Event |
Every Year on |
Where & What |
Rhodes Flower Festival |
Last week of May |
Rhodes Down Town gets decorated with flowers and joy for the three days that the festival lasts |
| Rhodes Int. Film & Visual Arts Festival |
June-July |
The Rodos International Film and Visual Arts Festival "Ecofilms" which is held in Rhodes every year. The full program of the festival, its tributes and side events are available online on www.ecofilms.gr |
International Opera/Choir Festival |
Summer |
Rhodes Town |
August Wine Festival |
Summer |
Organised at the wine producing villages of Rhodes Island |
Cultural and Artistic Activities Series |
June 15 - September 30 |
Rhodes Town |
Sound and Light |
All summer every day |
Performances at the Grand Master's Palace, in the Medieval town of Rhodes (Unfortunatelly performances have stopped on 2008, it is unknown when they will start again) |
The Cultural Festival of Rodos |
Summer |
Open air medieval theatre in Rhodes medieval town. |
Folk Dance Show |
All year long |
Open air in the medieval town during the summer, at Rodini Park Theatre the rest of the year |
Rodos Life and Traditions |
Summer |
2 hour performance (traditional wedding customs, comedy sketches, live popular Greek music), held at the National Theatre |
Medieval Town's Carnival Day |
1st March |
A feast that nobody should miss! A carnival fiesta taking place within the medieval city. Happenings, latin music, folklore, street theatre, popular Greek singers, carnival parade, medieval music and theatre. Thousand of attendants. A real fun for every age.
The same day there are carnival parades at Ialyssos, Afandou and Kalithies. |
Holidays Local & National |
| New Year's Eve & New Year's Day |
31 December - 1st January |
Caroling in the streets by small children is a tradition. Christian & Catholic churches celebrate with special services. Special gala evenings in many hotels |
| Epiphany Day |
6 January |
Special service in the church of Evangelismos. Blessing of the Sea water. Thousand of people participate in this special ceremony at Mandraki Harbour |
| Dodecanese Holiday |
7 March |
The re-unification of the Dodecanese islands with Greece (7 March 1947). Parade in the city centre. Cultural performances in the National Theatre of Rodos |
| National Holiday |
25 March |
Parade in the city centre. Cultural performances in the National Theatre of Rodos |
Archangel Michael's Day |
7th of November |
Pilgrimage to the nearby island of Symi (aprox. 2 hrs by boat). Visitors have to opportunity combine their visit in Rodos with a day excursion to this beautiful small island |
Konstantine Hydraios Day |
14th of November |
The Rodos City Patron's Saint Day. Morning service at the church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and procession of the icon. Parade in the city centre, where among others, participate all Bishops of the Dodecanese in their formal costumes |
| Christmas Eve & Christmas Day |
24-25 December |
Christmas is a spectacular sight in Rodos as the city's centre is lit up with thousand of lights. Visitors will be amazed by the way the medieval city walls are lit. Carolling in the streets by small children is a tradition. Christian & catholic churches celebrate with special services on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. Special gala evenings in many hotels.
Live holy mangers are organized at the villages of Maritsa & Salakos. |
