Zante Guide · 4 articles
Zante's festivals and big dates
Some dates change the island for a few days, and this part of the guide is about them. Greek Orthodox Easter falls on 2 May 2027, with its processions in Zante Town and the public holidays around it. Ferragosto, on 15 August, is Italy's summer holiday and a Greek one too, and we show how the nights of that week went in 2026. The feasts of Saint Dionysios, the island's patron, come twice a year, in August and on 17 December, with the procession of his relic through the town. Every date comes from an official source: the Church of Greece, the Holy Metropolis of Zakynthos, Italian law and the European Union's list of Greek public holidays. Programmes that are not published yet are not invented: each article says when to check again.
Festivals & big dates
Zante public holidays and festivals 2027: month by month, and what each date rests on
Nobody in Greece has published a full 2027 calendar yet, but most of it can be established today. Some dates are written into law, others follow from Easter, and a few only repeat a past year. Each row below says which, because they don't deserve the same trust.
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Ferragosto in Zante: what 15 August means on the island, the 2026 nights and the 2027 date
If you are flying in from Italy for the August long weekend, this is what 15 August means once you land in Greece, which nights fell on Ferragosto 2026 in Zante and what is already known about 2027.
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Greek Easter in Zante 2027: the dates, the processions and what's open
Easter is the biggest week of the year in Zante Town, and it comes before the summer. Here are the 2027 dates, what happens each day by the island's own church calendar, which days are holidays, and what's open while the clubs are still closed.
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Saint Dionysios of Zante: the two feasts, the procession of the relic and the church in town
Saint Dionysios is the patron saint of Zakynthos, and his relic rests in the church that bears his name in Zante Town. Here are the dates of both feasts, what the island's Orthodox Church says happens on them, and how to get there from Laganas or Argasi.