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JUNE
June - Psiloritis Area - Crete - Sheepshearing festival
June-August - Patras - Patras International Festival
June-August - Athens - Lycabettus Theater Festival
June - September - Gythio Festival
June-September Athens Festival
June-September Penteli - Krystallia at Penteli in the tower
June-September Petroupoli - Petras Festival
June-October Nelly Dimoglou troupe at the Old City of Rhodes on Rhodes.
June - Various dates - Syros - Performances in Apoloon Theater
June - First Weekend - Karpathos - Amopi - Local Festival - varies each month.
June - Start of the month - Florina - Festival of Local Dances
June - September - Agios Nikolaos - Crete - "Lato" Cultural festival through September
June - End of the month - Lesbos - Agia Paraskevis - Festival of the Bull - three-day festival with horse races, music.
June - End of the month - Navy Week - celebrated at most important ports and harbors in Greece.
June - End of the month - Lesbos - Molyvos and Kaloni - Navy week celebrations
June - Krousta - Crete - Feast of the Klidona
June 1 - 10 - Alexandroupolis - Flower Show
June 2nd - Lesvos - Kaloni - Festival of the Holy Trinity - horse races, wine.
June 2nd - Paros - Lefkes - Feast day of Agia Triada
June 2nd - Name Day for Nikiforos, Nikiphoros
June 4th - Name Day for Martha
June 5th - International Environment Day - free admission to some museums and sites. Name Day for Apollo
June 8th - Ascension of Jesus; Name Day of Calliope
June 11th - Name Day for Barnabas
June 14th - Feast of St. Methodios
Between June 25th- July 15th -One Sunday in this time - Emborio in Kozani -Flowers and Cherry Blossom Dance
June 15- October 30th Amorgos - Festival of local customs
June 15- October 30th Mykonos Art Exhibit
June 20th-30th approx - Klidonas, Crete - Fortunetelling festival.
June 23rd - Paros - Aliki Beach - Revival of an ancient custom of jumping over bonfires made from May Day wreaths
June 24th - Nativity of St. John
June 26th - Name Day for David
June 29th - Feast of St. Peter
June 30th - Feast Day for The Twelve Holy Apostles; Name Day for Apostolos
June - Kefallonia at Argostoli - theatre, concerts, exhibits, poetry
JULY
July (beginning) Preveza - Chorus Festival
July & August - Karpenisis - Feast for the forest and local traditions
July & August - Athens - Herod Atticus Festival - Odeon at the Acropolis - Theater festival
July - Corinth Area - Sykia - Ten-day festival
July - August - Corinth Area at Kiato - Sikionia Festival.
July - August - Crete- Lassithi Plain - Diktaia -
July-August - Ierapetra - Kirvia Festival - artistic events
July - August 15th - Kornaria - Sitia, Crete - Major cultural festival
July - August - Kyrvia - Ierapetra - Crete - Cultural festival.
July - August - Kos - Hippokratia or Ipokratia - celebration of birth of Hippocrates with concerts and athletic events.
July-August - Sitia - Kornasia Festival - Cultural events series
July - September - Crete - Rethymnon - Renaissance Festival
July - September - Epidaurus Festival - Weekends
July - September - Philipi and Thassos Festival - Kavala
July - September - Dodoni Festival - Theater festival at Dodona
July - Crete - Anogi - Yakinthia - unusual folk festival.
July - Santorini - Jazz Festival
July - Crete - Chersonissos - Kriti Vibes Open Air Dance Celebrations
July - September - Patras Festival - Musical festival
July -September - Heraklion Festival - Music and theater presentations
July - Nafpaktos - Papacharalambia Festival - arts, athletics, and nautical events.
July - Preveza - Nikololia - Ancient Drama festival
July - Corfu - Cricket Week - Cricket competitions
July - Rethymnon - Crete - Wine Festival
July - First Weekend - Karpathos - Amopi - Local Festival - varies each month.
July 1st- 10th - Fillatria near Kyparissia - Vlahernia - Drama and dance events
July 1st- 30th - Kalamata - Folk dances at the castle
July 6th - Name Day for Philimon
July 7th - Feast Day for St. Kyriaki the Great Martyr; Name Day for Kyriaki
July 7th - Lesbos - Petri - Agia Kyriaki - festival for the saint.
July 8th - Corfu - Lefkimi - Local dance festival
July 8th - Name Day for Theophilos, Prokopios
July 11th - St. Ephemia Feast/Name Day
July 11th - Name Day for Olga
Mid - July - Heraklion - Crete - Wine Festival
Mid-July - Eleusis (Elefsis) - Folklore Festival
July 17th - St. Marina the Great Martyr Feast Day/Name Day for Marina
July 18th - Name Day for Emilios
July 19-20 Forest of Elatia Sarakatsaneon feast - folk dancing and other customs
July 20th- August 15th Axos Theatre,art, and dance events
July 20th - Prophet Elijah (Elias) Feast day; Name Day for Elias, Elijah
July 20th - Santorini - Pirgo Kalistis - Festival
July 21-22 - Corfu - Weekend of free speech in the "Garden of the People"
July 21st - 22nd - Chios - Agia Markela - Festival with dancing
July 22nd - St. Mary Magdalene Feast Day
July 22nd - Name Day for Marcella, Magdalen
July 22nd - Lesvos - Skopelos - Saint Magdalene Feast
July 24th - St. Christina the Great Martyr Feast Day; Name Day for Christina
July 26th - St. Paraskevi Feast/Name Day
July 27th - Feast Day/Name Day for St. Panteleimon (Pandelimos) the Great Martyr
July 27th - Lesvos - Anaxos - Festival for Saint Pandelimos
July 29th - Name Day for Kallinikos
July 31st - Name Day for Joseph
End of July - Leros - Alonaria - local product festival
End of July - Crete - Mirsinis - Concert series.
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