Carnival Program 2024
The Deputy Mayorship of Tourism – Culture of the Municipality of Kastoria announces the program of the festive events for the Carnival 2024:
Saturday, March 16
- Thematic Guided Tour on Water Tourist boat “Olympia” Time: 11:00 a.m. Duration of one route: 45 minutes
- Thematic Guided Tour Omonia Neighborhood & “Zonari” Area Time: 12:00 p.m. Duration: 1 hour & 30 minutes
- Carnival Shadow Theater “The Carnival of Karagiozis” Bassara Mansion (Doltsos neighborhood) Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Musical Carnival Happening with the band Walkman Thomaidis Libania Pedestrian Street – Manou (Psaradika area) Time: 9:00 p.m.
Carnival Sunday, March 17
- Thematic Guided Tour on Water Tourist boat “Olympia” Time: 11:00 a.m. Duration of one route: 45 minutes
- Thematic Guided Tour Apozari Neighborhood Time: 12:00 p.m. Duration: 1 hour & 30 minutes
- Interactive Theater Games Workshop “Halampo and Lalou Disguise in the Craziest Carnivals” Children aged 4 to 10 participate Bassara Mansion (Doltsos neighborhood) Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Revival of the custom “Boubouna – Haskari” In collaboration with the “Omonia” Association Omonia Square Time: 8:30 p.m.
- Musical Carnival Happening with the band Cups Omonia Square Time: 9:00 p.m.
Clean Monday, March 18
- Thematic Guided Tour on Water Tourist boat “Olympia” Time: 11:00 a.m. Duration of one route: 45 minutes
- Customs of Clean Monday on Prophet Elias Hill (Scouts Club) In collaboration with the Union of Old Scouts of Kastoria & the Association of Friends of Kastoria Environment Time: 10:00 a.m.
REVIVAL OF THE CUSTOM “BOUBOUNA – HASKARI”
Sunday, March 10 (Little Boubounes)
- Cultural Recreational Association “To Apozari” in Apozari Square, time: 8:00 p.m.
Carnival Sunday, March 17
- Municipality of Agios Antonios Community in the Community Square, time: 6:30 p.m.
- Cultural Association Dailakis “Progress” in the Dailakis Playground (opposite Western Macedonia University), time: 7:00 p.m.
- Municipality of Pteria in the Pteria Stadium, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Municipality of Dendrochori – Cultural Association of Dendrochori in the Community Square, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Cultural Recreational Association “Fountoukli – Chloe” in the association’s premises, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Municipality of Lefki in the central square of the Community, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association Avgi in the courtyard of the Cultural Association (former primary school), time: 7:00 p.m.
- Local Council of Mavrochori in collaboration with the youth of the Community in the neighborhoods of Mavrochori Community, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Local Council of Polykarpi in collaboration with the youth of the Community in the neighborhoods of Polykarpi Community, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Progressive Recreational Association of Nea Lefki in the courtyard of the association, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association of Aposkepou in Aposkepou Square, time: 7:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association of Pentavryso “O Pontos” at the Cultural Center of Pentavryso, time: 7:30 p.m.
- Local Council of Agia Kyriaki in the courtyard of the elementary school, time: 7:30 p.m.
- Cultural Association of Dispilio at the location “Nisi” (where the fair is held during the celebration of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary), time: 8:00 p.m.
- Municipality of Kleisoura at the entrance of the Community, time: 8:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association of Fotini in the schoolyard of the Community, time: 8:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association of LYV in the association’s courtyard, time: 8:00 p.m.
- Municipality of Kastoria – Cultural Recreational Folklore Association “Omonia” in Omonia Square, time: 8:30 p.m.
- Cultural, Educational Association of Vasiliada in the lower neighborhood of the Community, time: 8:30 p.m.
- Educational Association of Zouzouliotes in Nea Zouzouli Maniakon Square, time: 9:00 p.m.
- Cultural Recreational Association “To Apozari” in Apozari Square, time: 9:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association of Maniakon “Agia Paraskevi” in the courtyard of the old primary school of Maniakon “Petrino”, time: 9:00 p.m.
- Cultural Association of Pefkofyto in the area “Mavro Vouno” of Maniakon, time: 9:30 p.m.
- Cultural Recreational Association of Adelphon Emmanouil in the square “Adelphi Emmanouil” (Doltsos neighborhood), time: 9:30 p.m.
CLEAN MONDAY CUSTOM REVIVAL
Monday, March 18th
• Cultural and Folklore Association of Tsakonia in the courtyard of the Holy Temple of Saint Athanasios in Tsakonia, 9:00 am
• Union of Old Scouts of Kastoria – Friends of the Environment Association of Kastoria on Prophet Elias Hill (Scout Club), 10:00 am
• Friends of the Environment Association of Pentavryso on Prophet Elias Hill of Pentavryso, 10:00 am
• Educational Association of Koryssos “Saint Dionysios” on the hill of Saint Dionysios (in case of bad weather the custom will be revived in the multipurpose hall of Koryssos), 10:00 am
• Cultural Association of Mavrochori “Inspired” at the KAPI Mavrochoriou, 10:00 am • Cultural Association of Makrochorio in the courtyard of Agios Charalambos of the Community, 10:00 am
• Cultural – Folklore Association Kolokythous in Kolokythous grove, 11:00 am • Community of Lithia in the courtyard of Agia Paraskevi of Lithia, 11:00 am
• Cultural Association of Dispilio in the square of the Community (in case of bad weather the custom will be revived in the multipurpose hall of the Dispilio Primary School), 11:00 am
• Community of Lyki – Ecclesiastical Committee of Lyki in the hall of the Holy Temple of Lyki, 11:00 am • Cultural Association of Polykarpi “Creation” in the lakeside park of Polykarpi, 11:00 am
• Cultural Folklore Association “Fountoukli – Chloi” in the club premises, 12:00 pm • Cultural Association of Maniakon “Agia Paraskevi” in the courtyard of the church of Agia Paraskevi, 12:00 pm
• Cultural Association of Poria in the courtyard of the cultural association, 1:00 pm • Cultural Association of Avgi in the courtyard of the Cultural Association (former primary school), 2:00 pm
PARALLEL EVENTS
Saturday, March 16th
Kastorian Bouzeries 6th World Tsipouro Tasting Championship by the team: Amateurs Kastorian Tsipouro Producers (XER.KA.T.) Tasting locations: 108 Mitropoleos Kastoria, Pedestrian Street of Thomaidos Libanias – Manou (Psaradika area) Kastoria, South Beach of Kastoria and Argos Orestiko Time: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Sunday of Carnival, March 17th
Children’s Masked Party Multipurpose Hall of Koryssos Educational Association of Koryssos “Saint Dionysios” Time: 5:00 pm
Awards Ceremony of the 6th World Tsipouro Tasting Championship Omonia Square Time: 8:00 pm
