Events and Festivals
Corfu's calendar is unusually rich, from world famous Easter to summer boat festivals. Orthodox dates move each year, so check locally.
New, 11 October 2026: Saint Spyridon and his litanies, the processions through the Old Town, the feast of 12 December and the dates ahead.
Corfu Easter
April or early May, dates vary (2027: Holy Saturday 1 May, Easter Sunday 2 May). Greece's most spectacular Easter, with philharmonic processions, the Litany of Saint Spyridon, and the famous Botides on Holy Saturday morning, when locals throw clay pots from the balconies of the Liston and Spianada.
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Litany of Saint Spyridon
Several dates through the year (Palm Sunday, 11 August and others). Processions of the relics of Corfu's patron saint through the Old Town, led by the island's philharmonic bands.
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Varkarola boat festivals
August (dates vary). Evening boat parades with music and fireworks along the coast, including Paleokastritsa around 10 August and Corfu Town for Saint Spyridon around 11 August.
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Assumption of the Virgin
15 August. The island's biggest summer religious festival, with panigiria, the village feasts, held all over Corfu.
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Sardine and wine festivals
Summer. Village food festivals such as the Benitses Sardine Festival in early August, and September wine festivals in Kavadades, Kassiopi and Moraitika.
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Corfu Cricket Week
Summer. A quirky British legacy, cricket played on the Spianada green in the heart of the Old Town.
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