January, February, and March Festivals
April and May Festivals
June and July Festivals
August and September Festivals
October, November, and December Festivals
Festivals change due to many factors; locally confirm dates before you go.
EASTER SEASON
Easter dates can occur in April or May.
Second Day of Easter - Gythio - festival on the island of Kranai in front of the castle with music, food, dancing, and local customs
Holy Saturday - resurrection rites in some areas.
Easter Sunday - Crete- Harakas Monfatsiou - Burning of effigy of Judas Iscariot
Easter Sunday - Crete - Other villages - burning of effigy of Judas Iscariot
Palm Sunday - Messologi - Lazaria - Three day celebration with folklore events
Palm Sunday - Corfu - Processions and brass bands commemorating end of a 17th century plague
Sunday after Easter - St. Thomas Name day
Easter Sunday - Corfu - Corfu city - Jar smashing
Easter Saturday - Corfu - Pinia - A collection is made in a water-filled barrel, and a randomly chosen "winner" must splash around in the barrel and gather the money.
More Information and Travel Tips for Easter in Greece: Easter in Greece.
APRIL
April-October Sound and Light Show at the Acropolis
April 1st - Feast Day for St. Mary of Egypt
April 4th - Name Day for Lazarus
April 6th - Efthios Name Day
April 8th - Karpathos - Olymbos - Lambri Triti
April 8th - Thassos - Limenaria - Feast with dancing
April 8th - Megara - Local costumed dancing by women of the Fisherman's Trata.
April 11th - Anastassios Name Day; Lambros Name Day; Pascalis Name Day
April 15th - Leonidas name Day
April 16th - Name Day for Pigi
April 18th - International Monuments Day - free admission to most sites.
April 19th - Name Day for Socrates
April 22nd-23rd - Rodohori - Monastery of Agios Yiorgos Peristereotas - Dances
April 22nd - Name Day for Nathaniel
April 23rd - Feast of St. George; Name Day for Georgios
April 23rd - Feast of St. George - Kaliopi - Horse races
April 23rd - Feast of St. George - Arachova - Three-day celebration
April 23rd - Kos - Pili - Horse races, music.
April 24th - Name day for Elizabeth
April 25th - Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist; Name Day for Mark.
April 25th - Name Day for Niki
MAY
May-September - Sound and Light Show on Corfu
May-October - Sound and Light Show on Rhodes
May-September Dora Stratou Dance Troupe in Athens - Terrific folk dancing troupe.
May - Peloponnese - Amaliada - Floricultural Exhibit
May - First Weekend - Karpathos - Amopi - Local Festival - varies each month.
May - Eleusis - Folk Festival
May - End of the month - Trikala - Hadjipetria Festival - Athletics, dances, cultural events.
May - Lesbos - Molyvos - Week of Prose and Art - Festival with plays, exhibits, etc
May 1st - Labor Day
May 1st - Feast of Flowers
May 1-15 Chalkidiki Sokratia Festival - Folk festival
May 1-15 Larisa - Achillia - Literature, theater, folklore, music, dancing fest.
May 5th- Feast of St. Irene the Great Martyr;
May 6th - Name Day for Seraphim
May 8th - Feast of St. John the Theologian; Name Day for Arsenios, Theologos
May 8th - Crete - Agios Nikolaos - Lato Festival
May 9th - Name Day for Isaiah, Christopher
May 13th - Name Day for Gliceria
May 14th - Name Day for Isidoros
May 18th - International Museums Day - free admission to most museums.
May 21st Feast of Saints Constantine and Helen (Eleni)
May 21st - Corfu - Unification of the Ionian Islands
May 20th - Battle of Crete
May 21st - Rethymnon, Crete - Battle of Crete
May 21st - Kassos - Vrisi - festival with songs and dancing.
May 21-23rd - Agia Elleni near Serres - Anasternaria fire walking.
May 21-23rd - Langada near Thessaloniki - Anasternaria fire walking.
May 24-29th - National Festival of Crete - Dancing and exhibits
May 25th Volos - Folk dances and songs in the Public Theater
May 29th - Mistras - Paleological Festival - Mass in memory of the last of the Byzantine emperors.
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January, February, and March Festivals
April and May Festivals
June and July Festivals
August and September Festivals
October, November, and December Festivals
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