What’s on When

What’s on when?
• Apokreo Festivities (50 days before Orthodox Easter): two weeks of fun. Limassol has fancy dress and children’s parades.
• Green Monday (50 days before Orthodox Easter): a day of laughter, funny disguises and vegetarian picnics in the country.
• Procession of Agios Lazaros Icon, Larnaka (eight days before Orthodox Easter Sun): a special mass service in memory of Agios Lazaros followed by an impressive procession carrying his icon through the town.
• Easter: the biggest Greek Orthodox religious feast – on the Sunday, celebrations last all day.
• Kataklysmos, Festival of the Flood (50 days after Easter, coinciding with Pentecost): celebrations take place in all the seaside towns and include dancing, folk singing, swimming competitions and boat races.
• Ayia Napa Festival (late Sept): a weekend of folk music, dance and theatre, combined with agricultural exhibitions.

Festivals & Fairs
Festivals and fairs take place all year round. Visitors who happen to be in Cyprus in May are recommended to visit the International (State) Fair, while the Wine Festival (September) offers visitors an opportunity to try all sorts of Cyprus wines and food, free of charge or at very low prices. Other festivals include the Carnival (February), the Flower Shows, the Snow Ski games etc. In addition there are regular horse racing competitions, shooting clubs, aeronautics, sailing, diving, motorcar rallies (including the antique car rally), tennis, football games etc. There are also various international associations and cultural societies which include the Lions and the Rotary Clubs, Round Table, Toastmasters International, Armenian Center, British Council, French Cultural Center the Goethe Institute etc.

National Holidays
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
6 Jan Epiphany.
10 Mar Green Monday.
25 Mar Greek Independence Day.
1 Apr Greek Cypriot National Day.
25 Apr Greek Orthodox Good Friday.
28 Apr Greek Orthodox Easter Monday.
1 May Labour Day.
15 Jun Pentecost (Kataklysmos).
15 Aug Assumption.
1 Oct Cyprus Independence Day.
28 Oct Greek National Day (Ochi Day).
24-26 Dec Christmas.

2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
6 Jan Epiphany.
2 Mar Green Monday.
25 Mar Greek Independence Day.
1 Apr Greek Cypriot National Day.
17 Apr Greek Orthodox Good Friday.
20 Apr Greek Orthodox Easter Monday.
1 May Labour Day.
8 Jun Pentecost (Kataklysmos).
15 Aug Assumption.
1 Oct Cyprus Independence Day.
28 Oct Greek National Day (Ochi Day).
24-26 Dec Christmas.