Season Date Name City Description
winter 6th of December Feast of Agios Nikolaos Petra The feast includes a celebration of the anniversary of Petra's liberation
17th of February Religions feast of Agios Theodoros Mytilini The grand celebration of Agios Theodoros, the island's protector - saint, takes place in February 17th
Season Date Name City Description
Spring Shore Mondey Carnival Agia Paraskevi
Shore Mondey Carnival Agiasos
23th of April Feast of Agios Georgios Thermi
8th of May Feast of Agios Ioannis Theologos Andissa This feast takes place at the Monastery of Ipsilou
21th May Feast of Agios Konstantinos Vrissa This feast is the most significant event taking place at the settlement of Vrissa
Easter Decoration of the epitaph Plomari At Easter, all the island's epitaphs are gathered in the square of Plomari, for the competition of the best decorated epitaph.
On Easter Tuesday Feast of Agios Paphael Thermi Monastery of Agios Raphael
Friday just Easter Feast of Zoodochos Pigi Mytilini
Friday just Easter Feast of Zoodochos Pigi Vrissa
Sunday of Myrrh - bearers Religions feast at Monastery of Taxiarhes Mandamados On the feast's Eve, the people kill a bull and boiled all through the night, singing and dancing. After the morning service, people are offered chick - peas with meat and "Keskeki" (meat boiled with wheat).
4th Sunday after Easter Feat of Agion Akindinon Mistegna
Season Date Name City Description
Summer In the first day of June Bull's feast Agia Paraskevi The Bull's feast is celebrated with horse - racings, and animal sacrifice.
24th of June Feast of Agios Ioannis Klydon Sigri The feast is celebrated with small fires on the village's alleys
4th of July Feast of Agios Andreas Eressos The feast of Agios Andreas includes a litany.
20th of July Feast of Prophiet Ilias Agiassos Horce Races
20th of July Feast of Prophiet Ilias Eressos
20th of July Feast of Prophiet Ilias Plomari
20th of July Feast of Prophiet Ilias Vrissa
22th of July Feast of Agia Magdalini Skopelos
25th of July Feast of Agia Anna Skala Kalonis
26th of July Feast of Agios Ermolaos Paleokipos
26th of July Feast of Agia Paraskevi Plomari
27th of July Feast of Agios Pandeleimonas Eressos
27th of July Feast of Agios Pandeleimonas Gavathas
27th of July Feast of Agios Pandeleimonas Perama
27th of July Feast of Agios Pandeleimonas Plomari
At the end of July Horse races Plomari
End of July "Klydon" Polihnitos In Polihnitos, the traditional feast of Klydon is celebrated with fire and popular instruments
July Cultural events Mithimna (Molyvos) Several cultural events take place in the castle of Mithimna
First days of August Feast of Ouzo Mytilini
2th of August Feast of octapous N. Kydonies
6th of August Feast of Saviour Eressos
6th of August Feast of Annunciation Antissa
15th of August Feast of Viirgin Mary Agiassos This feast is organised along with other curltural events such as theatrical performances, dances, exhibitions and concerts. The Municipality organise track - races, called "Christophidia", attended by the whole island.
15th of August Feast of Viirgin Mary Eressos
15th of August Cultural events Kalloni The festival of Kalloni includes exhibitions, theatrical performances and a local fair
In the first fortnight of August Cultural Events Eressos The Municipality and the Cultural Society "Theophrastos" organise art exhibitions, championships and concerts, in the first fortnight of August
16th of August Reunion Feast Kalloni Every emigrant from Ikaria, in Greece or abroad, participates in this feast
30th August Feast of Agios Ioannis Vafios This fest takes place in an area, 6 km outside Mithimna
August "Veniaminia" Plomari
August "Fourneli" Polihnitos After the fishing boat catches the fish and returns to the port ("Fourneli"), the fish is sold for the feast's expenses
August Feast of the sardine Skala Kallonis
August Cultural Events Sikaminea The Cultural Society organises several cultural events
August Cultural events Mithimna (Molyvos) Several cultural events take place in the castle of Mithimna
Summer Cultural events Mytilini The island's cultural events regarding theatre and music are organised in Mytilini, throughout the summer
Summer Cultura events Moria The Society of Progressive Women and its dance group oranise dacning nights and theatrical
Summer Fishing Nigths Plomari
Season Date Name City Description
Autumn 14th of October Feast of Agios Ignatios Kalloni This feast takes place at the Monastery of Limonas
26th of October Feast of Agios Dimitrios Agiasos
26th of October Feast of Agios Dimitrios Moria The feast includes horse - races and celebrations in the coffe-shops. On thw feast's Eve, the locals kill a bull nad boil it with "Keskeki" all night long, singing and dancing
21th November Feast of the Monastery of Perivoli Andissa
21th November Feast of Virgin Mary Thermi
All the year Theatrical perfomances Mandamados Throughout the year, the local theatrical group of Mandamados Performs