Chania is a traditional yet cosmopolitan destination for travelers from around the world. Crete Island boasts an exceptional culture depicted in its people’s language, customs, gastronomy and festivities.
Visiting Crete and especially Chania, for being the most popular area of the island, visitors will sure dive into the splendid Cretan culture and tradition still alive in its people’s everyday life.
During summer months festivals and culture events are scattered throughout Chania prefecture, promising endless fun and an opportunity to live the revival of customs and traditions. And keep in mind that Cretans are people who enjoy having fun, goof food and, of course, homemade raki!
A celebration that takes place through the entire summer from May to September and features various performances, exhibitions, folklore concerts and dances and fairs. Singers and groups from all around the world gather in Chania to give their performances of mainstream, folk or rock music. Directors, actors and troupes act in various Greek and foreign plays: musicals, ancient Greek tragedies, classical novels, contemporary works come to life in various performances scattered throughout Chania. Most of the events take place in the Old Harbour and within venues in the Old and New city of Chania.
In the honour of Eleftherios Venizelos, a famous personality in Greece and especially Crete, the Venizelia Festival with various sports activities and competitions takes place each year at the beginning of June at the National Stadium of Chania city.
Throughout the year and especially in the summer various popular festivals take place in the entire Chania Prefecture, such as: