The feast of the patron saint of a city gives rise to important festivities, known in Greece as panigyri or panigiri. Sometimes, this day is a local holiday in order to allow everyone to participate in the festivities.
Local festivals
| City | Celebration | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aegina | Saint Nectarius of Aegina the Wonderworker, Metropolitan of Pentapolis | November 9 |
| Alexandroupolis | Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra | December 6 |
| Amorgos | Entry into the Temple of the Theotokos | November 21 |
| Argyroupoli | Saint Barbara, Great Martyr | December 4 |
| Corfu | Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythus in Cyprus | December 12 |
| Cythère | Saint Theodore of Cythera | May 12 |
| Filiatra | Saint Haralampus of Magnesia the wondermaker, Hieromartyr | February 10 |
| Glyfada | Saints Constantine and his mother Helen, the Equals to the Apostles | May 21 |
| Heraklion | Saint Menas, Great Martyr of Egypt | November 11 |
| Hydra | Saint Constantine of Hydra, New Martyr | November 14 |
| Ierapetra | Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, Great Martyr | April 23 |
| Kalamata | Meeting in the Temple of our Lord | February 2 |
| Katerini | Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Great Martyr | November 25 |
| Kea | Saint Haralampus of Magnesia the wondermaker, Hieromartyr | February 10 |
| Kilkis | Saints Timothy et Theodore the Bishops and those with them, Martyrs | November 28 |
| Larissa | Saint Achillius, Bishop of Larissa | May 15 |
| Lefkada | Saints Timothy and Maura of Egypt, Martyrs | May 3 |
| Lixouri | Saint Haralampus of Magnesia the wondermaker, Hieromartyr | February 10 |
| Mytilene | Saint Theodore the Byzantine, New Martyr in Mytilene | February 17 |
| Nauplie | Saint Anastasius of Nauplion, New Martyr | February 1 |
| Nemea | Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, Great Martyr | April 23 |
| Orestiada | Miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyron Soldier | February 28 |
| Paris | Saint Genevieve of Paris | January 3 |
| Paros | Saint Arsenius of Paros | January 31 |
| Patras | Saint Andrew, Apostle the First-called | November 30 |
| Preveza | Saint Haralampus of Magnesia the wondermaker, Hieromartyr | February 10 |
| Pyrgos | Saint Haralampus of Magnesia the wondermaker, Hieromartyr | February 10 |
| Rapsani | Saint George de Rapsani, Neomartyr | March 5 |
| Rhodes | Saint Constantine of Hydra, New Martyr | November 14 |
| Santorin | Meeting in the Temple of our Lord | February 2 |
| Skopelos | Saint Reginus, Bishop of Scopelus | February 25 |
| Soufli | Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, Great Martyr | April 23 |
| Thessaloniki | Saint Dimitrios the Wonderworker and Myrrh-streamer, Great Martyr | October 26 |
| Thessaloniki | Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica | November 14 |
| Tripoli | Saints Paul and Demetrius of Tripoli in Peloponnesus | May 22 |
| Tyrnavos | Saint Gideon of Karakallou, New Martyr | December 30 |
| Volos | Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra | December 6 |
| Zakynthos | Saint Dionysius of Zakynthos, Archbishop of Aegina | December 17 |
| Παρίσι | Saint Genevieve of Paris | January 3 |
| Τύρναβος | Saint Gideon of Karakallou, New Martyr | December 30 |