Annually the program starts off on the second Sunday of December with the “Ceremony of Peace and Solidarity” at the ‘War Memorial’ in Fort Cochin, With the Indian Navy, the CO, INS. Dronacharya, Hon. Mayor, the Sub Collector, Ex-Servicemen, the Church choir, School Children, etc. in attendance.
The Carnival has been patronized by the Kochi Municipal Corporation and supported by the Ernakulam Dist. Tourism Promotion Council and the State Tourism Department.