Oct 28 – Oct 30 all-day
Hydra hosts two annual three-day regattas that mark the beginning and end of the racing season. The first, held on[...]
Oct 28 all-day
Oxi day
Oxi Day commemorates the rejection by Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas (r. August 4, 1936—January 29, 1941) of the ultimatum, made by Italian[...]
Feast of St. Constantine (Agios Konstantinos)
Born in 1770, Constantine the Hydriot, Hydra’s patron saint, was a neo-martyr from the period of the Turkish occupation of[...]
Nov 17 all-day
Polytechneio
The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.[...]
Dec 25 all-day
Christmas Day
While not quite as prominent as Easter, or Pascha, Christmas is still an important holiday celebrated on Hydra, as witnessed[...]
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Jan 1 all-day
New Year’s Day (Πρωτοχρονιά) is also celebrated ecclesiastically as the feast of St. Basil the Great and the Circumcision of Christ. Read[...]
Jan 6 all-day
Epiphany
Come join the community in celebrating Epiphany on Hydra in Hydra Harbor. Epiphany on Hydra Epiphany (ἐπιφάνεια, meaning “manifestation”) or[...]
Feb 16 all-day
Tsiknopempti, the Greek Orthodox equivalent of the Catholic Fat Thursday, literally means “Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat,” with[...]