Festivals in Greece
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Holy Apostles Panigyri FrikesFestivals · Frikes, IthacaHarbour-side panigyri every 30 June.Houdetsi FestivalFestivals · Heraklion, HeraklionFolk and world music festival in Houdetsi village near Heraklion; early August.Icarus FestivalFestivals · Ikaria, IkariaAnnual world-music festival on Ikaria since 2006, usually in July.International Andros FestivalFestivals · Andros, AndrosTheatre and music on Andros, late July to late August.International Interartia FestivalFestivals · Volos, ThessalyInternational arts festival and music competition held annually since 2007.Ioannina Lake FestivalFestivals · Ioannina, EpirusJuly–August lakeside festival of music, theatre and art run by the Youth Center of Epirus.Kalogiannia FestivalFestivals · Patitiri, ThessalyMay festival honouring benefactor Antonis Kalogiannis with sports, concerts and theatre.Kalymnos Climbing FestivalFestivals · Kalymnos, KalymnosAnnual October climbing festival with workshops and Greek music.Kalymnos Sponge WeekFestivals · Pothia, South AegeanWeek after Easter celebrating the sponge-diving tradition with dance, food and fireworks.Kandanos Tsikoudia FestivalFestivals · Kandanos, CreteNovember festival of raki distilling in large cauldrons with food and music.Karystos Wine FestivalFestivals · Karystos, Central GreeceLate-summer Evia wine festival with grape pressing, free wine, theatre and local music.Kastanitsa Chestnut FestivalFestivals · Kastanitsa, PeloponneseSince 1983: the Peloponnese's best-known chestnut festival, late October in Arcadia.Kastanofyto Chestnut FestivalFestivals · Kastanofyto, KastanofytoVillage chestnut festival toward the end of OctoberKastoria River PartyFestivals · Nestorio, NestorioFive-day music and camping festival on the river every August.Kastorian RagoutsariaFestivals · Kastoria, Kastoria6–8 January carnival with brass-band bouloukia groups, rooted in Dionysian ritual.Kavala AirSea ShowFestivals · Kavala, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceAnnual June air and sea display over Kavala bay.Klidonas Celebration VamosFestivals · Vamos, Crete23–24 June St John's Eve custom with bonfire-jumping, run by the Vamos Cultural Society.Koudounatoi and Mostra CarnivalFestivals · Thymiana, North AegeanChios carnival customs of masked koudounatoi satire and the medieval Mostra.Kyrveia FestivalFestivals · Ierapetra, IerapetraJuly-August cultural festival of the Municipality of Ierapetra.Kyrvia FestivalFestivals · Ierapetra, CreteMid-July to August municipal festival of folk music, dance and theatre.Langada PanigyriFestivals · Ikaria, Ikaria15 August village feast with all-night Ikariotikos dancing.Lato Cultural FestivalFestivals · Agios Nikolaos, CreteJuly–August festival of open-air theatre, lyra and jazz concerts and mantinades.Lefkada CarnivalFestivals · Lefkada, LefkadaCarnival organized by the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Lefkada.Lefkada International Folklore FestivalFestivals · Lefkada, Ionian IslandsSince 1962: last week of August folk dance festival with international ensembles.Lefkas International Folklore FestivalFestivals · Lefkada, LefkadaInternational folk dance festival every August since 1962.Lemnos Philema Gastronomy & Wine FestivalFestivals · Myrina, North AegeanMunicipal July festival of Lemnos producers, wine and restaurants since 2017.Lepanto Naval Battle FestivitiesFestivals · Nafpaktos, Western GreeceRe-enactment of the 1571 battle with sailing ships and fireworks on the first Sunday of October.Liberation of Areopoli CelebrationsFestivals · Areopoli, Peloponnese17 March celebrations and re-enactment of the 1821 declaration of revolution in Mani.Litany of Saint SpyridonFestivals · Corfu, Ionian IslandsPalm Sunday procession of the saint's relics with philharmonic bands.Malvasia Festival MonemvasiaFestivals · Monemvasia, PeloponneseThree late-October days of Malvasia wine tastings, concerts and literary events.
Meteora Annual Mushroom FestivalFestivals · Kalambaka, ThessalyEnd-of-summer mushroom and truffle foraging, concerts, dances and seminars.Meteora ArtFestivals · Kalambaka, ThessalyJune–September municipal summer programme of music and theatre.MiaouliaFestivals · Hydra, HydraHistoric festival honouring Admiral Miaoulis; late JuneMill of the ElvesFestivals · Trikala, ThessalyGreece's largest Christmas theme park, running about 40 days each season since 2011.Milos FestivalFestivals · Adamas, South AegeanThree-day municipal cultural programme, first weekend of July.Naoussa Summer FestivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaSummer cultural festival, July–September.Naoussa Wine and Grape Harvest FestivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaGrape harvest and Xinomavro wine celebration.Naoussa Wine FestivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaXinomavro wine celebration with producer tastings.NavariniaFestivals · Pylos, PeloponneseOctober commemoration of the 1827 Battle of Navarino, peaking 20 October with fireworks re-enactment.Naxos FestivalFestivals · Damarionas, DamarionasConcerts, theatre and exhibitions July to September since 2001.Naxos Potato FestivalFestivals · Agia Anna, South AegeanThe largest rural festival in the Cyclades each September, frying ~600 kg of potatoes.North Evia FestivalFestivals · Limni, Central GreeceFive-day summer festival of music workshops, hikes and free sunset concerts.Olympos Easter Tuesday ProcessionFestivals · Olympos, South AegeanIcons decorated with local scarves are carried to every church for a basil-water blessing.On the Banks of Kerkini Ecological FestivalFestivals · Kerkini, Central MacedoniaEnd-of-August ecological festival with cultural and music events by Lake Kerkini.Palataki Thassos Dance FestivalFestivals · Limenaria, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceThree-day summer traditional dance festival with live orchestras, run by the Limenaria Cultural Association.Panagia Chrysopigi FeastFestivals · Sifnos, South AegeanSifnos's biggest feast on Ascension Day with icon procession and free chickpea stew.Panagia Hozoviotissa FeastFestivals · Amorgos, South Aegean21 November patronal feast of the cliffside monastery on Amorgos.Panagia Portaitissa FeastFestivals · Astypalaia, South AegeanAstypalaia's main Dormition feast, 14–15 August.Panagia Soumela PilgrimageFestivals · Veria, VeriaNorthern Greece's major 15 August Dormition pilgrimage with Pontic Greek ties.Panagia Spiliani FeastFestivals · Mandraki, South AegeanThe largest Dodecanese pilgrimage, 14–15 August on Nisyros, with an all-night panigiri.Panigyri of Agia Marina ArethousaFestivals · Arethousa, ArethousaFeast of Agia Marina panigyri in the Ikarian mountain village of Arethousa (July 17).Panigyri of ArmenistisFestivals · Armenistis, ArmenistisIkarian village panigyri with folk music, island dancing and local wine (June).Panigyri of FlesFestivals · Fles, FlesTraditional all-night Ikarian village panigyri in Fles (July).Papadiamantis FestivalFestivals · Skiathos, ThessalySeptember cultural festival honouring writer Alexandros Papadiamantis.Patmos Sacred Music FestivalFestivals · Patmos, South AegeanLate-summer sacred music festival with Greek and international choirs.Paxos FestivalFestivals · Gaios, Ionian IslandsChamber music festival founded 1986, core fortnight in early September.Paxos FestivalFestivals · Paxos, PaxosIsland arts and music festival, summerPepper Festival of AetosFestivals · Aetos, Western MacedoniaVillage feast for the red Florina pepper with food and live music, last weekend of August.Perachori Wine FestivalFestivals · Perachori, Ionian IslandsIthaca's largest festival: late-July night of local wine and live music.Philippi-Thassos FestivalFestivals · Kavala, KavalaSecond-oldest festival in Greece (since 1957); July–August.
Meteora Annual Mushroom FestivalFestivals · Kalambaka, ThessalyEnd-of-summer mushroom and truffle foraging, concerts, dances and seminars.Meteora ArtFestivals · Kalambaka, ThessalyJune–September municipal summer programme of music and theatre.MiaouliaFestivals · Hydra, HydraHistoric festival honouring Admiral Miaoulis; late JuneMill of the ElvesFestivals · Trikala, ThessalyGreece's largest Christmas theme park, running about 40 days each season since 2011.Milos FestivalFestivals · Adamas, South AegeanThree-day municipal cultural programme, first weekend of July.Naoussa Summer FestivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaSummer cultural festival, July–September.Naoussa Wine and Grape Harvest FestivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaGrape harvest and Xinomavro wine celebration.Naoussa Wine FestivalFestivals · Naoussa, NaoussaXinomavro wine celebration with producer tastings.NavariniaFestivals · Pylos, PeloponneseOctober commemoration of the 1827 Battle of Navarino, peaking 20 October with fireworks re-enactment.Naxos FestivalFestivals · Damarionas, DamarionasConcerts, theatre and exhibitions July to September since 2001.Naxos Potato FestivalFestivals · Agia Anna, South AegeanThe largest rural festival in the Cyclades each September, frying ~600 kg of potatoes.North Evia FestivalFestivals · Limni, Central GreeceFive-day summer festival of music workshops, hikes and free sunset concerts.Olympos Easter Tuesday ProcessionFestivals · Olympos, South AegeanIcons decorated with local scarves are carried to every church for a basil-water blessing.On the Banks of Kerkini Ecological FestivalFestivals · Kerkini, Central MacedoniaEnd-of-August ecological festival with cultural and music events by Lake Kerkini.Palataki Thassos Dance FestivalFestivals · Limenaria, Eastern Macedonia and ThraceThree-day summer traditional dance festival with live orchestras, run by the Limenaria Cultural Association.Panagia Chrysopigi FeastFestivals · Sifnos, South AegeanSifnos's biggest feast on Ascension Day with icon procession and free chickpea stew.Panagia Hozoviotissa FeastFestivals · Amorgos, South Aegean21 November patronal feast of the cliffside monastery on Amorgos.Panagia Portaitissa FeastFestivals · Astypalaia, South AegeanAstypalaia's main Dormition feast, 14–15 August.Panagia Soumela PilgrimageFestivals · Veria, VeriaNorthern Greece's major 15 August Dormition pilgrimage with Pontic Greek ties.Panagia Spiliani FeastFestivals · Mandraki, South AegeanThe largest Dodecanese pilgrimage, 14–15 August on Nisyros, with an all-night panigiri.Panigyri of Agia Marina ArethousaFestivals · Arethousa, ArethousaFeast of Agia Marina panigyri in the Ikarian mountain village of Arethousa (July 17).Panigyri of ArmenistisFestivals · Armenistis, ArmenistisIkarian village panigyri with folk music, island dancing and local wine (June).Panigyri of FlesFestivals · Fles, FlesTraditional all-night Ikarian village panigyri in Fles (July).Papadiamantis FestivalFestivals · Skiathos, ThessalySeptember cultural festival honouring writer Alexandros Papadiamantis.Patmos Sacred Music FestivalFestivals · Patmos, South AegeanLate-summer sacred music festival with Greek and international choirs.Paxos FestivalFestivals · Gaios, Ionian IslandsChamber music festival founded 1986, core fortnight in early September.Paxos FestivalFestivals · Paxos, PaxosIsland arts and music festival, summerPepper Festival of AetosFestivals · Aetos, Western MacedoniaVillage feast for the red Florina pepper with food and live music, last weekend of August.Perachori Wine FestivalFestivals · Perachori, Ionian IslandsIthaca's largest festival: late-July night of local wine and live music.Philippi-Thassos FestivalFestivals · Kavala, KavalaSecond-oldest festival in Greece (since 1957); July–August.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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