Heraklion Summer Arts Festival
All summer long: concerts, theatre and dance at open-air stages around the city walls.
Add to calendarCulture & arts festival
Yakinthia festival, Anogia
Three summer evenings of music, poetry and exhibitions high on the slopes of Psiloritis.
When
- Freitag 30 Juli 2027 – Sonntag 1 August 2027
- Freitag 28 Juli 2028 – Sonntag 30 Juli 2028
The date changes from year to year. Local cultural associations announce it a few weeks ahead, so please check before you go.
Where
About
Anogia is the village of musicians and poets, and the Yakinthia is its own festival. It grew around the feast of Agios Yakinthos, whose small modern chapel stands on the mountain above the village, and today it fills the last weekend of July with concerts, readings, exhibitions and a memorial service.
The open-air theatre is at about 1,000 metres, so evenings are cool even in July. Women of the village often serve mountain tea and local products, and entry is usually free.
On the map
More around that time
Kyrvia Festival, Ierapetra
Ierapetra's summer festival: concerts, theatre and shadow puppets, most of them free.
Add to calendarFeast of Agios Kirikos, Lissos
A pilgrimage to ancient Lissos, on foot or by small boat from Sougia.
Add to calendarPilgrimage of Agia Marina, Voni
Crete's best-known Agia Marina pilgrimage, with queues of pilgrims and a fair on the road.
Add to calendar