Since 2006, annual general meetings have been held under the auspices of the Santhakumaran Thambi Foundation. Each of them have become great literary gatherings before packed audiences.
In 2017, the 3rd Palakkad Literature Festival organized at Palakkad open venue, Fort Maidan, was inaugurated by famous Marathi writer Sharankumar Limbale. Prakash Bare, Subhash Chandran, Rafeeq Ahmed, KP Ramanunni, Transgender Sheetal Syam and many others participated in this conference. Tamil writers Azhakiya Periyavan, Athavan and others also participated. Veteran Historian M G S Narayanan was acted as Festival Director.
The 4th edition of Palakkad Literature Festival was held on 3rd and 4th February 2018 with colorful events. A special lecture by the President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy, Chandrasekhar Kambar, graced the Sahitya festival.Eminent literary critic Asha Menon was the festival director.
A special student festival was organized for the students. Writers from Tamil and Kannada languages also participated. Several Malayalam books were released in the function. Drama and folklore presentations were held.