Events in Naxos — July 2025

Religious Feasts & Local Celebrations

Throughout the month, islandside villages host festive panigiria honoring their patron saints. Visitors will encounter heartfelt processions, traditional music, dancing, local cuisine, and lively gatherings:

• July 7 – Potamia: Feast of Agia Kyriaki with communal dancing and food in the village square

• July 8 – Agios Prokopios: Patron saint’s day celebrations with church service, procession, music, dancing, and shared feasting 

• July 14 – Chora & Glinado: Major Agios Nikodimos celebrations in the capital featuring icon procession and open-air festivities 

• July 17 – Koronos & Aggidia: Feast of Agia Marina with folkloric music and village dance in Koronos 

• July 25 – Agia Anna: Panigyri in the namesake village with live folk music, hearty food, and spirited dancing 

• July 27 – Agersani: Feast of Agios Panteleimonas with evening music and traditional dancing 

Cultural Events & Artistic Programs

• Dionysia Festival (mid-to-late July): Held in Chora, the festival celebrates Naxos’s mythic connection to Dionysus, bringing together exhibitions, theatre, concerts, and wine-centered events in a joyful cultural collage 

• Ancient Greek Summer Class (July 2–12): Academic immersion into classical Greek, combining lessons with cultural outings around Naxos 

Weekly Live Music (Domus Festival & Art Café, July in Chora & Agios Prokopios)

Local venues offer nightly entertainment through early August:

• Domus Festival in Chora Castle:

  • Rebetiko, Smyrneiko, Laiko evenings

  • Classical duet performances and piano recitals with Andreas Boutsikakis and others

  • Jazz, blues, and fusion concerts like Tangled Up in Blue and Masterpieces for Violin 

• Art Café in Agios Prokopios:

  • Live bouzouki shows, electric violin-acoustic guitar duets

  • Piano evenings and jazz-blues nights every week. Artists include Elena Kiseleva, Popi Iliopoulou, and Nikos Giolias