Cyprus Christmas villages: how to visit several in a day and where the drone shows are
We put the programmes of Agros, Deryneia, Kalopanagiotis, Kyperounta, Lofou and Statos–Agios Fotios side by side: days and hours, five drone shows and ready-made weekend routes.
Six of the nine Christmas villages of the 2026–27 season have published a day-by-day programme: Agros, Deryneia, Kalopanagiotis, Kyperounta, Lofou and Statos–Agios Fotios. We have put them side by side: which days and hours each one runs, where and when the lights go on and the drone shows take place, and how to combine several villages in one trip. Kakopetria, Lefkara and Fikardou have not published programmes yet; we will add them when they do. The map, day-by-day programmes and a route planner are on our Christmas villages in Cyprus page.
Which days and hours the villages run
Agros, Kalopanagiotis, Kyperounta and Lofou run on the same days: Saturdays and Sundays from 21 November to 20 December, Fridays 11 and 18 December, and every day from 21 December to 6 January. Deryneia runs on the same days but keeps its own hours. Statos–Agios Fotios opens differently: every day from 21 November to 6 January, while the programme does not run every day.
| Village | District | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Agros | Limassol | No general hours in the programme. Events usually run from 11:00–12:00 to 19:00, but on weekdays often only in the evening, from 17:00 |
| Kyperounta | Limassol | No general hours in the programme. Events usually run from 10:30 to 19:00 |
| Lofou | Limassol | No general hours in the programme. Events usually run from 11:00 to 20:00–20:30 |
| Kalopanagiotis | Nicosia | 12:00–20:00; Fridays 11 and 18 December 16:00–20:00; 25 December and 1 January 15:00–22:00 |
| Statos–Agios Fotios | Paphos | Mon–Sat 11:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00; 25 December and 1 January 15:00–20:00. Programme: 21–22 and 28–29 November, 5–6 and 11–13 December, every day from 18 December |
| Deryneia | Famagusta | 14:30–22:30; Fridays 11 and 18 December 18:00–22:30; 25 December and 1 January 18:30–22:30; 31 December 14:30–18:30 |
Lights and drone shows: which day where
On 21 November the lights go on in all six villages at almost the same time, so on opening day you pick one. Each village has its own drone show on its own date.
| Date | Village | Time | What |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21 November | Agros | 17:30 | Lights on Kaouras square |
| Sat 21 November | Lofou | 17:30 | Lights at the primary school; at 16:00 a folk dance group arrives with the little train |
| Sat 21 November | Statos–Agios Fotios | 17:00 | Dance at 16:30, then speeches and the tree lighting |
| Sat 21 November | Kyperounta | 18:00 | Lights; elf parade at 17:30 |
| Sat 21 November | Kalopanagiotis | 18:00 | The flame arrives on foot from Kykkos Monastery (walk starts at 14:30) |
| Sat 21 November | Deryneia | 19:00 | Tree lighting, drone show at 19:15 |
| Sun 13 December | Agros | 18:00 | Drone show |
| Sat 19 December | Kalopanagiotis | 19:00 | Drone show |
| Sun 20 December | Kyperounta | 18:30 | Drone show |
| Sun 3 January | Lofou | 17:30 | Drone show |
If you want both the lights and a drone show on the evening of 21 November, go to Deryneia.
Troodos in a day: Kyperounta, Agros and Lofou
These three Limassol district villages are close together. By car, roughly: Kyperounta to Agros 15 minutes, Agros to Lofou 35, Lofou to Kyperounta 40. Agros is about 50 minutes from Limassol and about an hour from Nicosia. All season it gets dark at around 16:40, so the evening programmes run under the lights.
Sunday 13 December: finish with the drone show in Agros
- 12:00, Kyperounta: children's play “Rudolph Wants a Day Off”.
- 16:30–17:00, Lofou: concert by the Mesa Geitonia Philharmonic Orchestra on the square.
- 18:00, Agros: drone show on Kaouras square. Leave Lofou straight after the concert.
Sunday 20 December: Agros by day, drones in Kyperounta
- 12:00–13:30, Agros: magician Steve Magic; 16:00–17:00 aerial silks acrobatics.
- 18:30, Kyperounta: drone show. It is about 15 minutes from Agros, and the dance shows at 15:00 and 16:00 in Kyperounta come before it.
Kakopetria is 20 minutes from Kyperounta and is also in this season, but its programme is not out yet.
Kalopanagiotis: a trip of its own
Kalopanagiotis is off the route above: about 45 minutes from Kyperounta and about 25 from Kakopetria. All workshops and performances here are free. During the season the main road through the village is one-way; you leave the car at the expanded Zaroupas car park, and a free shuttle bus runs to the village.
- 21 November: the flame is carried on foot from Kykkos Monastery and welcomed on the main stage at 18:00.
- 19 December: shadow theatre “Karagiozis and the enchanted Christmas tree” at 17:00, drone show at 19:00.
- 27 December: fire show at 19:30.
- 6 January: blessing of the waters at 9:30, season closing at 19:00.
Statos–Agios Fotios: the Paphos mountains
Statos–Agios Fotios sits at 950 m, about 31 km from Paphos, far from the other villages of the season, so people go there on a separate trip. The village is open from 21 November to 6 January: Mon–Sat 11:00–20:00, Sunday 10:00–19:00, and 25 December and 1 January 15:00–20:00. The day-by-day programme does not run every day, so check it: 21–22 and 28–29 November, 5–6 and 11–13 December, then daily from 18 December. By day the programme is mostly workshops (bread, candles, icon painting, weaving at the museum), with Santa and artificial snow nearby.
- 21 November: a dance at 16:30, speeches and the tree lighting at 17:00, an evening concert at 18:30.
- 12 December: the Geroskipou choir and folk group, a piano concert “Christmas Tales on the Piano” at 14:30, and the children’s play “Pico in the Snowy Village” at 16:00.
- Miniature train: a Christmas train runs through the village on 5, 6 and 12 December and daily from 21 December (from 15:00 on 25 December and 1 January).
- 31 December: jazz with Christos Televandos at 17:00.
- 5 and 6 January: music at 17:00.
East: Deryneia and Cape Greco
Deryneia opens at 14:30 and it gets dark at around 16:40, so you can spend the morning at Cape Greco: the national forest park is about 25 minutes from the village by car. The park has walking trails along the sea.
- Sat 21 November: tree lighting at 19:00, drone show at 19:15, then a concert by Myrto Meletiou.
- Sun 6 December: “Christmas Avenue” from 11:00 to 17:00, with stalls and activities on Eleftherias Avenue.
- Sun 20 December: strawberry pastry masterclass with chef Sotos Sotiriou from 15:00 to 17:00, shadow theatre at 17:00, concert at 19:00.
- Wed 30 December: fire show at 18:30.
On the way back you can stop in Lefkara: about 1 hour 20 minutes from Deryneia, then about 50 minutes on to Limassol or Nicosia. Lefkara's Christmas programme is not out yet, but the village itself, with its lace and silverwork, is worth the stop.
Before you go
- Programmes change. Kalopanagiotis says so in its own; check the programme link on the village page the day before.
- Some workshops need booking: the phone numbers are in the village programmes.
- The full list of the nine villages this season and what each is known for is in our story “Nine Cyprus Christmas villages open on 21 November”.
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