The joy of Christmas and New Year will be doubled in Kerala by the Cochin carnival 2010. The Cochin carnival is the celebrative event which is in the last week of a year. The carnival is celebrated in Fort Cochin which is a place of great historical importance. The Cochin carnival attracts a large sum of tourists to fort Cochin. The carnival is having the history of centuries. The carnival came with the Portuguese.  For the last 3 decades the carnival is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and colors. Now Cochin carnival has become the celebration of the youth.

There are several games, art and sports competitions held with carnival. These are held at various venues all around Fort Cochin. Carnival is not only the celebration of the people of Kerala but also the whole world. Cochin carnival attracts a lot of tourists to Kerala. The competitions include swimming, bicycle race, beach volley ball and tug-of-war.

Carnival is filled with various different types of music and dance forms. They include the classic styles of Kerala to International art forms. Cochin carnival is also having the demonstration of various cultural dress forms. This is one of the major highlight of the carnival. People especially the youth dress up in a very funny style during the carnival.

Major event of the Cochin carnival is conducted on the last day of the year. It is a great procession which includes various art forms and specially dressed people. The procession is lead by a decorated elephant in the front. This massive celebration comes to its height at the time of “burning the papa”. In this a very huge statue of Christmas father is set to fire. Fort Cochin welcomes the New Year with this event. The whole ground will be full of people at this time. Everyone enjoy this event a lot.

The merry making fest of Cochin carnival is having great influence in attracting tourists to Kerala. Enjoyment is always guaranteed in the carnival.