The festivals of Lefkada Greece: Discover the ultimate festival in Lefkada island
NAME
DATE
CITY
DESCRIPTION
Anniversary of the unification
21 May.
Lefkada Town
Festival celebrating the anniversary of the union of Lefkada with the
newly built Greek State in 1864.
Feast of Agios Spiridon
12 December.
Karia,
Lefkada Town
Lefkada town organise a concert for the celebration of the
Saint Patron of the island.
Meeting of the Philharmonics
19-21 July
Musical manifestations of the Philharmonics band of Corfu.
Representation of the traditional wedding of Lefkada
11 August.
KARIA
Revival of the traditional wedding with decorating of the bride, wedding
procession, ceremony, and lastly celebration revelry.
“Celebration of Language
and Art”
August.
LEFKADA
Events organised by the
Town Hall of Lefkada dedicated to the works of important people
of literature and art with lectures, performances, exhibitions
and traditional dances.
International Folklore
festival
August
Festival with traditional dances and songs from all over the
world.
On the first Sunday of the Festival a parade takes place in
which take part all dance groups.
Feast of Virgin Mary
15th August
Ligia and Vassiliki.
“Valaoritia”
20 July.
NIDRI
A festival organised by the cultural society of “Odissys”
Feast of Agia Kyriaki
7 July
Nidri and Vliho
Festival celebrating the anniversary of the union of Corfu with the newly built
GreekState.
