Samothraki Cultural Guide – Summer 2026

Summer 2026 Cultural Calendar

The island's cultural season runs from late May through to early September, with village squares, forest stages and civic halls filling with theatre, music, traditional dance and centuries-old religious celebrations. Below is a month-by-month guide based on the cultural programme published by local Samothraki sources.

Events already held are crossed through. Dates and times may change — always confirm locally before travelling.

May

Sunday 31 May (completed)

• Event: 2nd Annual Traditional Dance Evening
• Music: Traditional ensemble «Mouchabetia»
• Organiser: Cultural Association of Samothraki «SAONISOSS»
• Venue: Kamariotissa Square
• Time: 21:00

June

Saturday 6 June (completed)

• Event: Kataplous or The Tyrant — theatrical performance
• Organiser: Sustainable Samothraki & Municipality of Samothraki
• Venue: Fidelion Cultural Centre
• Time: 20:30

Monday 15 June

• Event: Pan-European Music Day celebration
• Organiser: Friends of Music of Samothraki «Harmonia Genesis»
• Venue: Fidelion Cultural Centre
• Time: 19:30

Monday 22 June

• Event: Evros Travels to the Universe — astronomy series
• Organiser: PLEIADES Group – National Observatory of Athens
• Venue: Samothraki Secondary School
• Time: 16:00–22:00

Friday 26 June

• Event: Music and Dance Evening
• Organiser: Cultural Association SAONISOSS, Sustainable Samothraki, Friends of Samothraki «I AXIEROSS»
• Venue: Kamariotissa Square
• Time: 20:30

Saturday 27 June

• Event: In the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul — cultural programme with school choir & Friends of Music «Harmonia Genesis»
• Organiser: Friends of Samothraki «I AXIEROSS»
• Venue: Cultural Centre «Nikolaos Fardys»
• Time: 19:00

July

Thursday 2 July – Monday 6 July: 5th «A Festival in Samothraki»

Thursday 2 July

• Event: Mama Loba – Nights with Myths (theatrical action)
• Organiser: Polyxeni Spyropoulou
• Venue: Plateia Forest – entrance to Gria Vathra
• Time: 19:00

Friday 3 July

• Event: To Tavli (theatre)
• Organiser: Dimitris Kechaidis
• Venue: Kafeneion «Stathmos», Chora
• Time: 19:00

• Event: The Tree That Loved… New Adventures! (children’s theatre)
• Organiser: ViDa Group
• Venue: Old Primary School, Therma
• Time: 19:00

• Event: O Giannis to Voudi (theatre)
• Organiser: Evangelia Gatsoti & Panagiotis Liaropoulos
• Venue: Old Primary School, Therma
• Time: 21:00

Saturday 4 July

• Event: To Tavli (theatre)
• Organiser: Dimitris Kechaidis
• Venue: Kafeneion-Mezedopoleion «O Xiropotamos», Xiropotamos
• Time: 19:00

• Event: Roumpagiat (music)
• Venue: Old Primary School, Therma
• Time: 21:00

Sunday 5 July

• Event: To Tavli (theatre)
• Organiser: Dimitris Kechaidis
• Venue: Kafeneion «Stavroula», Lakkoma
• Time: 19:00

• Event: I Diki mas Niki (theatrical workshop)
• Organiser: Cultural Association SAONISOSS – Eleni Dafni & Nikolas Lambakis
• Venue: Old Primary School, Therma
• Time: 21:00

For full programme details, workshop registration and performer descriptions, visit: enafestivalstisamothraki.com

10–16 July

8th Choral Seminar of Samothraki — organised by Friends of Music of Samothraki «Harmonia Genesis»

15–19 July

World Conference of Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy (ADPCA)

17 July

• Event: Feast of Saint Marina (Panigyri)
• Organiser: Cultural Association SAONISOSS
• Venue: Alonia

20 July

• Event: Traditional Feast of Prophet Elias (Panigyri)
• Venue: Profitis Ilias

20–25 July

3rd Persèfone Saos Festival

26 July

• Event: Feast of Saint Paraskevi (Panigyri)
• Organiser: Cultural Association SAONISOSS
• Venue: Paleopolis

August

15 August

• Event: Traditional Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin (Panigyri)
• Venue: Chora

September

6 September

• Event: Rebetiko Evening
• Organiser: Cultural Association SAONISOSS
• Venue: Lakkoma

Programme compiled from the cultural guide published by i-samothraki.gr. New events are added as they are announced throughout the season.