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Anthestiria Flower Festival (early May) Celebrates the arrival of spring, with floats covered in flowers parading down the seafront.
Pafos Guitar Festival (mid-May) Classical guitar festival with concerts and master classes.
Choir Festival (late June) International choir festival held in the Ancient Odeion.
Koumandaria Festival (mid-July) Celebrations of the famous wine in a number of Koumandaria villages.
Ancient Greek Drama (late July/early Aug) Part of an island-wide festival, with a performance in the Ancient Odeon on Fabrica Hill in Kato Pafos.
Arkadia Festival (mid- to late Aug) A village festival in Kallepeia, with food, drink and music.
Dionysia Festival (late Aug) Three-day wine festival with wide range of displays, food and dance, held in the village of Stroumbi.
Aphrodite Festival (early Sept). An opera company is invited each year to mount a production in front of the castle.
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