Festivals in Greece
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A Festival in SamothraceFestivals · Samothrace, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceFour-day summer multidisciplinary festival of theatre, music, cinema and circus.Aeschylia FestivalFestivals · Elefsina, AtticaArts festival founded in 1975 honouring Aeschylus: theatre, music, dance, film, late August to October.
Agia Markella FeastFestivals · Volissos, North Aegean21–22 July feast of Chios's patron saint with vigil and pilgrimages.Agios Nikolaos Nautical WeekFestivals · Agios Nikolaos, CreteLate-June municipal week of sea sports and culture ending with fireworks.AlevromoutzouromataFestivals · Galaxidi, GalaxidiClean Monday flour-and-soot battle with folk dancing that closes the carnival season.Alevromoutzouromata Flour WarFestivals · Galaxidi, GalaxidiClean Monday coloured-flour custom traced to 1801.Alexander the Great International MarathonFestivals · Pella, Central MacedoniaRoad marathon from Pella to Thessaloniki held each spring since 2006, with 5K and 10K runs.Alonissos Tuna FestivalFestivals · Patitiri, ThessalySeptember gastronomy festival of responsibly caught bluefin tuna.Ammochori Potato FestivalFestivals · Ammochori, Western MacedoniaAnnual village festival celebrating the Florina potato crop.Anopoli Graviera FestivalFestivals · Anopoli, CreteSince 1985: 15 August Sfakian communal table with graviera and live music.Apple Festival of ZagoraFestivals · Zagora, ThessalyEarly-September Pelion apple festival with music and dancing, run by the local women's cooperative.Arapides of MonastirakiFestivals · Monastiraki, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceDionysian Epiphany custom (4–6 January): men in black goatskins, tall masks and heavy bells chase away evil.Archanes Sultana Grape FestivalFestivals · Archanes, CreteEarly-August village festival of sultana grapes and wine.Armata FestivalFestivals · Spetses, SpetsesRe-enacted naval battle with fireworks on Spetses in September.Armenochori FairFestivals · Armenochori, Western MacedoniaTraditional village panigyri and fair around the Nativity of the Theotokos (8 September).Athens City FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensFree festival every May with 200+ events in public spaces.Athens International Film FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensFilm festival held late September to early October.Athens Open Air Film FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensFree open-air screenings at landmarks and parks, June to September.Athens Rebetiko FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensAnnual rebetiko festival booking Greek bands and singers.AXD Film FestivalFestivals · Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceIndependent film festival in Alexandroupoli.Battle of Crete CommemorationsFestivals · Chania, CreteAnnual May WWII memorial week with Allied and Greek ceremonies.Botides Easter Pot-ThrowingFestivals · Corfu, Ionian IslandsHoly Saturday 11am: clay pots thrown from balconies to mark the first resurrection.Carnival of TyrnavosFestivals · Tyrnavos, TyrnavosClean Monday Dionysian folk carnival known as Bourani.Chania Rock FestivalFestivals · Chania, CreteRock and metal festival in Chania.Chania Summer FestivalFestivals · Chania, ChaniaDance, music and theatre performances July to September.Chestnut Festival of XourichtiFestivals · Xourichti, ThessalyLate-October Pelion festival of chestnuts, wine, music and local producers.Chios Mastic FestivalFestivals · Chios, ChiosSummer festival on mastic harvesting with exhibitions, workshops, music and food.Christmas Fires of FlorinaFestivals · Florina, Western MacedoniaGiant neighbourhood bonfires with wine, food and local bands on the night of 23 December.Christos Raches PanigyriFestivals · Ikaria, IkariaIkaria all-night Transfiguration village feast every 6 August.Cretan World Music FestivalFestivals · Chania, CreteJuly world-music festival founded in 2014 across three Chania stages.Crete Half MarathonFestivals · Arkalochori, CreteOctober half-marathon, 10k and 5k; 5,500 runners from 52 countries in 2025.Cultural Summer of the Municipality of FlorinaFestivals · Florina, Western MacedoniaMunicipal July–August programme of concerts and cultural events.Dancing Routes KomotiniFestivals · Komotini, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceInternational contemporary dance festival with workshops and performances.Daphni Wine FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensGreek wine tasting festival held at Daphni, west of Athens.Drama International Short Film FestivalFestivals · Drama, DramaGreece's international short-film festival, held each September.Ecofilms International Film and Visual Arts FestivalFestivals · Rhodes, RhodesEnvironmental film competition every late June.Eglouvi Lentil FestivalFestivals · Eglouvi, Ionian Islands6 August village feast serving the local Eglouvi lentil.Eleftheria – Liberation of Thrace CelebrationsFestivals · Komotini, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceSixteen days of May freedom celebrations with traditional dances, exhibitions and feasts.Elos Chestnut FestivalFestivals · Elos, CreteSince the 1960s: late-October chestnut dishes, product fair, music and dancing.En Nikopoli AktiaFestivals · Preveza, EpirusRunning and swimming races inspired by the ancient Aktia games.Ermoupoleia FestivalFestivals · Ermoupoli, ErmoupoliCultural festival on Syros every September.Exodus Celebrations of Messolonghi (Exodia)Festivals · Messolonghi, Western GreecePalm Sunday commemoration of the 1826 Exodus with processions and parades.Faneromeni Monastery PilgrimageFestivals · Lefkada, LefkadaDormition pilgrimage and feast at Faneromeni Monastery, Lefkada, 14–15 August.Fanoi – Kozani CarnivalFestivals · Kozani, Western MacedoniaPre-Lent neighbourhood bonfires with satirical carnival songs, ending in a parade when all fires are lit together.Feast of Agia Paraskevi ChalkidaFestivals · Chalkida, Central GreeceWeek-long panigyri (26 July – 2 August), the most popular festival in Chalkida.Feast of Agios Georgios ArachovaFestivals · Arachova, Central GreeceThree-day Byzantine-rooted feast on 23 April with traditional dress, dancing and lamb roasting.Feast of Ayios TitosFestivals · Heraklion, HeraklionFeast of Crete's patron saint with processions; late August.Feast of Panagia at MarkopouloFestivals · Markopoulo, MarkopouloDormition feast in Markopoulo, Kefalonia, known for the "snakes of the Virgin", with music and food on 15 August.Feast of Panagia MyrtidiotissaFestivals · Kythira, Attica24 September main religious feast of Kythira with icon procession.Feast of Saint Dionysios ZakynthosFestivals · Zakynthos, Ionian Islands24 August patron-saint feast with procession of the relics.Feast of the Dormition at Panagia AgiasosFestivals · Agiasos, Agiasos15 August panigyri and one of the Aegean's largest pilgrimages.Festival of KassandraFestivals · Siviri, Central MacedoniaSince 1993: July–August theatre, dance and concerts in Chalkidiki.Festival of Speech and Art LefkadaFestivals · Lefkada, Ionian IslandsSummer multi-arts festival running since 1955, one of Greece's oldest.Galaxidi Flour WarFestivals · Galaxidi, GalaxidiAlevromoutzouromata: Clean Monday flour-throwing custom at the harbour.Galaxidi Flour War (Alevromoutzouroma)Festivals · Galaxidi, Central GreeceClean Monday custom from the 1800s: locals and visitors throw coloured flour and soot at each other.Genitsari and BoulesFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaNaoussa carnival masked custom escorting the Boula bride figure.Genitsari and Boules CarnivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaMasked carnival custom with patinades and xinomavro wine each February, ending with Koulouma on Clean Monday.Genitsari and Boules CarnivalFestivals · Naousa, NaousaCenturies-old masked carnival custom in Naousa during Apokries.Heraklion Summer Arts FestivalFestivals · Heraklion, CreteJuly to September: 70+ music, dance, theatre and opera performances.Hippocratia FestivalFestivals · Kos, South AegeanMunicipal June–November festival honouring Hippocrates with concerts, theatre and the Oath at the Asklepieion.
Agia Markella FeastFestivals · Volissos, North Aegean21–22 July feast of Chios's patron saint with vigil and pilgrimages.Agios Nikolaos Nautical WeekFestivals · Agios Nikolaos, CreteLate-June municipal week of sea sports and culture ending with fireworks.AlevromoutzouromataFestivals · Galaxidi, GalaxidiClean Monday flour-and-soot battle with folk dancing that closes the carnival season.Alevromoutzouromata Flour WarFestivals · Galaxidi, GalaxidiClean Monday coloured-flour custom traced to 1801.Alexander the Great International MarathonFestivals · Pella, Central MacedoniaRoad marathon from Pella to Thessaloniki held each spring since 2006, with 5K and 10K runs.Alonissos Tuna FestivalFestivals · Patitiri, ThessalySeptember gastronomy festival of responsibly caught bluefin tuna.Ammochori Potato FestivalFestivals · Ammochori, Western MacedoniaAnnual village festival celebrating the Florina potato crop.Anopoli Graviera FestivalFestivals · Anopoli, CreteSince 1985: 15 August Sfakian communal table with graviera and live music.Apple Festival of ZagoraFestivals · Zagora, ThessalyEarly-September Pelion apple festival with music and dancing, run by the local women's cooperative.Arapides of MonastirakiFestivals · Monastiraki, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceDionysian Epiphany custom (4–6 January): men in black goatskins, tall masks and heavy bells chase away evil.Archanes Sultana Grape FestivalFestivals · Archanes, CreteEarly-August village festival of sultana grapes and wine.Armata FestivalFestivals · Spetses, SpetsesRe-enacted naval battle with fireworks on Spetses in September.Armenochori FairFestivals · Armenochori, Western MacedoniaTraditional village panigyri and fair around the Nativity of the Theotokos (8 September).Athens City FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensFree festival every May with 200+ events in public spaces.Athens International Film FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensFilm festival held late September to early October.Athens Open Air Film FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensFree open-air screenings at landmarks and parks, June to September.Athens Rebetiko FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensAnnual rebetiko festival booking Greek bands and singers.AXD Film FestivalFestivals · Alexandroupoli, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceIndependent film festival in Alexandroupoli.Battle of Crete CommemorationsFestivals · Chania, CreteAnnual May WWII memorial week with Allied and Greek ceremonies.Botides Easter Pot-ThrowingFestivals · Corfu, Ionian IslandsHoly Saturday 11am: clay pots thrown from balconies to mark the first resurrection.Carnival of TyrnavosFestivals · Tyrnavos, TyrnavosClean Monday Dionysian folk carnival known as Bourani.Chania Rock FestivalFestivals · Chania, CreteRock and metal festival in Chania.Chania Summer FestivalFestivals · Chania, ChaniaDance, music and theatre performances July to September.Chestnut Festival of XourichtiFestivals · Xourichti, ThessalyLate-October Pelion festival of chestnuts, wine, music and local producers.Chios Mastic FestivalFestivals · Chios, ChiosSummer festival on mastic harvesting with exhibitions, workshops, music and food.Christmas Fires of FlorinaFestivals · Florina, Western MacedoniaGiant neighbourhood bonfires with wine, food and local bands on the night of 23 December.Christos Raches PanigyriFestivals · Ikaria, IkariaIkaria all-night Transfiguration village feast every 6 August.Cretan World Music FestivalFestivals · Chania, CreteJuly world-music festival founded in 2014 across three Chania stages.Crete Half MarathonFestivals · Arkalochori, CreteOctober half-marathon, 10k and 5k; 5,500 runners from 52 countries in 2025.Cultural Summer of the Municipality of FlorinaFestivals · Florina, Western MacedoniaMunicipal July–August programme of concerts and cultural events.Dancing Routes KomotiniFestivals · Komotini, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceInternational contemporary dance festival with workshops and performances.Daphni Wine FestivalFestivals · Athens, AthensGreek wine tasting festival held at Daphni, west of Athens.Drama International Short Film FestivalFestivals · Drama, DramaGreece's international short-film festival, held each September.Ecofilms International Film and Visual Arts FestivalFestivals · Rhodes, RhodesEnvironmental film competition every late June.Eglouvi Lentil FestivalFestivals · Eglouvi, Ionian Islands6 August village feast serving the local Eglouvi lentil.Eleftheria – Liberation of Thrace CelebrationsFestivals · Komotini, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceSixteen days of May freedom celebrations with traditional dances, exhibitions and feasts.Elos Chestnut FestivalFestivals · Elos, CreteSince the 1960s: late-October chestnut dishes, product fair, music and dancing.En Nikopoli AktiaFestivals · Preveza, EpirusRunning and swimming races inspired by the ancient Aktia games.Ermoupoleia FestivalFestivals · Ermoupoli, ErmoupoliCultural festival on Syros every September.Exodus Celebrations of Messolonghi (Exodia)Festivals · Messolonghi, Western GreecePalm Sunday commemoration of the 1826 Exodus with processions and parades.Faneromeni Monastery PilgrimageFestivals · Lefkada, LefkadaDormition pilgrimage and feast at Faneromeni Monastery, Lefkada, 14–15 August.Fanoi – Kozani CarnivalFestivals · Kozani, Western MacedoniaPre-Lent neighbourhood bonfires with satirical carnival songs, ending in a parade when all fires are lit together.Feast of Agia Paraskevi ChalkidaFestivals · Chalkida, Central GreeceWeek-long panigyri (26 July – 2 August), the most popular festival in Chalkida.Feast of Agios Georgios ArachovaFestivals · Arachova, Central GreeceThree-day Byzantine-rooted feast on 23 April with traditional dress, dancing and lamb roasting.Feast of Ayios TitosFestivals · Heraklion, HeraklionFeast of Crete's patron saint with processions; late August.Feast of Panagia at MarkopouloFestivals · Markopoulo, MarkopouloDormition feast in Markopoulo, Kefalonia, known for the "snakes of the Virgin", with music and food on 15 August.Feast of Panagia MyrtidiotissaFestivals · Kythira, Attica24 September main religious feast of Kythira with icon procession.Feast of Saint Dionysios ZakynthosFestivals · Zakynthos, Ionian Islands24 August patron-saint feast with procession of the relics.Feast of the Dormition at Panagia AgiasosFestivals · Agiasos, Agiasos15 August panigyri and one of the Aegean's largest pilgrimages.Festival of KassandraFestivals · Siviri, Central MacedoniaSince 1993: July–August theatre, dance and concerts in Chalkidiki.Festival of Speech and Art LefkadaFestivals · Lefkada, Ionian IslandsSummer multi-arts festival running since 1955, one of Greece's oldest.Galaxidi Flour WarFestivals · Galaxidi, GalaxidiAlevromoutzouromata: Clean Monday flour-throwing custom at the harbour.Galaxidi Flour War (Alevromoutzouroma)Festivals · Galaxidi, Central GreeceClean Monday custom from the 1800s: locals and visitors throw coloured flour and soot at each other.Genitsari and BoulesFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaNaoussa carnival masked custom escorting the Boula bride figure.Genitsari and Boules CarnivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaMasked carnival custom with patinades and xinomavro wine each February, ending with Koulouma on Clean Monday.Genitsari and Boules CarnivalFestivals · Naousa, NaousaCenturies-old masked carnival custom in Naousa during Apokries.Heraklion Summer Arts FestivalFestivals · Heraklion, CreteJuly to September: 70+ music, dance, theatre and opera performances.Hippocratia FestivalFestivals · Kos, South AegeanMunicipal June–November festival honouring Hippocrates with concerts, theatre and the Oath at the Asklepieion.Page 1 of 5Next →
Regions of Greece
Attica 1,350Thessaloniki 519Central Macedonia 430Attiki 399Ioannina 357Athens 347South Aegean 323Crete 311Thessaly 214Ileia 212Peloponnese 202Achaïa 194Arkadia 172Magnisia 170Korinthia 162Kilkis 161Larisa 160Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 159Western Greece 158Kerkyra 155Central Greece 153Kavala 144Kyklades 142Drama 140Lakonia 134Evvoia 134Imathia 133Thesprotia 123Epirus 122Ionian Islands 122Irakleio 120Arta 119Samos 115Trikala 111Preveza 109Kastoria 109Serres 104Chios 96Dodekánisa 95North Aegean 88Chalkidiki 85Rodopi 77Evros 69Heraklion 68Lefkada 65Chania 65Kozani 55Lesvos 42Western Macedonia 39Kefallinia 35Corfu 30Rhodes 30Cyclades 29Florina 28Patras 25Naxos 25Volos 23Pella 20البحيرة 19Zagori 18
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