Γιορτή Ελιάς
The Olive Festival in the small village of Olynthos runs for three days, ending with a concert and free tsipouro and olives while honouring both the harvest and the memory of ancient Olynthos nearby.
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"Megali Panagia, a village at the foot of Mount Holomontas in Chalkidiki, has been a pilgrimage destination for the whole of northern Greece on 15 August, with pilgrims camping around the monastery and a great overnight panigiri filling the village."
Panigyri Koimisis Theotokou Megalis Panagias (Πανηγύρι Κοίμησης Θεοτόκου Μεγάλης Παναγίας)
"Herakleia's great August fair in the Serres plain is one of the oldest traditional trade-and-festival gatherings in northern Greece, transforming the village centre for five days with market stalls, traditional music, and Macedonian folk dancing."
Aygoustiatiki Emporopanigyri Irakleias Serron (Αυγουστιάτικη Εμποροπανήγυρη Ηράκλειας Σερρών)
"On 23 August Nea Roda, at the neck of the Athos peninsula, pairs its traditional all-night Panagia panigiri with the Sardine and Anchovy Festival, making it one of the most joyfully specific food-and-faith celebrations in Chalkidiki."
Panigyri 9imerou Panagias kai Giorti tis Sardelas, Nea Roda (Πανηγύρι 9ήμερου Παναγίας και Γιορτή της Σαρδέλας, Νέα Ρόδα)
"Nea Fokea's Tsipouro Feast is a convivial late-summer gathering at which the fishing village shares its fiery home-distilled spirit with live music and communal tables under the evening sky."
Γιορτή Τσίπουρου
"The Mushroom Festival in the pine-forested mountain village of Taxiarchis combines a communal foray into the surrounding woods with a traditional feast celebrating Halkidiki's wild mushroom harvest."
Γιορτή Μανιταριού
"Nea Gonia, a small Chalkidiki village, celebrates the Nativity of the Virgin over two days with visiting dance ensembles and choral groups performing traditional Macedonian songs and dances in the village square."
Panigyri Gennisis Theotokou Neas Gonias (Πανηγύρι Γέννησης Θεοτόκου Νέας Γωνίας)
"Skala Kallonis, the fishing port on the inner shore of the Gulf of Kalloni on Lesvos, celebrates its world-famous PDO-protected sardines each August with outdoor grilling, communal tables, live music, and a village atmosphere centred entirely on one of Greece's most prized artisan fisheries."
Sardine Festival, Skala Kallonis
"Described as one of the best wine festivals in Thessaly, the Wine Festival of Mesenikolas in the Karditsa uplands sees the local cultural association distribute free wine and host traditional dancing across several days each August."
Γιορτή Κρασιού Μεσενικόλα
"A three-day harvest celebration in the vine-covered hills of eastern Crete honouring the Sultanina grape and the wines and raisins made from it, with folk music, dancing, and abundant local produce."
Γιορτή Σουλτανίνας Σητείας
"High in the Sfakia mountains, the Cultural Society of Anopoli hosts its annual Graviera Festival on the Dormition feast day, offering free tastes of world-class Sfakian gruyere alongside live Cretan music and the heroic village's panoramic views."
Giorti Gravieras Anopolis (Γιορτή Γραβιέρας Ανώπολης)
"On 16 August each year the vine-growing villages of Valsamata and Frangata in the Robola plateau of Kefalonia celebrate the island's signature white grape with communal tastings, local food, and traditional music, drawing producers and islanders into the heart of the wine country."
Γιορτή Ρομπόλας, Robola Wine Festival
"A lively wine festival in the courtyard of Agios Spyridon church in Kavvadades, with a live orchestra, traditional dancing, and the local cultural dance group in full costume."
Panigyri Kavvadadon (Πανηγύρι Καββαδάδων)