Inside the Mani

The Land of Mani - Art Exhibition by Stavros Kotsireas
2025-08-31 08:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-30 08:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-29 08:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-28 08:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-27 08:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-25 08:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Athens) | Old Archaelogical site of Kardamyli
The Land of Mani
Messinian Mani, archaeological site in Old Kardamyli
“After approximately 130 exhibitions, the time has come to present my works for the first time, in the place that I have loved and adored so much
since I was a little child. The place that has deeply influenced me over time and that if I hadn’t breathed its oxygen, I wouldn’t be the person and artist I am today.”
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9th Kalamata International Music Days - Classical
2025-08-31 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-29 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Kalamata Municipal Conservatory
Spread out over three venues- the Kalamata Dance Megaron, The Kalamata Municipal Conservatory and Ancient Messene. For more information and ticketing details, click here to go the official website.

Live Music
2025-08-30 21:00 | Akti Beach Bar, Santova

White Night (Λευκή Νύχτα)
2025-08-30 20:00 | Kalamata
Shops stay open all night – Stores across the city center remain open until dawn, offering huge discounts and special deals.
Live music & performances – The streets fill with concerts, DJs, dance shows, and cultural events, creating a festival-like vibe
Food & drink – Cafés, bars, and restaurants stay lively late into the night. Street food and local delicacies are often available.
Family-friendly activities – Besides shopping, there are events for children, street performers, and art displays.
City-wide celebration – The whole city center turns into a giant open-air party, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.
It started as a way to boost the local economy and tourism during the summer sales, but now it’s also a cultural highlight of Kalamata’s summer season.

The Polyaravou Battle Celebration
2025-08-30 11:00 - 16:00 | Gytheion Trade Fair
This celebration, on the anniversary of the Battle of Polyaravou, commemorates the people of Mani’s victory over Ibrahim Pasha in 1826. On that day, the forces of the chieftains of Mani, numbering 2,000 men, faced the bulk of the forces of Ibrahim Pasha that eventually turned and fled in confusion. As a result, Mani did not succumb to Ibrahim and stayed free until the end of the revolution. Festivities take place on the last Sunday of August

"Mood Swings" Live Music
2025-08-29 21:00 - 23:30 | Medikon – Mediterranean Cuisine, Agios Nikolaos
Reservations: (+30) 27210 79119

Live Greek Music
2025-08-29 21:00 - 23:30 | Refoulo grill & coffee bar, Nomitsi
A 3-piece band (bouzouki, guitar & vocals) playing a range of traditional Greek folk music and rembetika.
Enjoy stunning views and wonderful sunsets at our family-run taverna.

Marina Satti Live
2025-08-29 20:00 - 23:30 | Kalamata Open Theatre
She captivated domestic and international audiences in her pioneering musical and aesthetic universe and continues to be just as addictive. POP TOUR live by Marina Satti, explosive and sensual, rhythmic and lyrical, tender and provocative with the most ecstatic show of the summer, for singing and wild dancing until sunrise!
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Dimos - August Events Schedule
2025-08-29 19:30 - 23:30, 2025-08-28 19:30 - 23:30, 2025-08-27 19:30 - 23:30, 2025-08-26 19:30 - 23:30
CULTURAL SUMMER 2025

30/07 – Trachila Musical evening with the band “Musical Aids”
31/07 – Prasteio Open-air cinema
01/08 – Lagada Open-air cinema
03/08 – Doloi Open-air cinema
04/08 – Prosilio Open-air cinema
05/08- Paliochora Open-air cinema
08/08 – Neochori Puppet Theatre
09/08 – Agios Nikolaos Musical evening with the band Paspartou
09/08 – Kampos Puppet Theatre
10/08 – Kastania Musical evening with the band “Musical Aids”
12/08 – Kardamyli Musical evening with Voula Kourkoulis, Antonis Tsolkas & Spyros Petrea
13/08 – Kardamyli Summer cinema
17/08 – Musical evening with Karyiovouni “She & They”
19/08 – Exochori Musical evening with “Veivet Effect”
20/08- Milia Shadow Theatre
21/08 – Campos – Musical evening by “Velvet Effect
21/08- Stoupa Cultural Centre Shadow Theatre
26/08 – Tseria Summer cinema
27/08 – Riglia summer cinema
28/08- Gaitses Summer Cinema
29/08 – Nomitsi Summer Cinema
31/08 – Malta – Musical evening with “Acrobats”

Live the tradition, enjoy the art, celebrate the summer in West Mani!

Live Greek Music
2025-08-28 19:30 - 23:00 | Liastres taverna, Stoupa
Every Thursday at Liastres taverna.
Enjoy a relaxed evening listening to a 2-piece group playing traditional Greek songs. All with the backdrop of Stoupa bay behind them.

Greek Night
2025-08-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Stathi’s Taverna, Pigi
Live Greek music in Stathi’s taverna in Pigi- dancing and merriment all night long! Enjoy superb views down to the coast, amazing sunsets and Stathi’s renowned trays of starters.
Please note that access by car is limited in the village of Pigi. There is a walk through the village from car parking areas of around 500m. Well worth the effort.
Reservations: +30 6932214562

Live "Rempetiko" Greek Music
2025-08-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Meze Mani, Agios Nikolaos
Reservations: (+30) 27210 77368

Mozart - the Magical Courtyard
2025-08-26 21:00 - 23:30 | Kalamata Open Theatre
A Musical Fairy Tale filled with the wonderful melodies of this unique composer, from the Carmen Rouggeri Children’s Stage
Directed by
Carmen Rouggeri – Christina Kouloumpi
Carmen Rouggeri and her collaborators, on the summer tour, will introduce their young and old friends to the unique Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, transforming the opera “The Magic Flute” into a Musical Fairy Tale filled with the wonderful melodies of this unique composer.
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Live Greek Music
2025-08-26 20:30 - 23:00 | Kalogria Restaurant, Stoupa
Enjoy live Greek music every Tuesday with the 2 Nikos (bouzouki and guitar) on the beach where Zorba danced!
Reservations: 27210 77619

The Minotaur – The Innocent Monsters
2025-08-25 21:00 - 23:00 | Open Air Theatre of Milea, West Mani
A contemporary play by Vasileios R. Floros, inspired by the ancient myth.A poetic and deeply human perspective on a story as old as time.An inner labyrinth, where each of us confronts our own monsters.
Reservations & Information: +30 6936771626

Death of a Salesman
2025-08-24 21:00 - 23:30 | Kalamata Open Theatre
“DEATH OF A SALESMAN” by Arthur Miller
The successful performance by George Nanouris with Vladimir Kyriakides in the leading role, travels throughout Greece!
After two consecutive years of triumphant presence in Athens, with more than 150,000 spectators and 350 performances, Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Death of a Salesman”, directed by George Nanouris, with Vladimir Kyriakides in the iconic role of Willy Loman, begins its summer tour throughout Greece!
The performance, which shocked the Athenian audience with its sensitivity and power, will be presented in selected theaters throughout Greece, and invites audiences throughout the country to experience Miller’s masterpiece, which remains timely and deeply human. Ticket pre-sale has already begun!
Alongside Vladimiros Kyriakides, a great group of actors takes to the stage: Efi Mouriki, Reno Rotas, Dimitris Gerodimos, Katerina Mantziou, Giorgos Koskorellos, Panagiotis Papadoulis and Socrates Angelis.
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