Patras Carnival

The curtain rises on the 2025 Carnival of Patras, on the evening of Saturday 18th January and will continue until Sunday 2nd March.


Its events are not limited to the last weekend of the parade, but extend throughout the entire carnival season including parades, a hidden treasure game for the crews of the floats, and the Carnival of the Little Ones. The events also include the revival of traditional carnival customs, the Panhellenic Satire Festival of Amateur Troupes, street theatre, exhibitions, artistic activities, major concerts where the participation of CUBANEROS (18/1) stands out, Kids song contest (01/02), theatre performances, chocolate war, dances, etc.

The big parade on Sunday as well as the night parade on Saturday 1/3 (19:00)  is the culmination of the carnival fun. In the Grand Parade of the Patriotic Carnival on the last Sunday (2/3) and in the Parade of the Carnival of the Little Ones (16/2) more than 55,000 carnivalists will march.

The celebrations of the Patras Carnival will end at the central pier of Patras with the traditional burning of the King Carnival float. A huge stage with special lighting and music will host special shows and many dazzling fireworks will stir up the crowd and draw them into a frenetic dance - a farewell to the Carnival that is coming to an end. The rendezvous of carnivalists is renewed for the next year, as the declaration of the end of the carnival is accompanied by the declaration of the beginning of the next one.