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X-WR-CALNAME:Crete (Rethymno) festivals — Aegean Blueprint
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UID:rethymno-rethymno-rethymno-carnival-grand-parade-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270315
SUMMARY:Rethymno Carnival (grand parade)
LOCATION:Rethymno\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Crete's biggest carnival\, running the whole Triodion with a treasure hunt\, a night parade and a children's parade\, and peaking on Cheese Sunday (the day before Clean Monday) with the grand parade along the waterfront: in 2026\, 28 floats and about 11\,000 participants\, ending in fireworks. Hotels in the old town book out for that weekend\; the parade starts mid-afternoon and the streets around the harbour close from midday.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#rethymno-rethymno-carnival-grand-parade
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#rethymno-rethymno-carnival-grand-parade
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UID:rethymno-rethymno-rethymno-carnival-grand-parade-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280228
SUMMARY:Rethymno Carnival (grand parade)
LOCATION:Rethymno\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Crete's biggest carnival\, running the whole Triodion with a treasure hunt\, a night parade and a children's parade\, and peaking on Cheese Sunday (the day before Clean Monday) with the grand parade along the waterfront: in 2026\, 28 floats and about 11\,000 participants\, ending in fireworks. Hotels in the old town book out for that weekend\; the parade starts mid-afternoon and the streets around the harbour close from midday.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#rethymno-rethymno-carnival-grand-parade
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#rethymno-rethymno-carnival-grand-parade
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UID:rethymno-gerani-clean-monday-customs-gerani-and-armenoi-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270316
SUMMARY:Clean Monday customs\, Gerani and Armenoi
LOCATION:Gerani\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The Rethymno carnival closes on Clean Monday in two villages just outside town: Gerani (west\, on the coast road) and Armenoi (south\, on the Spili road) stage the old Cretan Lenten customs\, mock weddings and satirical skits\, with lagana\, olives\, taramas and wine for everyone and lyra players in the square. Go around midday\; both are 10–15 minutes from Rethymno.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#gerani-clean-monday-customs-gerani-and-armenoi
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#gerani-clean-monday-customs-gerani-and-armenoi
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UID:rethymno-gerani-clean-monday-customs-gerani-and-armenoi-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280229
SUMMARY:Clean Monday customs\, Gerani and Armenoi
LOCATION:Gerani\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The Rethymno carnival closes on Clean Monday in two villages just outside town: Gerani (west\, on the coast road) and Armenoi (south\, on the Spili road) stage the old Cretan Lenten customs\, mock weddings and satirical skits\, with lagana\, olives\, taramas and wine for everyone and lyra players in the square. Go around midday\; both are 10–15 minutes from Rethymno.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#gerani-clean-monday-customs-gerani-and-armenoi
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#gerani-clean-monday-customs-gerani-and-armenoi
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UID:rethymno-myrthios-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-sotiras-myrthios-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270807
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Transfiguration (Sotiras)\, Myrthios
LOCATION:Myrthios\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The balcony village above Plakias holds its feast of the Saviour on the evening of 5 August with a Cretan kompania in the square and food from the cultural association. It is the panigiri for anyone staying on the Plakias coast\; the road up is short but parking in Myrthios is scarce\, so walk up from the first bend or take a taxi.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#myrthios-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-sotiras-myrthios
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#myrthios-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-sotiras-myrthios
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UID:rethymno-myrthios-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-sotiras-myrthios-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280807
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Transfiguration (Sotiras)\, Myrthios
LOCATION:Myrthios\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The balcony village above Plakias holds its feast of the Saviour on the evening of 5 August with a Cretan kompania in the square and food from the cultural association. It is the panigiri for anyone staying on the Plakias coast\; the road up is short but parking in Myrthios is scarce\, so walk up from the first bend or take a taxi.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#myrthios-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-sotiras-myrthios
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#myrthios-panigiri-of-the-transfiguration-sotiras-myrthios
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UID:rethymno-atsipopoulo-panigiri-of-the-dormition-atsipopoulo-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Dormition\, Atsipopoulo
LOCATION:Atsipopoulo\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The large village on the hill just west of Rethymno throws the town's nearest big Dormition glenti on the night of 15 August\, with a headline Cretan singer (Manolis Kontaros in 2019\, Grigoris Samolis for the Asteras club's anniversary in 2025) and tables that are reserved by phone in advance. It is five minutes from the city\, so taxis are easy\; expect it to run past 3 am.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#atsipopoulo-panigiri-of-the-dormition-atsipopoulo
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#atsipopoulo-panigiri-of-the-dormition-atsipopoulo
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UID:rethymno-atsipopoulo-panigiri-of-the-dormition-atsipopoulo-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280816
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Dormition\, Atsipopoulo
LOCATION:Atsipopoulo\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The large village on the hill just west of Rethymno throws the town's nearest big Dormition glenti on the night of 15 August\, with a headline Cretan singer (Manolis Kontaros in 2019\, Grigoris Samolis for the Asteras club's anniversary in 2025) and tables that are reserved by phone in advance. It is five minutes from the city\, so taxis are easy\; expect it to run past 3 am.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#atsipopoulo-panigiri-of-the-dormition-atsipopoulo
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#atsipopoulo-panigiri-of-the-dormition-atsipopoulo
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UID:rethymno-lampini-panigiri-of-the-dormition-lampini-agios-vasileios-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Dormition\, Lampini (Agios Vasileios)
LOCATION:Lampini\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Lampini's Byzantine church of the Panagia\, with its frescoes\, is the reason the whole Agios Vasileios valley comes here on 15 August: liturgy in the morning and a glenti in the evening with a well-known lyra player (Andreas Manolarakis in 2019\, Nikos Manioudakis in 2025). Twenty minutes south of Rethymno on the Spili road\, easy to combine with the Preveli coast.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#lampini-panigiri-of-the-dormition-lampini-agios-vasileios
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#lampini-panigiri-of-the-dormition-lampini-agios-vasileios
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UID:rethymno-lampini-panigiri-of-the-dormition-lampini-agios-vasileios-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280816
SUMMARY:Panigiri of the Dormition\, Lampini (Agios Vasileios)
LOCATION:Lampini\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Lampini's Byzantine church of the Panagia\, with its frescoes\, is the reason the whole Agios Vasileios valley comes here on 15 August: liturgy in the morning and a glenti in the evening with a well-known lyra player (Andreas Manolarakis in 2019\, Nikos Manioudakis in 2025). Twenty minutes south of Rethymno on the Spili road\, easy to combine with the Preveli coast.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#lampini-panigiri-of-the-dormition-lampini-agios-vasileios
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#lampini-panigiri-of-the-dormition-lampini-agios-vasileios
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UID:rethymno-eleftherna-august-panigiri-of-eleftherna-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270817
SUMMARY:August panigiri of Eleftherna
LOCATION:Eleftherna\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The day after the Dormition the Eleftherna cultural association holds its glenti at the Panorama centre opposite the archaeological museum\, with two Cretan singers on stage (Tzanidakis and Samolis in 2019). It is a good way to pair a museum visit with an evening of music\; the site is 30 minutes from Rethymno past Arkadi.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#eleftherna-august-panigiri-of-eleftherna
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#eleftherna-august-panigiri-of-eleftherna
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UID:rethymno-eleftherna-august-panigiri-of-eleftherna-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280817
SUMMARY:August panigiri of Eleftherna
LOCATION:Eleftherna\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The day after the Dormition the Eleftherna cultural association holds its glenti at the Panorama centre opposite the archaeological museum\, with two Cretan singers on stage (Tzanidakis and Samolis in 2019). It is a good way to pair a museum visit with an evening of music\; the site is 30 minutes from Rethymno past Arkadi.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#eleftherna-august-panigiri-of-eleftherna
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#eleftherna-august-panigiri-of-eleftherna
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UID:rethymno-arkadi-commemoration-of-the-arkadi-holocaust-arkadi-monaster-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271109
SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Arkadi holocaust\, Arkadi Monastery
LOCATION:Arkadi\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Each 8 November the monastery and the Region of Crete mark the 1866 siege in which the defenders blew up the powder store rather than surrender: a memorial liturgy\, wreath-laying at the ossuary\, speeches and a parade of the local schools and associations\, with vespers and events the evening before. The Rethymno–Arkadi road is busy that morning\; go early and see the church and the powder-store ruin before the ceremony.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#arkadi-commemoration-of-the-arkadi-holocaust-arkadi-monaster
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#arkadi-commemoration-of-the-arkadi-holocaust-arkadi-monaster
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UID:rethymno-arkadi-commemoration-of-the-arkadi-holocaust-arkadi-monaster-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281109
SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Arkadi holocaust\, Arkadi Monastery
LOCATION:Arkadi\, Crete (Rethymno)\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Each 8 November the monastery and the Region of Crete mark the 1866 siege in which the defenders blew up the powder store rather than surrender: a memorial liturgy\, wreath-laying at the ossuary\, speeches and a parade of the local schools and associations\, with vespers and events the evening before. The Rethymno–Arkadi road is busy that morning\; go early and see the church and the powder-store ruin before the ceremony.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#arkadi-commemoration-of-the-arkadi-holocaust-arkadi-monaster
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/rethymno/#arkadi-commemoration-of-the-arkadi-holocaust-arkadi-monaster
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