What's on in Limassol (Lemesos), Cyprus through the year

Quiet — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Winter season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Limassol Carnival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Limassol Carnival

  1 Feb – 15 Mar · usuallyCrowded

  Ten days that end on Green Monday with a costumed parade the length of Makarios avenue. It is by some distance the biggest carnival on the island and the town takes it personally. Source ↗

Still on: Winter season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Limassol Carnival, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Limassol Carnival (1 Feb – 15 Mar (usually)), Winter season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Orthodox Easter, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedClosures

  Shops and offices shut from Good Friday and the city goes to the villages in the Troodos foothills. The seafront restaurants stay open and the beaches are the first busy day of the year. Source ↗

Busy — Kataklysmos, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Kataklysmos

  29 May – 1 JunMajor festivalCrowded

  The flood festival takes over the seafront for several days around Pentecost, with stalls the length of the promenade, boat races and improvised verse duels. Water gets thrown; that is the point. Source ↗

• Season

  Sea warm enough to swim

  20 May – 15 Nov · usually

  The city beaches are dark sand and shelve gently, and the water stays comfortable into November. The catch in high summer is that it barely cools overnight either.

Still on: Orthodox Easter (10–13 Apr)

Busy — Kataklysmos, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Kataklysmos (29 May – 1 Jun), Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 15 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 15 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Limassol Wine Festival

  26 Sep – 4 OctHarvestCrowded

  Nine evenings in the Municipal Gardens where the wine is free and unlimited, courtesy of the town, and the Commandaria producers pour alongside the big houses. It ends late and gets messy. Source ↗

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 15 Nov (usually))

Busy — Limassol Wine Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 15 Nov (usually)), Limassol Wine Festival (26 Sep – 4 Oct)

Busy — Limassol Wine Festival, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 15 Nov (usually)), Limassol Wine Festival (26 Sep – 4 Oct)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Winter season

  15 Nov – 31 Mar · usuallyWinter-sun season

  Nothing closes. Limassol is a working city with an office district and a marina, and in February you can be on the beach in the morning and in snow on Troodos an hour later.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 15 Nov (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Winter season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))