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Greek island festivals in November 2027

15 festivals on 15 islands, day by day. Movable feasts are computed for 2027.

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CorfuReligious

Protokyriako: November litany of Agios Spyridon, Corfu town

first Sunday of November

On the first Sunday of November the saint's body is carried through the old town for the 1673 deliverance from plague, with the philharmonic bands and the town in its Sunday best; it is the quietest of the four litanies and the one Corfiots themselves love most, with the shops of the Liston open and the first koumkouat liqueur of winter poured. The morning route is the same as in August; the bands start about 11am.

1 November · Monday

IkariaFood & harvest

Fish panigiri of Agioi Anargyroi, Therma

1 November

The spa village of Therma, next to Agios Kirykos, keeps the November feast of Agioi Anargyroi (1 November) as a psaropanigiro: fish and seafood instead of goat, wine, and island music by the little harbour. A winter-season curiosity for anyone on Ikaria for the hot springs; the summer version of the same saints is on 30 June-1 July.

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7 November · Sunday

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Panigiri of the Taxiarches, Kamari

7–8 November

The off-season panigiri of Fournoi: on the eve of the Archangels (7 November) the hamlet of Kamari, over the hill from the port, holds vespers and then a village feast with traditional meat dishes. Small, wintry and entirely local; the monastery of Agios Minas follows with its own feast on 11 November.

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Feast of the Taxiarches and Agios Nektarios

7–8 November · Agios Nektarios / Panagia

Two feasts back to back in November: the Archangels on 8 November and Agios Nektarios on the 9th at the chapel of the same name, each with a liturgy and a meal in the churchyard for the islanders who stay through winter. Only for the committed off-season visitor.

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Panigiri of Taxiarchis, Emporios

7–8 November

Emporios, the half-abandoned village on the crater rim, comes alive on 7-8 November for the Archangel Michael with a vespers and a feast in the little square, and again on 8 September for the Nativity of the Virgin. A winter feast for those who love the island empty.

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Crete (Rethymno)Religious

Commemoration of the Arkadi holocaust, Arkadi Monastery

7–8 November

Each 8 November the monastery and the Region of Crete mark the 1866 siege in which the defenders blew up the powder store rather than surrender: a memorial liturgy, wreath-laying at the ossuary, speeches and a parade of the local schools and associations, with vespers and events the evening before. The Rethymno–Arkadi road is busy that morning; go early and see the church and the powder-store ruin before the ceremony.

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Feast of the Taxiarches, Moni Taxiarchon (Galani)

7–8 November

The island's patron feast at the fortified 16th-century Taxiarches monastery near Galani, in the north: vespers on 7 November and liturgy on the 8th, with a communal meal for everyone who makes the trip and Serifiots returning from Athens. It is the one off-season event worth planning a visit around — but check ferry schedules, as November crossings are few and weather-dependent.

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Feast of Panormitis (Taxiarchis Michail)

SymiReligious

Feast of Panormitis (Taxiarchis Michail)

7–8 November

Patron saint feast at the cliffside Monastery of Archangel Michael at Panormitis bay. Pilgrims arrive from across the Dodecanese; the saint is said to grant wishes left in messages tied to floating bottles.

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9 November · Tuesday

Saint Nektarios

AeginaReligious

Saint Nektarios

9 November

Major pilgrimage to the monastery where the saint lived and is buried — one of the most venerated saints in Greek Orthodoxy. Thousands come from the mainland.

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10 November · Wednesday

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Feast of Agios Minas (patron), Salamina Town

10–11 November

Agios Minas is the patron of Salamina and his metropolitan church in the town centre keeps 10-11 November with vespers, an episcopal liturgy by the Metropolitan of Megara and Salamina and a procession of the icon through the streets, followed by the town's autumn fair. Twenty minutes from Piraeus by ferry, so an easy half-day.

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13 November · Saturday

HydraReligious

Feast of Agios Konstantinos o Ydraios (patron), Hydra Town

13–15 November

Hydra's own saint is Konstantinos the New Martyr, born on the island around 1770 and executed in Rhodes in 1800; his relics lie in the cathedral of the Panagia on the harbour, and 13-15 November is the island's biggest religious weekend, with vespers on the 13th, an episcopal liturgy and a procession of the relics round the port on the 14th. Off-season, so the island is quiet and cheap; the Metropolitan of Hydra presides and the port cafés fill after the procession.

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20 November · Saturday

Feast of Panagia Chozoviotissa (Presentation of the Virgin)

AmorgosReligious

Feast of Panagia Chozoviotissa (Presentation of the Virgin)

20–21 November · Chozoviotissa Monastery, Chora

Feast of the Presentation at the dramatic clifftop monastery. Smaller crowds than 15 August festivals elsewhere — proper local atmosphere.

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Feast of Panagia Odigitria, Chorio

20–21 November

The patroness of Kimolos, Panagia Odigitria, is celebrated at the big 1867 church in Chorio on the Presentation of the Virgin: vespers on 20 November, a bishop's liturgy and procession of the icon on the 21st, and a traditional glenti afterwards. It's the island's most important religious day, attended by Kimolians who come back from Athens for it; expect a cold wind and very few tavernas open.

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Panigiri of Panagia Kounistra (Eikonistria), Kounistra Monastery

20–21 November · Kounistra Monastery (Troulos)

Skiathos' patroness is honoured on 21 November (Eisodia), and the real event is the night before: islanders drive or walk the 8 km through the pine forest to the fortified monastery above Troulos, keep vigil and sit around fires lit in the courtyard until the morning liturgy. It is a winter feast, so expect wool coats, tsipouro and simple food rather than a tourist show. Bring a torch and warm clothes; parking on the monastery track is limited so arrive early on the 20th.

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21 November · Sunday

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Eisodia tis Theotokou fish-soup feast, Chora

21 November

On 21 November the village gathers in the square of Chora for a meal of psarosoupa (fish soup) offered by the year's sponsor, who keeps the icon at home until the next feast. A winter tradition for the few hundred residents rather than a tourist event, but a genuine one; ferries in November are sparse, so it's for those already on the island.

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Dates are resolved for 2027: fixed saint's days as they fall, movable feasts computed from Orthodox Easter (2027: 2 May). Panigiria are usually held on the eve of the saint's day, and a village occasionally shifts one to the nearest weekend — where an entry says "confirm locally", the date comes from recent years' announcements rather than an official calendar. If you know better, the feedback button exists for exactly this.