Pafos region festivals

May

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.

June

Choir Festival (late June) International choir festival held in the Ancient Odeion.

July

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.

August

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.

September

Aphrodite Festival (early Sept). An opera company is invited each year to mount a production in front of the castle.