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Calendar of Events in Cyprus 2008 Below is a 2008-2009 calendar of events in various areas of Cyprus that you may attend whilst there to enhance and maximise your holiday. Please note: the information given below may well not be 100% accurate as when going to press full details were not yet available. If holidays are planned specifically around any event listed below then please check that the dates are correct with us first. Each month the Cyprus Tourism Organisation publishes an events leaflet which can be obtained from their information offices and hotels. We will endeavour to send further information with your tickets. | DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | | November | Autumn Sundays at the Castle | Limassol Castle | | 30 Nov | Cyprus Aphrodite Half Marathon | Amathounda, Limassol | | 23 - 26 Dec | Christmas Festivities | Throughout the island | 31 Dec – 1 Jan | New Year Celebrations | Throughout the island | | 06 Jan | Epiphany Celebrations | Throughout the island | | 23 - 24 Jan | Aghios Neophytos Monastery Fair | Paphos area | | 1 - 2 Feb | Chrysorrogiatissa Monastery Fair | Paphos area | | 21 Feb | International tourist guides day | Free guiding at most sites | 23 Feb – 1 Mar | Carnival | all over - best in Limassol | | March | Cyprus International Rally | Throughout the island | | 25 Mar | Greek National Day Celebrations and Students Parades | Throughout the island | | 1 Apr | Greek Cypriot National Day Celebrations and Students Parades | Throughout the island | | 17 - 20 Apr | Easter Festivities | Throughout the island | | May – Oct | Summer Sundays at the Castle - Musical and Cultural Events | Limassol Castle | | 1 May | Labour Day Celebrations | Throughout the island | | May | Spring Flower Festivals | Various towns | | 18 May | International Museum Day | Free museum guiding | | 8 June | Pentecost – Kataklysmos, Festival of the Flood Celebrations | Throughout the island | | June | Shakespeare Festival | Curium Theatre, Limassol area | | 1 – 31 July | International Larnaca Festival | Larnaca | | July/Aug | Summer nights, music/dance | entrance free, Polis | | July/Aug | Ancient Greek Drama Festival | Nicosia, Paphos, Limassol | | August | Village Fairs and Festivals | Laneia, Androlykou (Paphos area) Derynia (Protaras) Panayia (Paphos) Lysos (Paphos area) Pervolia (Larnaca) | | 14– 15 Aug | Traditional Fairs (Assumption) | Most main monasteries | | Aug – Sep | Paphos Aphrodite Festival/Opera | Paphos | 1 Sep fortnight | Very popular and lively Wine Festival with free wine! | Limassol | | Sept/Oct | Kypria Festival | Throughout the island | 1 Oct | Cyprus Independence Day Celebrations | Throughout the island (Military Parade Nicosia) | | October | Various Village Grape Festivals | Koilani and Arsos (Limassol area), Kalopanagiotis (Troodos Mountains), Korakou (Troodos Mountains), Kolossi (Limassol area), Aradippou (Larnaca) | | 28 Oct | Greek National Day | Student Parades in all towns |
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Calendar of Events in Cyprus 2008 Below is a 2008-2009 calendar of events in various areas of Cyprus that you may attend whilst there to enhance and maximise your holiday. Please note: the information given below may well not be 100% accurate as when going to press full details were not yet available. If holidays are planned specifically around any event listed below then please check that the dates are correct with us first. Each month the Cyprus Tourism Organisation publishes an events leaflet which can be obtained from their information offices and hotels. We will endeavour to send further information with your tickets. | DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | | November | Autumn Sundays at the Castle | Limassol Castle | | 30 Nov | Cyprus Aphrodite Half Marathon | Amathounda, Limassol | | 23 - 26 Dec | Christmas Festivities | Throughout the island | 31 Dec – 1 Jan | New Year Celebrations | Throughout the island | | 06 Jan | Epiphany Celebrations | Throughout the island | | 23 - 24 Jan | Aghios Neophytos Monastery Fair | Paphos area | | 1 - 2 Feb | Chrysorrogiatissa Monastery Fair | Paphos area | | 21 Feb | International tourist guides day | Free guiding at most sites | 23 Feb – 1 Mar | Carnival | all over - best in Limassol | | March | Cyprus International Rally | Throughout the island | | 25 Mar | Greek National Day Celebrations and Students Parades | Throughout the island | | 1 Apr | Greek Cypriot National Day Celebrations and Students Parades | Throughout the island | | 17 - 20 Apr | Easter Festivities | Throughout the island | | May – Oct | Summer Sundays at the Castle - Musical and Cultural Events | Limassol Castle | | 1 May | Labour Day Celebrations | Throughout the island | | May | Spring Flower Festivals | Various towns | | 18 May | International Museum Day | Free museum guiding | | 8 June | Pentecost – Kataklysmos, Festival of the Flood Celebrations | Throughout the island | | June | Shakespeare Festival | Curium Theatre, Limassol area | | 1 – 31 July | International Larnaca Festival | Larnaca | | July/Aug | Summer nights, music/dance | entrance free, Polis | | July/Aug | Ancient Greek Drama Festival | Nicosia, Paphos, Limassol | | August | Village Fairs and Festivals | Laneia, Androlykou (Paphos area) Derynia (Protaras) Panayia (Paphos) Lysos (Paphos area) Pervolia (Larnaca) | | 14– 15 Aug | Traditional Fairs (Assumption) | Most main monasteries | | Aug – Sep | Paphos Aphrodite Festival/Opera | Paphos | 1 Sep fortnight | Very popular and lively Wine Festival with free wine! | Limassol | | Sept/Oct | Kypria Festival | Throughout the island | 1 Oct | Cyprus Independence Day Celebrations | Throughout the island (Military Parade Nicosia) | | October | Various Village Grape Festivals | Koilani and Arsos (Limassol area), Kalopanagiotis (Troodos Mountains), Korakou (Troodos Mountains), Kolossi (Limassol area), Aradippou (Larnaca) | | 28 Oct | Greek National Day | Student Parades in all towns |
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Larnaca FestivalsKypria Festival From: Monday, September 01, 2008 To: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Weds 1st Oct: “Soul of the Gypsy” music concert with the Gypsy Devils and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Larnaca Municipal Theatre. Tues 7th Oct: 30 Guitars Debrechen – Budapest, music and songs of the Mediterranean with Savina Yiannatou, Costas Grigoreas and Evagoras Karagiorgis. Venue: Larnaca Municipal Theatre. All starting at 20:30. For further information please contact 24 665 795 / 25 878 744 / 22 800 933. 3rd Mediterranean Festival of Traditional Dances On Sun, Mon, Sat From: Saturday, September 13, 2008 To: Monday, September 15, 2008 Organised by the Nicosia Cultural Association and taking place at Larnaca Seafront Stage. Begins at 20:00, 19:00 (13/9) parade of the folklore groups along Athinon avenue. For further information please contact 24 657 745. |
Paphos & Polis Chrysohous FestivalsKypria Festival From: Monday, September 01, 2008 To: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Sat 6th Sept: “Aphrodite Kyprogeneia” by the Cypriot composer Faidros kavallaris. Venue: Aphrodite Temple, Palaipafos, Kouklia village, Paphos. Weds 8th Oct: Jazz with the Petsteppers. Venue: Paphos Ancient Odeion. All start at 20:30. For further information please contact 26 933 847 / 25 878 744 / 22 800 933. World Tourism Day On: Friday, September 26, 2008 Events on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. Taking place at Town Hall at 19:30. For further information please contact 26 321 321. |
Festivals Nicosia Kypria Festival From: Monday, September 01, 2008 To: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Mon 1st Sept: A tribute to the Cypriot composer Marios Tokas. Venue: D’Avila Moat. Tues 2nd Sept: Music concert with the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra Mature Youngsters. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Thurs 4th Sept: Ballet “The Karamazov Brothers” with Boris Eifman Ballet of Saint Petersburg. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Sun 7th Sept: Dance performance with the Dein Perry’s Tapdogs. Venue: Makarios III Amphitheatre (School for the Blind). Fri 12th Sept: “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “I Pagliacci” with the Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Fri 19th & Sat 20th Sept: Ancient Greek Drama - “Bacchae” by Euripides with the Northern Greece Theatre and Cyprus Theatre Organisation. Venue: Makarios III Amphitheatre (School for the Blind). Mon 22nd Sept: Ancient Greek Comedy “Frogs” by Aristofanes with the National Greek Theatre. Venue: Makarios III Amphitheatre (School for the Blind). Fri 26th Sept: “Angels Over Berlin and Paris”, music concert with Ute Lemper. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Tues 30th Sept: “Soul of the Gypsy” music concert with the Gypsy Devils and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Mon 6th Oct: 30 Guitars Debrechen – Budapest, music and songs of the Mediterranean with Savina Yiannatou, Costas Grigoreas and Evagoras Karagiorgis. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Thurs 9th Oct: Jazz with the Petsteppers. Venue: Latsia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia. Wed 22nd & Fri 24th Oct: Dulsori Percussions – Korea Binari, The Spirit of the Beat. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Mon 27th & Tues 28th Oct: Contemporary Dance “Clytemnestra” with the Martha Graham Dance Company New York. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre. All performances start at 20:30. For further information please contact 7777 2717 / 25 878 744 / 22 800 933. 11th Cultural Festival University of Cyprus From: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 To: Friday, October 10, 2008 Weds 3rd Sept: “The Ballad of the Bridge” – Theatrical Workshop of the University of Cyprus. Mon 8th Sept: Open Arts “Karagiozis Exposed”. Weds 10th Sept: “Stelios and Us” with Thomas Korovinis and Andreas Karakotas. Thurs 11th Sept: Songs of Cappadocia. Fri 12th & Sat 13th Sept: “Short Lives Clinic” with Michalis Siganides. Sun 14th & Mon 15th Sept: “Guitar and Voice” with Alkinoos Ioannides. Weds 17th Sept: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzola with the Trio Mediterraneo. Thurs 18th Sept: “Liar Wanted” by D. Psathas. Theatre performance. Mon 22nd Sept: A tribute to Telemachos Kanthos works. Weds 24th Sept: Jazz music concert with the Petsteppers and Friends. Thurs 25th Sept: A journey into Traditional Cypriot Cuisine. “Cyprus Cheeses”. Sat 27th & Sun 29th Sept: Poetry and music from Malta with the “Nafra” ensemble. Tues 30th Sept: Music recital with Strings and Wings. Weds 1st - Sun 5th Oct: Lute workshop with A. Persides and G. Xylouris. Weds 1st Oct: Music concert with Evagoras Karagiorgis. Thurs 2nd Oct: Traverso / Chansons du Monde with Vakia Stavrou. Sat 4th Oct: “Paupers and Saints” by Alexandros Papadiamantis. Limassol Theatre Development Company. Mon 6th & Tues 7th Oct: Music concert with Psarantonis. Fri 10th Oct: “Erotokritos” by Vitsentzos Kornaros with the Theatrical Workshop of the University of Cyprus. All taking place at “Axiothea” Mansion at 20:30. For further information please contact 22 894 532 / 5. |
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