Looking for concerts, festivals and cultural events in Crete this week? Here is a selection of events taking place across the island from Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 August 2026.
- Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Theatre: Sexy Laundry by Michele Riml will be presented at the Nikos Kazantzakis Garden Theatre, starting at 9:00 PM.
Starring Spyros Papadopoulos and Renia Louizidou.
Cretan Music Concert: The Pan-Cretan Association of Cretan Music Artists will present traditional songs and music from Sitia to Chania, performed by established and up-and-coming musicians from across Crete, at the Manos Hatzidakis Garden Theatre, starting at 9:00 PM.
Free admission.
- Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Theatre: I Want to Hold Your Hand by Tasos Iordanidis will be presented at the Nikos Kazantzakis Garden Theatre, starting at 9:00 PM.
Starring Tasos Iordanidis and Thaleia Matika.
Tickets: €20 (general admission, students, unemployed, children, people with disabilities and large families).
Puppet Theatre: Theseus, presented by the Cretan Puppet Theatre, will take place at the Manos Hatzidakis Garden Theatre, starting at 8:30 PM.
3rd “Circle of Culture” Festival — From Byzantium to Venetian Rule: The second part of the festival will take place in the Municipality of Minoa Pediada, on the occasion of the August full moon, at the archaeological site of Ini.
6:30 PM: Traditional bread-making demonstration and children’s educational programme, Creating Decorative Shapes with Dough.
8:00 PM: The Use of the Watermill and Water Management During Its Operation — Historical Information, presented by the Cultural Association of Ini.
8:30 PM: Musical performance by the “Technon Spoudi” Music and Folklore Association.
The photography exhibition The Water Routes of Greco-Roman Arcadia will also be open at the venue.
Organised by: Municipality of Minoa Pediada
Co-organised by: Heraklion Ephorate of Antiquities, Municipal Community of Ini, Cultural Association of Ini, and “Technon Spoudi” Music and Folklore Association.
Cretan Celebration: A traditional Cretan feast will take place in Panorama, featuring the band of Nektarios Samolis.
Organised by: Panorama Cultural Association.
Book Presentation: The book Gouves: Musical and Other Miscellaneous Works will be presented, accompanied by live music, in the courtyard of the Gouves Primary School, in Ano Gouves.
Starting time: 8:00 PM.
- Thursday, August 27, 2026
Theatre: I Want to Hold Your Hand by Tasos Iordanidis will be presented at the Nikos Kazantzakis Garden Theatre, starting at 9:00 PM.
Starring Tasos Iordanidis and Thaleia Matika.
Tickets: €20 (general admission, students, unemployed, children, people with disabilities and large families).
14th “Trygopagimata”: The traditional grape-harvesting celebration will take place at the Wine Museum Square, in Kainourgio Chorio, starting at 5:30 PM.
Friday, August 28, 2026
Concert: Manolis Mitsias and Giota Nega, accompanied by the Malia Choir, will perform at the Minoan Palace of Malia, starting at 9:00 PM.
Cretan Celebration: A traditional Cretan feast featuring the band of Chrysanthos Makrakis will take place in Amourgelles.
3rd “Circle of Culture” Festival — From Byzantium to Venetian Rule: The second part of the festival will continue in Arkalochori-Chandrou.
6:00 PM: Guided tour of Agios Ioannis Theologos in Chandrou, led by Georgios Katsalis, archaeologist of the Heraklion Ephorate of Antiquities.
At the Arkalochori Open-Air Municipal Theatre:
7:00 PM: Presentation of an Iconography and Woodcarving Exhibition, with hands-on workshops.
8:30 PM: Musical performance.
Student Awards & Music: At 8:30 PM, the successful students in the Panhellenic University Entrance Examinations will be honoured at Agia Aikaterini Square in Voni.
A musical programme will follow.
Organised by: Voni Cultural Association.
Asia Minor & Rebetiko Music: An evening of Asia Minor and rebetiko music and dancing will take place in Kardouliano, featuring Tzortzina Alexaki, Manos Koutsaggeldis and Kyriakos Gouventas.
Organised by: Association of Asia Minor Greeks and Friends of Kardouliano.