Rethymno Events Calendar – April 2026
Discover the latest events in Rethymno! From live music and traditional festivals to food markets, theatre, and cultural happenings — we update this calendar regularly so you always know what’s going on in town. Scroll down to see what’s coming up this month.
April 2026 Events in Rethymno
Concerts, theatre performances, cultural festivals, and special events happening this month in Rethymno.
🌼 April 2026
Events in Rethymno – April 2026
🗣 Talk: “Emotions: This Little… Great World!”
📅 Date: April 1, 2026 • 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 16th Primary School of Rethymno, Ieras Mitropoleos 11, Rethymno
📝 Details: The Parents and Guardians Association of the 16th Primary School of Rethymno is organizing a talk with psychologist, psychotherapist and Attached at the Heart Parent Educator Anna Lygia. The discussion focuses on children’s emotions and emotional development.
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🍽 Information Event: “Crete, European Region of Gastronomy 2026”
📅 Date: April 2, 2026 • From 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Rethymno Chamber of Commerce
📝 Details: An informational evening organized by the Region of Crete, highlighting Crete’s distinction as the European Region of Gastronomy 2026. The event focuses on the island’s gastronomic identity, the link between tourism and the primary sector, and includes talks by tourism, food and olive oil professionals, followed by an olive oil tasting.
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📚 World Children’s Book Day at the Public Central Library of Rethymno
📅 Date: April 2, 2026 • 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Public Central Library of Rethymno, Biri 6, Rethymno
📝 Details: A special event for children aged 8 and up celebrating World Children’s Book Day. Participants will read Angeliki Darlasi’s book The Child and Andersen’s Statue and create a statue of their own fairytale hero. Coordinated by Chrysoula Korkou.
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🎤 Karaoke x DJ Party at Vibes All Day Coffee & Bar
📅 Date: April 2, 2026 • After 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Vibes All Day Coffee & Bar, Kountourioti 137, Rethymno
📝 Details: A lively evening of karaoke and DJ music at Vibes. G. Manoussakis will lead the night with a high-energy DJ set, while guests can grab the microphone and enjoy their own moment on stage.
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😂 “KYRILE” – New Stand-Up Comedy Show by Paris Roupas
📅 Date: April 2, 2026 • 9:30 PM
📍 Location: The Garage Theatre, Dimokratias 53, Rethymno
📝 Details: Paris Roupas returns with his third solo stand-up show, KYRILE, a sharp and funny performance packed with observations, unexpected songs and plenty of humor. Includes an opening act. Presale tickets: €10, door: €12.
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🎭 Antivaro Festival: “The Ancestor” by the Antivaro Group
📅 Date: April 2, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Antivaro Theatre, Kritovoulidou 15-17, Rethymno
📝 Details: As part of the 11th Antivaro Festival, the theatre group presents Angelos Terzakis’ remarkable play The Ancestor, directed by Manolis Seiragakis. A philosophical and emotionally intense production exploring identity, memory, family conflict and freedom.
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🎹 Student Piano Concert by the Municipal Conservatory of Rethymno
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 5:30 PM
📍 Location: House of Culture, Vernardou 10, Rethymno
📝 Details: A special musical evening featuring piano students of all ages from the Municipal Conservatory of Rethymno. Artistic direction and instruction by piano teachers Eleonora-Eleftheria Andi and Niki Tsakalaki. Free admission.
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🎙 Event on the Dramatic Work of Michalis Virvidakis
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Nikiforou Foka 130, Rethymno
📝 Details: An evening dedicated to the theatrical work of actor, writer and director Michalis Virvidakis. Scholars and researchers will discuss his dramaturgy, and attendees will have the opportunity to speak with the author at the end of the event.
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🎭 Antivaro Festival: “The Ancestor” by the Antivaro Group
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Antivaro Theatre, Kritovoulidou 15-17, Rethymno
📝 Details: The second festival performance of The Ancestor by Angelos Terzakis. This acclaimed production blends philosophical tension, family drama and ecological symbolism in a deeply contemporary reading of a major work of modern Greek theatre.
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🎶 Rebetiko Night at Delina in Anogeia
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 9:30 PM
📍 Location: Delina Mountain Resort, Anogeia
📝 Details: A rebetiko evening in Anogeia with Michalis Skoulas, Thanasis Kanakousakis and Eleni Tornesaki. A warm musical night in a mountain setting, held every Friday.
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🎵 Stefanos Gavalas and Apostolis Tzagkarakis Live at Liakoni
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Liakoni Beach, Ari Velouchioti 32, Rethymno Seafront
📝 Details: Stefanos Gavalas and Apostolis Tzagkarakis perform live with their band at Liakoni for a lively Friday night by the sea.
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🎻 Cretan Music Night with Kostas Kakoudakis and Michalis Petsakis
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Taverna Popi, Rethymno
📝 Details: A traditional Cretan music night with Kostas Kakoudakis and Michalis Petsakis, live at Taverna Popi.
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🎤 Dionysis Spanoudakis and Michaela Vrythia Live at Cul De Sac
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Cul De Sac, Titou Petichaki 5-9, Rethymno Old Town
📝 Details: Dionysis Spanoudakis and Michaela Vrythia perform live in the Old Town for an atmospheric Friday night of live music.
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🎶 Music Night at Mezedopoleio 50/50
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Mezedopoleio 50/50, Plastira 6, Rethymno Old Town
📝 Details: A live music evening with Dimitris Sakellaridis, Manos Choudetsanakis and Konstantinos Zorakis at one of the Old Town’s popular meze spots.
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🎻 Cretan Music Night with Ilias Gialitakis
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Mezedopoleio Allou gi’ Allou, Nik. Plastira 2, Rethymno Old Town
📝 Details: Ilias Gialitakis and his group perform live for a traditional Cretan music night in the heart of the Old Town.
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🎵 Music Night at Bakalogatos Mezedopoleio
📅 Date: April 3, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Bakalogatos Mezedopoleio, Titou Petichaki 15, Rethymno
📝 Details: Niki Stabouli and Stelios Dramilarakis perform live at Bakalogatos for another vibrant Friday night of music and dining.
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🌙 Children’s Reading Club Meeting at the Public Central Library of Rethymno
📅 Date: April 4, 2026 • 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Public Central Library of Rethymno, Biri 6, Rethymno
📝 Details: The children’s reading club meets around the book The Strange Adam and the Moon by Kyriakos Athanasiadis. A discussion for young readers about superheroes, space travel, darkness, light and imagination. Participation requires that children have read the full book.
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📖 Teen Reading Club Meeting at the Public Central Library of Rethymno
📅 Date: April 4, 2026 • 4:30 PM
📍 Location: Public Central Library of Rethymno, Biri 6, Rethymno
📝 Details: A poetic reading workshop for teenagers centered on favorite verses, language and the power of poetry. Participants are invited to bring their favorite lines and take part in a creative and thoughtful literary gathering. Coordinated by Chrysoula Korkou.
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🎶 Music Night at Mezedopoleio 50/50
📅 Date: April 4, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Mezedopoleio 50/50, Plastira 6, Rethymno Old Town
📝 Details: A lively music night featuring Dimitris Sakellaridis, Manos Choudetsanakis and Konstantinos Zorakis. Enjoy traditional and contemporary Greek sounds in a vibrant Old Town atmosphere.
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🎤 Nikos Zoidakis Live at Taverna Popi
📅 Date: April 4, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Taverna Popi, Rethymno
📝 Details: One of Crete’s most beloved artists, Nikos Zoidakis, performs live with his band for a powerful night of authentic Cretan music and tradition.
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🎭 Antivaro Festival: “Loneliness in the Wild West” by Martin McDonagh
📅 Date: April 5, 2026
📍 Location: Antivaro Theatre, Kritovoulidou 15, Rethymno
📝 Details: Part of the Antivaro Festival program, this production of Martin McDonagh’s dark and intense play explores isolation, human relationships and existential tension in a raw and thought-provoking performance.
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🎬 Film Screening: “Little Girl” (Petite Fille)
📅 Date: April 5, 2026 • 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Rethymno Film Club
📝 Details: The Rethymno Film Club presents the award-winning French-Danish documentary Little Girl (2020), directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. A deeply human and emotional story exploring identity, childhood and acceptance.
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🎶 Concert: “Sun-Walking Spring, Black Birds Songs”
📅 Date: April 6, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Antivaro Theatre, Kritovoulidou 15, Rethymno
📝 Details: As part of the 11th Antivaro Festival, Niki Xylouri, Fanis Karousos and Anna Papagiannaki-Divani come together for a unique musical evening inspired by Holy Week hymns, interwoven with laments from Crete, Thrace and the wider Mediterranean tradition.
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🎨 Exhibition: “Women: Dialogues of Greek Women Creators Through Time”
📅 Duration: Ongoing through April 26, 2026
📍 Location: Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Mesologgiou 32, Rethymno
📝 Details: A major exhibition organized in collaboration with Alpha Bank and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, featuring more than 67 representative works by 53 Greek women artists from different historical periods. The exhibition highlights women’s artistic voices from the 19th century to the present, alongside works by contemporary artists in a living dialogue across time.
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🕯 Easter Bazaar: “One Candle… One Smile!” by The Smile of the Child
📅 Date: April 7, 2026 • 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Opposite Rethymno Town Hall, Kountourioti 80, Rethymno
📝 Details: The Smile of the Child returns with its Easter charity bazaar in Rethymno, offering handmade Easter candles, gifts and decorations made with care by the organization’s volunteers. Every purchase helps support children and families facing serious difficulties.
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🎬 Commented Screening of the Film “Transit”
📅 Date: April 8, 2026 • 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Public Central Library of Rethymno, Biri 6, Rethymno
📝 Details: A free screening of Christian Petzold’s 2018 drama Transit, shown with Greek subtitles. After the film, a discussion with the audience will follow, introduced and moderated by University of Crete Sociology Professor Nikos Serdedakis.
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🎧 Sound Walk “And Here” by Scarmi
📅 Date: April 8, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Starting point: 25th of March Square, Rethymno
📝 Details: A musical and narrative sound walk that explores the unseen dimensions of gender-based violence in public space. Through headphones, participants follow a circular route through the city and experience layered storytelling with anonymous testimonies, literary excerpts, original music and soundscapes.
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🎶 Michalis Tzouganakis Live at Vibes All Day Coffee & Bar
📅 Date: April 8, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Vibes All Day Coffee & Bar, Kountourioti 137, Rethymno
📝 Details: Michalis Tzouganakis performs live at Vibes for a special night of Cretan music in a lively waterfront setting.
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🎵 Music Night at Vibes All Day Coffee & Bar
📅 Date: April 11, 2026 • Right after the Resurrection Service
📍 Location: Vibes All Day Coffee & Bar, Kountourioti 137, Rethymno
📝 Details: A late-night live music evening with Lefteris Tzagkarakis, Ilias Katsavidis and Apostolos Ileri, taking place immediately after the Easter Resurrection celebration.
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🎶 Maria and Vasilis Daskalakis Live at Marmita Taverna
📅 Date: April 13, 2026 • 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Marmita Taverna, Roussospiti, Rethymno
📝 Details: Maria (violin and vocals) and Vasilis Daskalakis (wind instruments) present a live program featuring art songs, folk, rebetiko, traditional and rock music, joined by Leonidas Manolakakis and Giannis Korinthios.
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🎻 Pantelis Nikolakakis and Alexandros Zervos at Taverna Popi
📅 Date: April 13, 2026 • 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Taverna Popi, Rethymno
📝 Details: Pantelis Nikolakakis and Alexandros Zervos perform with their group for a live Cretan music night at Taverna Popi.
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🌱 Documentary Screening: “2258: A Story About the Regeneration of the Earth”
📅 Date: April 15, 2026 • 6:00 PM
📍 Location: House of Culture, Vernardou 10, Rethymno Old Town
📝 Details: A documentary about soil, regenerative possibilities and the future of agriculture, directed by Nikos Pantermarakis. Starting from the Lasithi Plateau in Crete, the film expands into a broader look at soil degradation, climate crisis, food systems and sustainability.
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🎭 The Explosive Comedy “Vodka Molotov” at Cineland Pantelis
📅 Date: April 20, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Cineland Pantelis, Emm. Portaliou 3–5, Rethymno
📝 Details: Eleni Randou’s explosive comedy, adapted from Neil Simon’s version of Chekhov’s stories, comes to the stage of Cineland Pantelis after major success across Greece. A witty and sharply observed theatrical production featuring beloved Greek actors.
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🗣 Lecture at IMS on Oral History and Postwar Housing in the Eastern Mediterranean
📅 Date: April 21, 2026 • 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Nikiforou Foka 130, Rethymno
📝 Details: A lecture titled Accessing Memory: Negotiating Challenges and Possibilities of Oral History in Understanding Post-WWII Apartment Housing in the Eastern Mediterranean, presenting ongoing research in Cairo. Speaker: Rowan Ashraf Aly.
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🎭 “The Father” at Simeio Cultural Space
📅 Date: April 23, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Simeio Cultural Space, Patriarchou Athinagora 17, Missiria
📝 Details: The opening night of The Father, a moving and psychologically powerful play following 70-year-old André as he struggles with Alzheimer’s disease. A deeply emotional exploration of memory, reality and family relationships.
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🎭 “The Father” at Simeio Cultural Space
📅 Date: April 24, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Simeio Cultural Space, Patriarchou Athinagora 17, Missiria
📝 Details: The second performance of The Father, a moving stage work that explores Alzheimer’s, identity and family bonds through an intimate and emotionally intense narrative.
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🧒 Children’s Performance: “The Three Fairytales” at Cineland Pantelis
📅 Date: April 25, 2026 • 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Cineland Pantelis, Emm. Portaliou 3–5, Rethymno
📝 Details: A musical-theatrical children’s show featuring three beloved classic tales: Puss in Boots, The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood. Full of music, humor, action and colorful stage design.
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🎭 “The Murderess / Chased by the Hour” at The Garage Theatre
📅 Date: April 25, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: The Garage Theatre, Dimokratias 53, Rethymno
📝 Details: A stage adaptation of Alexandros Papadiamantis’ The Murderess, directed by Dimitris Foinitsis. The performance focuses on the final part of the novella and the haunting pursuit of Fragkogiannou in a psychologically intense and stripped-back theatrical reading.
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🎭 “The Father” at Simeio Cultural Space
📅 Date: April 25, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Simeio Cultural Space, Patriarchou Athinagora 17, Missiria
📝 Details: Another performance of The Father, continuing this moving theatrical exploration of memory loss, dignity and the shifting realities of family life.
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🎭 “We Lost Auntie Stop” by Giorgos Dialegmenos
📅 Date: April 28, 2026 • 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Cineland Pantelis, Emmanouil Portaliou 5, Rethymno
📝 Details: Giorgos Dialegmenos’ acclaimed play comes to Rethymno after success in Athens and on tour across Greece. A darkly comic story set in 1950s Gazi, where poverty, inheritance hopes and one fatal mistake lead to a brutal unraveling of illusion and despair.
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