Kannur is one of the famous places of kerala which led to the victory of freedom struggle. Kannur had an important role to play in the freedom struggle of India. One of the main movement was the formation of the Communist Party of India in a village known as pinarayi. The significance of Kannur is dated back to the olden times. The name Kannur is derived from the words kannan and oor ie, the land of kannan (Lord Krishnan),

The climate of Kannur is a humid one, it is hot in the season of march -may, after that it get rain from the south-west monsoon which continues till September. The other monsoon season is the north-east monsoon.

Sports is of great importance in the district of Kannur, there is a vast history for the arrival of field hockey, cricket and football in the distict of Kannur, the main thing which lead to their arrival was English Men of the military group, they left their impressions in the form of sports culture, these sports including the traditional 'kalarippayattu' also found roots among those sports groups, sports categories such as hockey and CRDE football team was also shining in those periods.

There are some great tourist destination in Kannur district, the Parassanikadavu snake park is a breath-taking collection of venom-filled crawlers, the park has lot of snake such as, king Cobra, spectacled Cobra, Russel's Viper, Krait and many other varieties of pit Vipers. There is a 'Visha Chikalsa Kendra' set up at Pappinesseri is a place where they combine Ayurveda and Allopathy for curing the snake bites. There are many non-venomous snake including Pythons, and you will be able to see the trained guard interacting with these snakes. St. Angelo Fort near the coast of Kannur town is another important tourist destination, it was built by Sir Francisco de Almeida who was the first Portuguese Viceroy of India, it is one of the protected monument by the ASI(Archeological Survey of India). There are many places other than this which are worth a visit, some among them include the sea shores in the district, there are many beaches in the Kannur district some of them include:

• Payyambalam Beach

• Meenkunnu Beach

• Dharmadam Island

• Baby Beach

• Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach

• Kizhunna Ezhara Beach

• Mopila Bay

There are many pilgrimage centers in Kannur district, many of them were built about 3000 years back, these pilgrimage are famous in the are and abroad, some of the famous places of worship includes:

• Sree Jagannath Temple, Thalassery

• Annapoorneshwari Temple, Cherukunnu

• Thiruvangad Temple, Thalassery

• Sree Ramaswami Temple, Thalassery

• Sundareswara Temple

• Saidar Mosque, Thalassery

• Moonnu Pettumma Palli, Pappinisseri

• Sree Mookambika Temple (Pallikunnu)

• Thavam Church, Cherukunnu

• Trichambaram Temple

• Aaron Church, Pappinisseri

• Rajarajeswara temple

• Aroli Sree Vadeswaram Shiva Kshethram, Pappinisseri

• Oorpazhassi Kavu

• Kottiyoor Shiva Temple

• Oliyankara Juma Masjid, Cherukunnu

• Muthappan Temple