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43rd Lefkara Festival (08–18 August 2025)

📅 Friday, August 8
🎤 Opening Ceremony & Tribute Concert
🕤 20:00 | 📍 Lefkara Handicraft Center
  • Lefkara Lace & Silversmithing Exhibition
  • Exhibitions remain open throughout the festival
🎨 Exhibition Openings
🕤 20:45 | 📍 Elementary school yard
Official Opening: Music event

📅 Saturday, August 9
🎶 Greek Music Tribute – "DIPLOPENIES"
🕘 21:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
A musical tribute to composer & bouzouki virtuoso Giorgos Zambetas
  • With music group ASMA
  • Featuring Kostas Makedonas & Despina Olympiou
🎼 Music direction: Savvas Chrysanthou
🎭 Artistic direction: Andreas Dimitropoulos
🎟 Entry: €10 / Children under 12: €5

📅 Sunday, August 10
🙏 National Memorial Service
🕘 09:00 | 📍 Holy Cross Church
  • Commemorating fallen heroes of Lefkara
  • Memorial speech by Mayor Sofoklis Sofokleous
🩸 Blood Donation
🕚 11:00–13:30 | 📍 Lefkara Conference Center
🎭 Lefkara Night
🕣 20:30 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
Music & Dance Tribute
To Manos Hatzidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, and Giorgos Zambetas
  • Featuring Lefkara & Kornos Municipal Choirs and Lefkara Dance Groups
  • 🎼 Choir direction: Savvas Chrysanthou & Domna Michail
  • 🕺 Dance choreography: Pavlos Michailas

📅 Monday, August 11
🏅 Honoring Olympian Marios Georgiou
🕗 20:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
🎶 Music Evening:
  • Popular Greek songs that defined generations
  • 🎭 Artistic direction: Andreas Gerolemou

📅 Tuesday, August 12
🎈 Magical Children’s Show
🕖 19:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
  • Magician, stilt walker & juggler show

📅 Wednesday, August 13
🎭 Theater Night
🕣 20:30 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
Play: “Nicolas’ Chickens” – based on the work of Andreas Koukkides
🎬 Directed by Christos Patatas
🎭 Performed by the Lefkara Municipal Theater Group

📅 Thursday, August 14
🙏 Great Vespers Service & Lamentations
🕕 18:30 | 📍 Holy Cross Church
Celebration of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary

📅 Friday, August 15
🎤 Concert: Nikos Kourkoulis
🕗 Doors Open: 20:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
🎟 Tickets:
  • €25 Presale (Ticketmaster & “Plateia” Café in Pano Lefkara)
  • €30 at the entrance
  • 🎤 Organized by: “Kafeneio”

📅 Saturday, August 16
🎉 Retro Music Night – HOT RETRO MESS
🕗 20:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
🎸 From the ‘80s to 2025, with:
  • Klaudia, Michalis Rakintzis, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Giokarinis, Nikos Ziogalas, Vasilis Kazoulis
  • 🎟 €12 Presale / €15 at the door
  • 🎤 Organized by: Lefkara Youth Center

📅 Sunday, August 17
🎶 Dream Walk – "Oneirodiadromes sto Chthes kai sto Avrio"
🕕 18:00–22:00 | 📍 Throughout the village
  • A musical stroll through the scenic corners of Lefkara
  • Starting point: Old Town Hall Square
  • 🎤 Organized by: Lefkara Youth Center
🍴 Lefkara Street Food Festival
🕕 18:00–02:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
  • Modern beats, local flavors, and surprises
🎤 Late-Night Concert: Yagkinides Music Group
🕙 22:00–02:00
🎤 Organized by: Lefkara Youth Center

📅 Monday, August 18
🎶 Final Concert: Ria Ellinidou
🕘 21:00 | 📍 Elementary School Yard
🎤 Organized by RED – Artemis Georgiou
🎟 Tickets: €20
🎫 Presale: ticketmaster.cy & ACS Courier
📞 Info: +357 99680585

ℹ️ Info & Contacts 📞 Tel: +357 24342422 / +357 24342822

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