There are numerous religious and cultural events taking place in Kefalonia every year. Find below the most important ones

• 21 May – Celebration for the Unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece (1864)
• 11 July – The Festival of Agia Effimia
• 27 July – The Festival of Agios Panteleimon in Sami
• 15 August – Wine Festival in Palliki
• 16 August & 20 October – The procession of Agios Gerasimos at Skala and Omalos respectively, with food and drinks
• New Year’s Eve in Lithostroto – A pre-earthquake custom 
• February - Carnival festivities in Argostoli, Skala and Poros
• June & July – Navy week, with celebrations, parades and laying of wreaths at all cenotaphs
• July – Theatrical festival in Argostoli, with many theatrical performances
• July & August – “Eortia” in Sami. Festivities with concerts, exhibitions, shows and dancing
• August – Snake Festival in the church of Virgin Mary in Markopoulo
• August – Robola Festival in Fragata. This is the biggest Wine celebration on the island that takes places since 1979
• September – Musical festival of Lixouri
• Christmas eve – “Rimnes” (musical poems), a substantial part of the island’s cultural heritage