Thrissur, Jan. 6 -- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the 64th Kerala State School Arts Festival on January 14, with over 10,000 students expected to participate in 249 competition events to be held across 25 venues in this district.

The five-day festival, regarded as the largest cultural event for school students in the state, will conclude on January 18. The Exhibition Ground at Thekkinkadu Maidan will serve as the main venue of the festival.

The official proceedings will begin at 9 am on January 14 with the hoisting of the festival flag by the Director of General Education, followed by the inauguration by the Chief Minister at 10 am.

The run-up to the festival will begin on the evening of January 9 with the formation of ...