)

During the fest, there will be an array of colourful events like Bike races adventure tourism programmes, Cultural activities by Boat race in the sea International artists, sea cruises, a rain of colours, beach race, Beach football food fest, carnivals and processions. The Ten day fest will have a Kalaripayattu day full of activities that lasts until midnight. One of the major Anayoottu attractions of the fest is that Big Screen & Mini Screen Award Nattika Beach Expo Ceremony with south Indian Film & Television Artists. Clay Big Screen & Mini Screen modeling, Bike races, Boat race in the sea, Beach football, Award Ceremony Kalaripayattu (a Martial art form of Kerala), Anayoottu (feeding

elephants), Kite flying exhibition, Seafood Preparation

competitions, Saluting the Army men etc are some of the

different events held as a part of the Nattika beach festival.

Nattika Beach Expo is the main attraction of this festival.