Corfu Celebrations
| Date | What/Where | Celebration |
|---|---|---|
| 18th March | All over Corfu | Corfu Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) celebrated in many villages with kite flying, processions, dancing |
| Easter time | Corfu Easter | Watch this list for all the events during Greek Easter on Corfu |
| 28th April | Corfu Town | Palm Sunday. St. Spyridon procession |
| 1st May | All over Corfu | Corfu Labour Day, parades and other festivities, also marks the Feast of Flowers, a celebration with very ancient roots in festivals of the Goddess Demeter |
| 3rd May | All over Corfu | Corfu Good Friday. Day of Epitaphios. Each church brings out it's funeral bier and parades it through the village |
| 4th May | Corfu Holy Saturday | At 11am the First Resurrection and pot throwing custom take place. Silver gilt case containing the body of St. Spyridon is exposed for public worship for 3 days and nights. Thousands pay homage to kiss his slippered feet. St. Spyridon procession with bands |
| 5th May | Corfu Easter Sunday | Culminating days of celebration |
| 6th May | Makrades Panegyri | Festival |
| 8th May | Kassiopi | Celebrating a blind boy who after staying in the church over night regained his sight |
| 8th May | Kanoni | Festival of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| 10th May | Paleokastritsa Panegyri | Festival |
| 12th May | Krini Panegyri | Festival (Tou Thomas) |
| 9th June | Alikes, Petalia, Zigo, Potamo Panegyri | Village Festival |
| 12th June | Pelekas | St. Onofrio's Day |
| 13th June | Arillas | Ascension festival |
| 13th June | Kato Korakiana Panegyri | Analipsi Festival |
| 24th June | Agios Ioannis (Triklino) | Fire jumping 23rd June 2013 |
| 24th June | Kontokali, Stavro, Aghirades, Kastellani, Antiperni, Othoni | Festival of the Holy Spirit |
| 29th June | Kombitsi, Stronghili, Vitalades | Festival of Saints Peter and Paul |
| 2nd July | Garitsa | Procession and Festival of Madonna of Vlacherena |
| 6th July | Arillas | Festival for Smile of the Child |
| 7th July | Peroulades Panegyri/Festival | Village Festival |
| 8th July | Kavos, Lefkimmi, Agios Prokopios | Celebration of St. Prokopios |
| 13th July | San Rocco Square | Festival in honour of St Spyridonas |
| 17th July | Benitses, Spartera, Avliotes | St. Marina festival |
| 20th July | Magoulades | Festival of Elia the prophet |
| 25th/26th July | Lafki Village | Main day 26th |
| 3rd August | Arillas | Antamoma festival |
| 6th August | Pontikonisi, Perivoli, Strinilia, Evropuli, Paleochori, Ag. Deka, Agios Mattheos | Church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus, with days of pilgrimage (1-6th August) on Mount Pantokrator |
| 10th August | Benitses | Sardine festival |
| 11th August | Corfu Town | Silver gilt case containing the body of St. Spyridon is exposed for public worship for 3 days and nights. Thousands pay homage to kiss his slippered feet. St. Spyridon procession with bands |
| 15th August | All over Corfu | Festival of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Many big festivals with church processions, feasts. Every Greek woman named Maria will kiss you and give you sweets |
| 16th August | Kato Garouna | Gala weekend |
| Mid August | Paleokastritsa | Varkarola on a Sunday to be confirmed |
| 23rd August | Gastouri, Pelekas, Ag. Deka | Festival of the Virgin Odigitrias |
| September | Kavadades | Wine Festival with spit roast pork and lamb. Date to be confirmed |
| 7th September | Arillas | Wine festival, food and dancing |
| 8th September | Afra, Sinarades, Marathia, Agios Markos, Lefkimmi | Festivals/Feast days |
| 14th September | Sidari | Feast of the Holy Cross in the Monastery of St. Ionnis |
| 24th September | Vatos | Myrtidiotissa festival |
| 26th September | Karousades, Porta Remounta | Festival of St.John/James the theologian |
| End September | Kassiopi | Wine festival. Date to be confirmed |
| 28th October | Ochi Day | Celebrated by processions throughout Corfu |
| 3rd November | Corfu Town | St. Spyridon procession |
| 12th December | Corfu Town | St. Spyridon. The procession takes place inside the church and NOT around the town. Then he is placed in front of the altar for three days. You will be lucky to even get a glimpse of the Saint because the whole of Greece comes over for these three days. |
Some of these dates for the village festivals are not all set in stone as they can be cancelled at short notice due to adverse weather conditions or if there is a death in the village. Also a date can vary depending of the celebration. Ask the locals for more information about celebrations.
An even more extended list of festivals you can find at the site of Real Corfu
