Wine festival of Dafnes
About ten nights of local wine, food and music in the heart of Heraklion's wine country.
Add to calendarPanigiri (village feast)
The largest village of the Sitia hinterland feasts in its park with a full dinner and live music.
Panigiria start the evening before the feast day: vespers in church, then food, music and dancing until late.
Ziros sits on a high plateau south of Sitia. On the evening of 26 July the village celebrates Agia Paraskevi with tables in the Heroes' Park, a full dinner and a Cretan band. A month later, on 29 August, Ziros does it again for Agios Ioannis.
About ten nights of local wine, food and music in the heart of Heraklion's wine country.
Add to calendarA week of tastings, cooking demonstrations, local producers and folk music in Rethymno.
Add to calendarAll summer long: concerts, theatre and dance at open-air stages around the city walls.
Add to calendarIerapetra's summer festival: concerts, theatre and shadow puppets, most of them free.
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