Kerala School Kalolsavam | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Youth Festival |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Kerala |
Country | India |
Founded | 1956 |
Founder | Dr. C. S. Venkiteswaran |
Participants | 12000 |
Area | Secondary school students (Class 8 to 12) |
Organised by | Government of Kerala |
Sponsor | IT@school |
Kerala School Kalolsavam is an annual event conducted by the Government of Kerala, featuring several art competitions for high school and higher secondary school students of Kerala. The festival was started in 1956, and till 2022, it was called as Kerala State School Youth Festival. The participants are students from classes 8th to 12th. Winners from different revenue districts for a particular event will be competing in state level competition. The event is usually conducted in December–January months of a year and is considered to be the biggest cultural event of Asia.[1][2] Current champions are Kannur District crowned at the 62nd edition of Kerala School Kalolsavam, 2023-24 in Kollam.