Event News Patra Carnival Launch Postponed Due to Bad Weather Forecast by GTP editing team 15 January 2016 written by GTP editing team 15 January 2016 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 14 The launch of the Patra carnival (Patrino karnavali), the largest event of its kind in Greece and one of the biggest in Europe, has been put on hold due to a bad weather forecast. Fearing heavy rain, local authorities announced on Thursday that the opening event, originally scheduled for Saturday, January 16, will take place on Saturday, January 23. Having some 180 years of history, the Patra carnival begins on January 17 and lasts up to Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera). It includes a series of festive events and climaxes during the last weekend of the carnival with the Saturday evening parade of carnival groups, the extravagant Sunday parade of floats and groups, and finally the ritual burning of the carnival king at the St. Nikolaos Street pier in the harbour of Patra. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Greece: 2015 Tourist Arrivals by Air Up 5.7% to 15.5 Million next post Greek Jewelry Collection Lights Up Athens Airport You may also like Athens International Airport Expands its Artistic Landscape with ANADYSSIS II 3 February 2025 CONVIN Wins Silver at Event Awards 2025 for Community Engagement & Awareness 31 January 2025 Parthenon Sculptures: Stephen Fry Calls for their Return to Greece 30 January 2025 Greek Government Focuses on Investments, Exports to Drive Economic Growth 29 January 2025 GNTO: Austrian Bookings Surge for Ionian Islands in 2025 29 January 2025 US Market ‘Gets a Taste’ of Ionian Islands’ Culinary Offerings 29 January 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ