Event· Ikaria· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Ikarian Panigiria (Summer Village Festivals)
37° 36.1′ N · 26° 4.8′ E · approximate
Ikaria is famous across Greece for its panigiria - all-night saints'-day village feasts with live music, non-stop dancing of the ikariotikos, food and wine, sometimes attended by thousands.
Practical
Main dates (island-ikaria.com calendar): May 14 Agios Isidoros (Armenistis); July 17 Agia Marina - Ikarian Independence (Agios Kirykos); July 20 Profitis Ilias (several villages); July 26 Agia Paraskevi (Faros, Karkinagri and others); August 6 Transfiguration at Christos Raches and other villages; August 10 Faros; August 15 Assumption at Lagkada, Kampos (Kamba), Gialiskari, Karavostamo and others; August 27 Agios Fanourios; September 8 and September 17 (Kampos). Dates follow the church calendar and local committees - confirm locally. Taxis are scarce on big nights. Position is Christos Raches (OpenStreetMap, approx), home of one of the biggest feasts.
Best for
Dancing all night with the islanders
Season
May-September, peaking in August
Nearby
- Trail of the Elves (Christos Raches to Kampos)0.4 NM away
- Chalares Gorge Trail (Christos Raches to Nas)1.4 NM away
- Nas Beach (Ikaria)1.6 NM away
- Temple of Artemis Tauropolos (Nas, Ikaria)1.6 NM away
- Livadi Beach (Armenistis, Ikaria)1.9 NM away
- Round of Raches On Foot (Ikaria)1.9 NM away
- Hidden (Armenistis Beach)2 NM away
- Mary Mary (Armenistis)2 NM away