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UID:lefkada-pinakochori-lamparda-of-agios-ioannis-fire-jumping-pinakocho-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270625
SUMMARY:Lamparda of Agios Ioannis (fire-jumping)\, Pinakochori
LOCATION:Pinakochori\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of St John's day the Sfakiotes village of Pinakochori lights big bonfires ('lamparda') of last year's dried oregano in the old school yard after evening service\, and everyone jumps over the flames three times for luck\, then there is music and dancing. It is the only Sfakiotes village that kept the custom\; organised by the Sfakiotes cultural centre since 1990\, low-key and very local.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#pinakochori-lamparda-of-agios-ioannis-fire-jumping-pinakocho
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#pinakochori-lamparda-of-agios-ioannis-fire-jumping-pinakocho
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UID:lefkada-pinakochori-lamparda-of-agios-ioannis-fire-jumping-pinakocho-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280625
SUMMARY:Lamparda of Agios Ioannis (fire-jumping)\, Pinakochori
LOCATION:Pinakochori\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of St John's day the Sfakiotes village of Pinakochori lights big bonfires ('lamparda') of last year's dried oregano in the old school yard after evening service\, and everyone jumps over the flames three times for luck\, then there is music and dancing. It is the only Sfakiotes village that kept the custom\; organised by the Sfakiotes cultural centre since 1990\, low-key and very local.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#pinakochori-lamparda-of-agios-ioannis-fire-jumping-pinakocho
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#pinakochori-lamparda-of-agios-ioannis-fire-jumping-pinakocho
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UID:lefkada-vlycho-panigiri-of-agia-kyriaki-vlycho-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270706
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270708
SUMMARY:Panigiri of Agia Kyriaki\, Vlycho
LOCATION:Vlycho\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The chapel of Agia Kyriaki sits on the rock across the bay from Vlycho\, and the village's panigiri around her feast (6–7 July) has grown into the biggest folk-music night of the Lefkada summer\, with name clarinet players from Epirus and Aitoloakarnania booked each year and dancing on the waterfront until dawn. Held on or just before 7 July\; expect crowds from the mainland\, get there by 10pm and park on the Nydri road.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#vlycho-panigiri-of-agia-kyriaki-vlycho
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#vlycho-panigiri-of-agia-kyriaki-vlycho
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UID:lefkada-vlycho-panigiri-of-agia-kyriaki-vlycho-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280706
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280708
SUMMARY:Panigiri of Agia Kyriaki\, Vlycho
LOCATION:Vlycho\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The chapel of Agia Kyriaki sits on the rock across the bay from Vlycho\, and the village's panigiri around her feast (6–7 July) has grown into the biggest folk-music night of the Lefkada summer\, with name clarinet players from Epirus and Aitoloakarnania booked each year and dancing on the waterfront until dawn. Held on or just before 7 July\; expect crowds from the mainland\, get there by 10pm and park on the Nydri road.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#vlycho-panigiri-of-agia-kyriaki-vlycho
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#vlycho-panigiri-of-agia-kyriaki-vlycho
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UID:lefkada-alykes-karyoton-panigiri-of-agios-panteleimon-alykes-karyoto-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270728
SUMMARY:Panigiri of Agios Panteleimon\, Alykes Karyoton
LOCATION:Alykes Karyoton\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The hamlet of Alykes Karyoton\, just above the lagoon on the way from town to Karya\, holds its panigiri for Agios Panteleimon on the evening of 26 July in the churchyard\, with a live orchestra\, grilled meat and wine from the local association. Small and friendly\, part of the municipal summer programme.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#alykes-karyoton-panigiri-of-agios-panteleimon-alykes-karyoto
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#alykes-karyoton-panigiri-of-agios-panteleimon-alykes-karyoto
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lefkada-alykes-karyoton-panigiri-of-agios-panteleimon-alykes-karyoto-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280728
SUMMARY:Panigiri of Agios Panteleimon\, Alykes Karyoton
LOCATION:Alykes Karyoton\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The hamlet of Alykes Karyoton\, just above the lagoon on the way from town to Karya\, holds its panigiri for Agios Panteleimon on the evening of 26 July in the churchyard\, with a live orchestra\, grilled meat and wine from the local association. Small and friendly\, part of the municipal summer programme.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#alykes-karyoton-panigiri-of-agios-panteleimon-alykes-karyoto
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#alykes-karyoton-panigiri-of-agios-panteleimon-alykes-karyoto
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UID:lefkada-eglouvi-lentil-festival-at-agios-donatos-eglouvi-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270807
SUMMARY:Lentil Festival at Agios Donatos\, Eglouvi
LOCATION:Eglouvi\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:On the feast of the Transfiguration the Eglouvi cultural association cooks the village's famous lentils the old way in cauldrons on the Agios Donatos plateau above the village\, and serves them free with bread\, olives and wine from about 7pm\, followed by live music and dancing under the stars. Parking on the plateau is chaotic\; the association runs a shuttle bus from the old KTEL station in Lefkada town at 6:30pm with a stop at Agios Minas\, which is the sane way up.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#eglouvi-lentil-festival-at-agios-donatos-eglouvi
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#eglouvi-lentil-festival-at-agios-donatos-eglouvi
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UID:lefkada-eglouvi-lentil-festival-at-agios-donatos-eglouvi-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280807
SUMMARY:Lentil Festival at Agios Donatos\, Eglouvi
LOCATION:Eglouvi\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:On the feast of the Transfiguration the Eglouvi cultural association cooks the village's famous lentils the old way in cauldrons on the Agios Donatos plateau above the village\, and serves them free with bread\, olives and wine from about 7pm\, followed by live music and dancing under the stars. Parking on the plateau is chaotic\; the association runs a shuttle bus from the old KTEL station in Lefkada town at 6:30pm with a stop at Agios Minas\, which is the sane way up.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#eglouvi-lentil-festival-at-agios-donatos-eglouvi
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#eglouvi-lentil-festival-at-agios-donatos-eglouvi
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UID:lefkada-nikiana-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-nikiana-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270807
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Transfiguration\, Nikiana
LOCATION:Nikiana\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Nikiana's church of the Saviour celebrates on 6 August with a big open-air panigiri on the seafront the same evening\, booking well-known folk singers and a full orchestra\; food and drink from the village associations\, dancing late. Nikiana is on the east-coast road 10 minutes north of Nydri\, so it is easy to combine with a stay anywhere on that coast.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#nikiana-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-nikiana
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#nikiana-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-nikiana
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UID:lefkada-nikiana-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-nikiana-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280807
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Transfiguration\, Nikiana
LOCATION:Nikiana\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Nikiana's church of the Saviour celebrates on 6 August with a big open-air panigiri on the seafront the same evening\, booking well-known folk singers and a full orchestra\; food and drink from the village associations\, dancing late. Nikiana is on the east-coast road 10 minutes north of Nydri\, so it is easy to combine with a stay anywhere on that coast.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#nikiana-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-nikiana
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#nikiana-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-nikiana
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UID:lefkada-lazarata-feast-of-agios-spyridon-lazarata-and-karya-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270812
SUMMARY:Feast of Agios Spyridon\, Lazarata and Karya
LOCATION:Lazarata\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The 11 August miracle of Agios Spyridon is a big day in the Sfakiotes villages: in Lazarata there is vespers with artoklasia on the 10th\, liturgy on the morning of the 11th and an evening procession of the icon through the village to the square\, while neighbouring Karya carries its own reliquary under the plane trees the same morning. Village tavernas and the squares fill up afterwards\; the lay panigiri on Karya's square has traditionally followed the same weekend.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#lazarata-feast-of-agios-spyridon-lazarata-and-karya
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#lazarata-feast-of-agios-spyridon-lazarata-and-karya
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UID:lefkada-lazarata-feast-of-agios-spyridon-lazarata-and-karya-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280812
SUMMARY:Feast of Agios Spyridon\, Lazarata and Karya
LOCATION:Lazarata\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The 11 August miracle of Agios Spyridon is a big day in the Sfakiotes villages: in Lazarata there is vespers with artoklasia on the 10th\, liturgy on the morning of the 11th and an evening procession of the icon through the village to the square\, while neighbouring Karya carries its own reliquary under the plane trees the same morning. Village tavernas and the squares fill up afterwards\; the lay panigiri on Karya's square has traditionally followed the same weekend.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#lazarata-feast-of-agios-spyridon-lazarata-and-karya
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#lazarata-feast-of-agios-spyridon-lazarata-and-karya
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UID:lefkada-kalamitsi-panigiri-of-the-dormition-kalamitsi-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Dormition\, Kalamitsi
LOCATION:Kalamitsi\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Kalamitsi\, the hill village above Kathisma beach\, runs a two-night panigiri on 14 and 15 August in the old school yard\, organised by the Neromylos cultural society: live folk orchestra\, souvlaki and local wine\, dancing until late. It is the closest proper village panigiri to the west-coast beaches\; the road up from Kathisma is steep and parking is on the roadside.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#kalamitsi-panigiri-of-the-dormition-kalamitsi
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#kalamitsi-panigiri-of-the-dormition-kalamitsi
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UID:lefkada-kalamitsi-panigiri-of-the-dormition-kalamitsi-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280816
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Dormition\, Kalamitsi
LOCATION:Kalamitsi\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Kalamitsi\, the hill village above Kathisma beach\, runs a two-night panigiri on 14 and 15 August in the old school yard\, organised by the Neromylos cultural society: live folk orchestra\, souvlaki and local wine\, dancing until late. It is the closest proper village panigiri to the west-coast beaches\; the road up from Kathisma is steep and parking is on the roadside.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#kalamitsi-panigiri-of-the-dormition-kalamitsi
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#kalamitsi-panigiri-of-the-dormition-kalamitsi
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UID:lefkada-agios-ioannis-beach-lefkada-town-feast-of-agios-ioannis-antz-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270830
SUMMARY:Feast of Agios Ioannis Antzousis\, Lefkada town
LOCATION:Agios Ioannis beach\, Lefkada town\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The tiny chapel of Agios Ioannis Antzousis on the beach west of town\, said to have been founded by Angevin crusaders\, opens only for its feast: vespers on the evening of 28 August and liturgy on the 29th (Beheading of St John)\, with the town's families walking or cycling out along the lagoon. No big panigiri\, but a nice evening if you are staying in town\; the beach bars behind the chapel stay open.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#agios-ioannis-beach-lefkada-town-feast-of-agios-ioannis-antz
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#agios-ioannis-beach-lefkada-town-feast-of-agios-ioannis-antz
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lefkada-agios-ioannis-beach-lefkada-town-feast-of-agios-ioannis-antz-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280830
SUMMARY:Feast of Agios Ioannis Antzousis\, Lefkada town
LOCATION:Agios Ioannis beach\, Lefkada town\, Lefkada\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The tiny chapel of Agios Ioannis Antzousis on the beach west of town\, said to have been founded by Angevin crusaders\, opens only for its feast: vespers on the evening of 28 August and liturgy on the 29th (Beheading of St John)\, with the town's families walking or cycling out along the lagoon. No big panigiri\, but a nice evening if you are staying in town\; the beach bars behind the chapel stay open.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#agios-ioannis-beach-lefkada-town-feast-of-agios-ioannis-antz
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/lefkada/#agios-ioannis-beach-lefkada-town-feast-of-agios-ioannis-antz
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