First Day of Lent (prior to Paska/Easter), always lands the day after carnival. Kathará Dheftéra (Clean Monday), church services start at about 7:00am and when they finish, special food is packed and taken for walks into the hills where families share their picnics and fly traditional kites.

Saturday 15 – The hunting committee of Hydra invite everyone to the Melina Mercouri Hall for the cutting of their New Year pita. This will be followed by a buffet and raffle. Super prizes include a Benelli centro carabina, a 32” TV and many more. Raffle tickets can be bought from members of the hunting committee. Starts 19.00

Greek Orthodox name day celebrations for Greeks called Evangelos or Evangelia

The parades starts from the schools, nursery, junior & high schools as well as the Merchant Seamans College at around 9am and converge on the Cathedral in the town for a huge service and laying of wreaths. Followed by national dancing along the harbour

The annual yacht race to start the season begins today with yachts of all shapes and sizes leaving Piraeus heading for Hydra. Depending on the wind, everyone starts arriving in Hydra's Harbour at about 19:30-20:00.

The yacht's depart from Hydra on the next leg of the competion at 09:00 hours

The 31st March is the final day for submission of the E1 Annual Income Tax Return which all property owners must file with their tax office (ie the office that issued the AFM), even if your return is zero.