YEARLY EVENTS & TRADITIONS / CALENDAR

Γoumenissa transforms with the seasons, offering year-round events that celebrate local traditions, flavors, and culture.

    • 1–6 Jan: New Year celebrations, local feasts

    • 17 Jan: Feast of Saint Anthony (Griva)

    • 1 Feb: Saint Tryphon Feast Day, wine festival (Goumenissa)

    • Clean Monday (date varies): Carnival celebrations, brass bands in town squares

    • Winter: Tsipouro making continues in local distilleries

    • Early March: Preparation for spring planting, community gardening event

    • First Sunday: Fair at Holy Monastery of the Virgin (Goumenissa)

    • March: Pottery workshops begin as indoor cultural activity

 

    • Holy Week: Reenactment of the Crucifixion at Hosios Nicodemus Monastery (Pentalofos)

    • Easter: Religious processions, family gatherings, traditional foods

    • All month: Wineries Open Doors, Paiones Choir Meeting, Aligari Bike event

    • May: Spring planting, vineyard work, olive tree pruning

    • Early May: Local crafts fairs and pottery workshops

    • Early June: Filyria Cherry Festival

    • Mid-June: Vineyards prepare for harvest, wine tasting events

    • Last Sunday: Annual Macedonian meeting

 

    • Children’s Dance Festival (Goumenissa)

    • 20 July: Kourbani of Prophet Elias (Kastaneri)July: Summer pottery workshops, culinary experiences

    • First Sunday: Carpiots meeting

    • 8–17 Aug: Theotokia Festival

    • 17 Aug: Concert of “Chalkina” (Goumenissa)

    • August: Wine harvest preparations begin

    • First Sunday: Wine Festival (Gerakona)

    • Last Sunday: Chestnut Festival (Griva)

    • September: Fig Festival (Polypetro)

    • September: Vineyards and wineries start grape harvest, wine-making events

 

    • Chestnut picking season continues in Griva and surrounding forest

    • Mid-Oct: Wine-making activities in local winerie

    • Pottery and craft workshops indoor

    • Local village fairs (Pentalofos, Kastaneri)

    • Olive harvest begins in surrounding villages

    • Local cultural events, small village fairs

    • Tsipouro making in village distilleries

    • Early December: Preparation for winter festivals

    • Mid-Dec: Local Christmas fairs and traditions

    • 31 Dec: New Year celebrations with traditional music and food

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Check our event calendar for upcoming festivals, workshops, and cultural happenings—and be the first to book your spot when pop-up experiences and local gatherings are announced!

UPCOMING EVENTS