FESTIVALS CELEBRATING OUR TRADITIONS
Learn the secrets of the Cypriot cuisine, tantalize your palate with unique traditional flavors, meet ardent handcrafters and enjoy a scenery of mountain tops dotted with fruit-bearing trees and pine trees at the Gastronomy and Traditional Festivals taking place at our picturesque villages in the Troodos Mountain Range.
Gastronomy and Traditional Festivals have a commendable way of combining traditional elements and turning them into fascinating exploratory experiences and outdoor parties. These fests offer you the chance to taste Cyprus in one day. Numerous kiosks line up like toy soldiers at the village squares where you can taste and buy traditional local delicacies, such as Trachanas soup (a thick soup based on a mixture of grain and fermented milk), Palouzes (creamy dessert; grape juice mixed with flour), Halloumi cheese, cured meats, Resi (wheat with meat dish), Glyka tou koutaliou (spoon sweet preserves), Cyprus bread, wine, Zivania (a distilled beverage) and much more. Don’t miss the cooking demonstrations by Michelin starred Cypriot chefs and TV personalities who present traditional dishes and new recipes based on local products.
Handcrafters and artisans also join these festivals aiming to educate, inspire, preserve and promote the traditional crafts and arts of Cyprus. It is a way for the young people to learn about disappearing occupations and for the elderly to recall their childhood. Watch the whole procedure of how you weave a reed basket and understand their different uses. See demonstrations of how to make various shepherd’s tools like vourka (a goatskin bag made of the intact skin of a goat), or a crook. Learn the secrets of traditional chair making, admire the patterns of embroideries, sit on a voufa (loom) and weave clothes and tapestries.
All festivals feature traditional music and dancing. Dance along to the rhythm of our traditional music and applaud the artful moves of the skillful dancers.
Make the most of your visit in all these villages by visiting local attractions, Byzantine churches and rural museums that remain open during the festivals, which are perceived as the “event of the year” of each village.
Where: Kofinou (Traditional Tastes and Arts)
When: June 2027 Time: 15:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 24322280
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Where: Sotira Ammochostou (Traditional Festival)
When: July 2027 Time: 20:00
Venue: Courtyard Metamorfoseos Tou Sotiros Church
For more info: +357 23821404
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Where: Chandria (Festival of Traditional Products)
When: July 2027 Time: ….16:00 – 22:00, ….. 11:00 – 18:00
Venue: Archangel Michael square
For more info: +357 99641039 or +357 97970050
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Where: Kaminaria (The Flavours and Heritage of Kaminaria Festival)
When: Aug. 2027 Time: 11:00-20:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: https://www.facebook.com/kaminaria/?locale=el_GR
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Where: Kato Arodes (Festival of Traditional local Flavours)
When: Aug. 2027 Time: 20:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 26621113
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Where: Pano Lefkara (Lefkara Street Food Festival)
When: Aug. 2027 Time: 18:00
Venue: Primary School
For more info: +357 24342422
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Where: Giolou (Traditional festival)
When: Aug. 2027 Time: 11:00 – 18:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 26632472
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Where: Agios Epifanios Oreinis (Traditional Night Festival)
When: Aug. 2027 Time: 19:30
Venue: Primary School
For more info: +357 22633901
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Where: Agios Ioannis Pitsilias (Gastronomy Festival)
When: Aug. 2027 Time: 11:30
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 25521795
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Where: Galata (Traditional & Gastronomy Festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 17:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22923250
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Where: Agioi Trimithias (Festival of Traditional Products & Food)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 16:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22832470
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Where: Menoiko (Festival of Trachanas and Halloumi)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 16:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22821478
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Where: Simou (Agrofest)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 11:00 – 19:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 26732103
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Where: Tembria (Traditional Dishes and Jobs)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 16:30
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22932427
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Where: Louvaras (Gastronomy festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 16:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 25542951
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Where: Polis Chrisochous (Festival of Traditional Products & Popular Art)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 19:00
Venue: Courtyard of Municipality’s Building
For more info: +357 26321321
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Where: Flasou (“Back to the old days” Festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 16:30
Venue: Courtyard of Linou-Flasou Primary School
For more info: +357 22933068
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Where: Lania (Cyprus Traditional Festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 19/09: 11:00, 20/09: 10:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 25432336
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Where: Lympia (Cultural – Traditional Festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 17:00
Venue: Municipal Park
For more info: +357 22444888
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Where: Pera Oreinis (Esperides Festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time:
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22621359
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Where: Potamitissa (Traditional Cold Cuts & Palouzes Festival)
When: Sep. 2027 Time:
Venue: Church square
For more info: +357 25522428
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Where: Skarinou (Festival of Tradition & Culture)
When: Sep. 2027 Time: 11:00 – 20:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 99151358 or https://www.facebook.com/syllogosgynaikon.ypaithroularnakas/
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Where: Doros (Festival of Traditional Products)
When: Oct. 2027 Time: 11:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 25433517
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Where: Potamiou (Gastronomy festival)
When: Oct. 2027 Time: 14:30
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 99531954
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Where: Kato Drys (Traditional Food Festival)
When: Oct. 2027 Time: 11:30 – 18:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 24342833
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Where: Klirou (Cultural Festival)
When: 10/10/2026 Time: 15:30
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22633344
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Where: Arediou (Female Farmer’s Festival)
When: 09/10/2026 Time: 19:30
Venue: Community’s Football pitch
Entrance fee: 5 euro (children under 12 y.o. free)
For more info: +357 22633080
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Where: Palaichori (Street Food & Art festival)
When: 10-11/10/2026 Time: 10/10: 15:00, 11/10: 11:00 – 17:00
Venue: Livadero Park
For more info: +357 22642900
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Where: Lagoudera (Traditional Authentic Flavours Festival)
When: 11/10/2026 Time: 10:00 – 17:00
Venue: Village Square
For more info: +357 22652233
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Where: Psevdas (Traditional Festival)
When: 17/10/2026 Time:
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22533131
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Where: Kelokedara (Traditional Products Festival)
When: 18/10/2026 Time: 11:00 – 18:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 26442058
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Where: Marathounta (Traditional Festival)
When: 18/10/2026 Time: 11:00
Venue: Community’s Park
For more info: +357 99632474
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Where: Alassa (Cultural Festival)
When: 18/10/2026 Time: 12:30 – 18:00
Venue: “Panorama” Park
For more info: +357 25434242
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Where: Farmakas (Festival of Traditional products)
When: 25/10/2026 Time: 10:00-18:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 22642096
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Where: Mandria (Pafos disctrict) (Traditional Festival)
When: 25/10/2026 Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 26 422374
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Where: Psimolofou (Traditional Festival)
When: Oct 2026 Time: 11:00 – 20:00
Venue: Psimolofou Picnic site
For more info: +357 22621248
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Where: Maroni (Street Food festival)
When: Oct 2026 Time: 17:00
Venue: Village square
For more info: +357 24333111
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Where: Pera Chorio-Nisou (Folklore Festival)
When: TBA Time: 19:00
Venue: Agias Paraskevis Park Nisou
For more info: +357 99648352 and +357 96650525
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Where: Asgata (Art Festival)
When: TBA Time: 17:00
Venue: Public Parking Plot
For more info: +357 25632895
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Where: Fikardou (Gastronomy and Traditional crafts festival)
When: TBA Time: 11:00 – 17:00
Venue: Fikardou alleys
For more info: +357 22661157 or https://www.facebook.com/fikardouvillage/
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