Festival of the Municipality of Kythira 2023
Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Cinema, Local Festivals, Events.
Cultural events program of the Municipality of Kythira – Summer 2023
JULY
01 July | Zeidoros (Kapsali) | 21:00The “Opera of Pentara” by the “KYTHEATRON” group.
06 July | 20:30
Practical Astronomy with a telescope – Observation of the sky of Kythera with a yard telescope.
Speaker George Kasimatis.
Organisation: Kytheraic Association-Kythera Educational Center.
July 8 | Building of the Kythera Archives in the Castle of Chora | 17.30′
Inauguration of Panagiotis Fatseas photo archive
Organisation: Kytheraic Foundation for Culture and Development (KIPA).
July 16 | Potamos Square | 21:30′
Cantistoria Music Ensemble Concert
Support: Network of Municipalities of the Islands of Attica – LEADER program
It will be preceded by the presentation of the Festival “Mechanism of Antikythera/2024” at the KEP of Potamos (19:30).
July 16-26 | 18:00′-00:30′
Exhibition on the subject: “Chora – Castle – Burgo Fosses”
Organisation: Kytheraic Association-Kythera Educational Center.
July 18 | Stai Square (Chora) | 21:00′
“From me to us” – Concert with Paulina Voulgaraki.
July 22 | Agia Pelagia | 21:30′
Street concert by the Kythera River Philharmonic.
July 23 | Potamos School
Event of the Potamos Cultural Association on architecture in Kythira (Charalambos Sougiannis).
July 23 | Port of Ag. Pelagia | 21:00′
Musical event in Ag. Pelagia on the occasion of the annual feast of Saint Pelagia.
July 29 | Kastrisianikan Square 21:00′
Melissa Disco Party.
The active club “Melissa” takes us on a musical journey into the past and into the golden decades of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
July 27 to 30 | 19:30
(Friday 28 Agia Pelagia | Saturday 29 Potamos Square)
8th Tour and Training Martial Arts in Kythera.
July 30 | Picsinianika | 21:00′
“In the years of creation” folk concert with Giorgos Gerolimatos and Athena Kokkolis.
Artistic direction: Music composer Petros Tsolakos.
Conductor: Spyros Payatis
AUGUSTUS
August 1-6 | Potamos Spiritual CenterExhibition of Photography by Konstantinos Koronaios
Potamos Cultural Association.
August 03 | Potamos | 21:30′
Street concert by the Kythera River Philharmonic.
August 06 | Port of Avlemonas | 21:00
Annual dance of Avlemonas.
August 08 | 21:00
Mylopotamos Annual Dance.
August 09 | Municipal Library of Kythira (Kondolianika) | 19:00
Presentation of the book by Economist Researcher Dr. Nikolaou P. Glitsou: “Economic and Social Development of Kythera during the 20th century: Historical Investigation”
Kytheraic Studies Society.
August 9-13 | Potamos Spiritual Center
Exhibition of Paintings by Antonopoulos – Kalotaridou
Potamos Cultural Association.
August 10 | Fratsia | 21:30′
Street concert by the Kythera River Philharmonic.
August 12 | Mitata Square | 21:00
Annual Tomato Wine Festival.
August 13 | 20:30
Practical Astronomy with a telescope – Observation of the sky of Kythera with a yard telescope. Speaker George Kasimatis.
Organisation: Kytheraic Association-Kythera Educational Center.
August 15 | Potamos Square | 21:00
Annual dance in the Potamos.
August 16 | Avlemonas | 21:30′
Street concert by the Kythera Potamos Philharmonic.
August 16 | Pitsinianikon Square | 21:00
Annual Dance in Pitsinianika.
August 19 | Fratsia Square | 21:00
37th Annual Agricultural and Livestock Exhibition of Fratsia.
August 20 | Potamos School
Event with Annita Panaretou: “An unseen Kytherian hero and an unknown aspect of the Second World War”
Potamos Cultural Association.
August 21 & 22 | Platia Ammos Square
“Karavas Orange Festival” with musicians from Crete and Athens.
24 August | Chora | 21:30′
Street concert by the Kythera Potamos Philharmonic.
August 26 | Stai Square (Chora) 21:00
Musical event with the “KEFTHOS” choir.
August 26 — September 3 | Chora Market
Exhibition of photography by Marieta Tsami
Kytheraic Association-Educational Center of Kythera.
August 27 | Fratsia Square | 20:30
Department of Traditional Dances of the Municipality of Kordelios – Evosmos.
August 29 | Kapsali port wharf | 20:30
“Kythera on stage”. Great concert of Greek and foreign music with distinguished young Kythirians kal artists, (musicians and singers), on stage.
Support: Region of Attica.
31 August | Chora | 21:00′ – 01 August Potamos | 21:00′
Urban Heptanian Dances under the light of the August Full Moon
Participating:
1. The Dance Group of the Kythera Association of Athens
2. Dance of Zakynthos
3. Dance Group of the Apantachou Maniatas “I MANI”.
SEPTEMBER
September 03 | Chora | 21:00Visual theater performance by Efthimis Christou “For tenderness”. Organisation: Kytheraic Association-Kythera Educational Center.
September 05 | Agia Pelagia
“Little Big Greeks”. Concert with the Music Foundation of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens and the “Canon” Orchestra.
Participation: Dimitris Basis/Sofia Manou
Support: Region of Attica.
September 11 | Potamos
Event with Yiannis Koulelis: “Basic principles of wine tasting and pairing wine and food” Potamos Cultural Association.
Beach Ag. Pelagia | 21:00
Annual Dance of St. Pelagia.
The program is subject to change.
Municipality of Kythira: Chora Kythira, P.K. 80100, Phone: 27360 31213, Fax: 27360 31919.