🛡️ Warriors & Princesses Exhibition

📅 Date: Jun 29 – Oct 19, 2025

📍 Location: Eleutherna Archaeological Museum

📝 Details: A newly opened exhibit exploring Minoan and ancient Greek themes—perfect for daytime visits.

🎉 Armeneia 2025 Festival

📅 Date: August 1–5, 2025 (starts at 20:00 on Aug 1)

📍 Location: Armeni village, Rethymno

📝 Details: A rich sports and cultural celebration featuring live music by Ilias Gialitakis & Nikos Lagoudakis on opening night. Includes games, food tastings, and community events. Admission: free.

🪘 Panigiri in Amnatos

📅 Date: August 2, 2025 (from 21:32)

📍 Location: Amnatos village

📝 Details: Traditional festival featuring live music and local festivities.

🪘 Panigiri in Gonia

📅 Date: August 2, 2025 (from 21:30)

📍 Location: Gonia village

📝 Details: Celebration with traditional music and community gatherings.

🪘 Panigiri in Kato Malaki

📅 Date: August 6, 2025 (from 21:00)

📍 Location: Kato Malaki

📝 Details: Community celebration with traditional music.

🪘 Panigiri in Metochia

🎟️ Admission fee: Over 10yrs: €20, includes full menu and “antikristo” (roasted lamb).

📅 Date: August 8, 2025 (21:13–23:57)

📍 Location: Fratzeskiana Metochia

📝 Details: Cultural event with live music and local traditions.

🪘 Panigiri in Kato Poros

📅 Date: August 8, 2025 (21:00–23:57)

📍 Location: Kato Poros

📝 Details: Traditional village festival with music and dance.

🪘 Panigiri in Argiroupoli

📅 Date: August 9, 2025 (21:30–23:46)

🎟️ Admission fee: €5

📍 Location: Argiroupoli

📝 Details: Village festival featuring live music and cultural activities.

🌕 Full Moon Evening at the Fortezza

📅 Date: August 9, 2025 (night)

📍 Location: Fortezza Castle & select archaeological sites

📝 Details: Part of Greece’s nationwide “Full Moon Events”: evening cultural programming and free access to the Fortezza at night (amongst others).

🪘 Panigiri in Somatas

📅 Date: August 9, 2025 (21:00–23:57)

🎟️ Admission fee: €5

📍 Location: Somatas village

📝 Details: Traditional celebration with music and local customs.

🪘 Panigiri in Eleutherna

🎟️ Admission fee: €5

📅 Date: August 16, 2025 (21:30–23:57)

📍 Location: Ancient Eleutherna archaeological site

📝 Details: Cultural event at the archaeological site with music and festivities.

🎶 Music Village “Ichoanthos” – Chromonastiri

📅 Date: August 20–23, 2025

📍 Location: Chromonastiri (~15 min from Rethymno)

📝 Details: A creative festival featuring concerts, choir and dance workshops, percussion ensembles and visual-arts exhibitions in a village setting.

🎸 Rethymno Rocks! Festival #5

📅 Date: August 27–30, 2025

🎟️ Admission fee: Free

📍 Location: Fortezza Castle Hill, Rethymno

📝 Details: Four days of open-air music at the historic Fortezza: ambient projections and installations (e.g. TREHA SEKTORI, iNsCissorS, ANGLACHEL) on Aug 27, followed by headline rock/metal sets including Moonspell (Aug 29), Onslaught (Aug 29), Primordial (Aug 30) and more.

🎤 Katy Garbi Live at Fortezza

📅 Date: August 29, 2025 at 8:30PM

📍 Location: Fortezza Castle, Rethymno

📝 Details: Enjoy a live concert by one of Greece’s most iconic pop singers, Katy Garbi, performing her greatest hits in the stunning historic fortress of Fortezza.