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All You Need, Dates, Times and Locations

The Corfu Easter celebration is a significant event that attracts thousands of visitors to the island each year. The festivities last for ten days leading up to the Resurrection Mass, which is the most essential part of the Orthodox Church's Easter celebration. The Corfu Easter celebrations are unique, devout, spectacular, and impressive, with rituals that are unlike any other in the world. It is a special event that is known for its glory and splendour.


Below you'll find information on dates, times, and key locations in Coru Town, including car parks. 

By downloading our free multilingual app, the Corfu Travel Guide, you'll find these in more detail and be able to use your GPS to guide you effortlessly.

For a map please Download our free app Corfu Travel Guide

Look for the category Corfu Easter 2025
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Designated parking areas

Designated parking areas

Designated parking areas

Buses are provided to take you closer to the Old Town

The procession routes

Designated parking areas

Designated parking areas

Purple for Friday Night - Dark red for Saturday with arrows to show the direction

No access areas

Designated parking areas

No access areas

Red routes and areas show where cars are restriceted at certain times

HOLY thursday 17th April

Events programmes

20:00 -  Ceremony of the font, in the Catholic Cathedral of Saints James and Christopher, known as the Duomo. 


MARKED WITH A GREEN NUMBER 1 ON OUR APP

Catholic Cathedral of Saints James and Christopher

To get more accurate directions for all locations, download our free offline app, Corfu Travel Guide. Look for the "Easter in Corfu" category.

HOLY FRIDAY 18th April - Procession of Epitaphs

Here is a full list of all the processions around Corfu Town, along with some other areas.


There will be lots of others all around the island and you are better to ask where you are staying. 


For events in North Corfu scroll to the bottom of the page.


We have marked on our app the main churches in Corfu Town.


12:30 

Holy Church of St Eirini (Hospital) 

Holy Church of St Artemios (Police Headquarters) 


14:00 

Holy Church Pantokrator (Campiello)

Holy Church Spilaiotissa (New Fortress) 


15:30 

Holy Church of St Nikolaos of the Baths (Gate of St. Nikolaos - Faliraki) 


16:00 

Holy Church of St George (Old Fortress) 


16:30 

Holy Church of St Panteleimon (Psychiatric Hospital) 


17:00 

Holy Monastery of St Ephimia (Mon Repos) and Holy Church of Odigetrias - Panagiopoula (Porta Remounta) 


17:30 

Holy Monastery of Kassopitra (Figareto - Kanoni)  

Holy Church of Ascension (Analipsis- Kanoni)

 Holy Church of St. George (Mandouki) 


18:00 

Holy Church of SS Pantes (Οld Τown)


18:00 

Holy Church of Resurrection (1st municipal cemetery) 

Holy Monastery of SS Theodori (Stratia) 


18:30 

Holy Church of St Paraskevi (Porta Remounda - Οld Τown) 


19:00 

Holy Church of St Antonios (Spilia) and the 

Holy Church of St Triada (Holy Trinity, Garitsa)   

Holy Church of St Konstantinos and Eleni (Koulines)

Holy Church of Koimiseos (Dormition) of Mamali (Koyievinas Hill) 

Holy Church of SS Jason and Sosipatros (Gartitsa) 


19:15 

Holy Church of St Sophia (Jewish Quarter)

Holy Church of Theotokos Vlacheraina (Garitsa) 


19:30 

Holy Church of St Eleftherios (Cofinetta - Οld Τown)

Holy Church of St Spyridon of San Rocco (Kotselas - Νew Τown)

Holy Church of the Three Martyrs (Garitsa) 

Holy Church of Faneromeni/ Panaghia ton Xenon (Old Town) 


20:00 

Holy Church of St. Vasileios (Old Town)

Holy Church of St Ioannis of Lazos (Kefalomandouko) 

Holy Church of St Barbaros (Potamos)

Holy Church of St Nikolaos of Alikes (Alikes Potamou)

Holy Church of SS Pantes (Gouvia) 


20:15 

Holy Church of St Nikolaos of the Elders (Campiello - Old Town) 


20:30 

Holy Church of St. Ioannis (Old Town) 


20:45 

Catholic Cathedral of the SS Jacob and Christopher (Duomo)


21:00 

Holy Church of St Spyridon. Procession of the Epitaph inside the church, accompanied by the Philharmonic Society of Corfu

Holy Church of St Triada (Holy Trinity, Kontokali) 


22:15 Holy Church of Spilaiotissa, Metropolitan Church (Spilia- Old Town) 

You can spend all day in the town, when at 22:00 the most watched procession sees the Corfu Philharmonic Society march from the Holy Metropolitan Church, making their way to the Liston playing their adaptation of the classical works “Adagio” by Albinoni. - 


Their route can be found on our app


Our advice pre-book a table to eat. Bring a bag with suncream, snacks and drink it can be very warm and it will be very busy.

Kerkyra, Ionian Islands, Greece

To get more accurate directions for all locations, download our free offline app, Corfu Travel Guide. Look for the "Easter in Corfu" category.

HOLY saturday 19th april

Events programme

Our advice is to be early 


06:30 - 11.00 Most churches hold a liturgy for the resurrection.


11:00 - Pot throwing is a popular event in town, with the most famous location being the Pentophanaro, in front of the Arcadian Hotel, and at the end of the Liston. After pot throwing, the town comes alive with brass bands, singers, and dancers.


23:00 - The Restoration ceremony begins at the Band Stand on the Esplanade, with the highlight being the firework display.

Kerkyra, Ionian Islands, Greece

To get more accurate directions for all locations, download our free app, Corfu Travel Guide. Look for the "Easter in Corfu" category.

easter sunday 20th April

Events programmes

From sunrise (07:30) service's will begin celebrating the liturgy of the Resurrection, in various churches Corfu Town and continue till 11:00


10:00 - The Holy Pilgrimage of St. Spyridon, with The Corfu Philharmonic Society


19:30 At the Metropolitan Church the gospel will be read in various languages.

St. Spyridon Church, Agiou Spyridonos, Kerkyra, Ionian Islands 491 31, Greece

To get more accurate directions for all locations, download our free offline app, Corfu Travel Guide. Look for the category "Corfu Easter 2025".

Programme of Easter events in North Corfu

 

April 18 – Good Friday

  • Avliotes Philharmonic Band: Participation in the Epitaphios (Funeral procession) in Avliotes, 9:00 PM
  • Karousades Philharmonic Band: Participation in the Epitaphios in Karousades, 9:00 PM
  • Thinali Philharmonic Band: Participation in the Epitaphios in Perithia, 7:00 PM, and Agios Panteleimonas (Acharavi), 9:30 PM


April 21 – Monday

  • Procession in Klimatia, 11:00 AM
  • Karousades Philharmonic Band: Procession in Karousades, 11:00 AM
  • Thinali Philharmonic Band: Procession in Nymfes, 11:00 AM


April 22 – Tuesday

  • Procession in Magoulades, 11:00 AM
  • Avliotes Philharmonic Band: Procession in Avliotes, 11:00 AM
  • Karousades Philharmonic Band: Procession in Pagi, 10:30 AM
  • Thinali Philharmonic Band : Procession in Kavvadades, 11:00 AM


April 23 – Wednesday

  • Procession in Platonas (Nymfes community), 11:30 AM


April 25 – Friday

  • Karousades Philharmonic Band: Procession in Kavalouri, 11:00 AM


April 27 – Thomas Sunday

  • Procession in Valanio, 11:00 AM
  • Procession in Sidari, 6:30 PM
  • Thinali Philharmonic Band: Procession in Episkepsi, 11:30 AM

Easter traffic map - more information on our app

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