Religious feast

Orthodox Easter on Mykonos

Name: Orthodox Easter on Mykonos
Start: 2027-05-01
End: 2027-05-02
Location: Churches island-wide; Easter Sunday feasts in Ano Mera and Chora

The biggest weekend in the Greek calendar. Holy Saturday ends with the midnight Resurrection service, candles and fireworks; Easter Sunday is spit-roast lamb, music and open-air feasting.

Annual · follows the calendar

When: Sat 1 – Sun 2 May 2027; Exact times set locally; all-day listing
Recurrence: Movable — Orthodox Easter falls on 2 May in 2027
Where: Churches island-wide; Easter Sunday feasts in Ano Mera and Chora; Island-wide
Tickets: Free to attend
Organiser: Greek Orthodox parishes of Mykonos
Last verified: 5 Sept 2026

Official source

At midnight on Holy Saturday the priest announces 'Christos Anesti' and the flame passes candle to candle through the crowd outside every church. Fireworks and firecrackers follow, then families break the fast with magiritsa soup.

Easter Sunday is a day-long meal. Some villages, notably Ano Mera around the Panagia Tourliani monastery, host communal lamb roasts with music. Restaurants in Chora that are open often serve a set Easter menu — book ahead.

Easter marks the informal opening of the season: hotels and beach restaurants that have been closed all winter open their doors in Holy Week, and ferry timetables step up.

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