Category: Events
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5th Meeting of Traditional Dance Clubs
19–20 September 2026 Ανοιχτό Θέατρο Καλαμάτας. A multi-day gathering featuring performances by regional traditional Greek dance groups.
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“À Paris tous les deux” at Kalamata Dance Megaron
14 September 2026 (tentative) Kalamata Dance Megaron. Announced as a free cultural programme; date and content not yet double-confirmed.
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Panigiri Timios Stavros, Petalidi
13–14 September 2026 (tentative) Petalidi, about 25–30 minutes from Kalamata. An annual village festival around the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross — not yet confirmed by an official source for 2026, as these are usually announced locally on short notice.
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2nd Bike Vertical Challenge
13 September 2026 Kampos, West Mani, about 45 minutes from Kalamata. A climbing race for road cyclists through West Mani — worth watching even as a spectator.
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Kyparissia Trade Fair 2026
12–18 September 2026 Kyparissia, about 45 minutes from Kalamata. The region’s largest traditional market: clothing stalls, a funfair on the “144” sports ground, and grill stands spread across several streets.
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Filmhouse Open-Air Cinema: “Medianeras” (2011)
10 September 2026, 21:30 Vista Marina, Salaminos 8, Kalamata Marina. €5 (€3 reduced, free under 18). Final screening of the summer programme.
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Meligalas Trade Fair 2026
4–10 September 2026 Meligalas, about 30 minutes from Kalamata. Traditional market with stalls, food and funfair rides, running from 4 to 10 September.
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Ανοιχτό Θέατρο Καλαμάτας Concert Series, September 2026
5–16 September 2026 Kalamata’s regular summer concert venue: 5 Sep: Akylas — Press Start Tour 6 Sep: Ta Laika tis Kardias Mas — Christos Nikolopoulos, Pitsa Papadopoulou, Stelios Dionysiou 7 Sep, 21:00: Katerina Lioliou (tickets €17–25) 8 Sep: Aristophanes’ “Ploutos” (tentative: likely the summer tour version featuring Markos Seferlis) 13 Sep: Kaiti Garbi, with Dimitris…
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International Kalamata Music Days 2026 (closing weekend)
5–6 September 2026 Kalamata Dance Megaron. The tenth edition of this festival has been running since 24 August and wraps up this weekend; no autumn follow-up is planned.
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Kalamata Unfold Festival 2026
5–6 September 2026 Historic centre and Central Market of Kalamata. A two-day international arts festival on the theme of collective memory, with artists from Serbia, Portugal and Kalamata itself. Sat 5 Sep, 10:30: interactive performance with Katarina Rankovic at the Central Market Sat 5 Sep, 20:30: open-air film screening at doc cafe (Koutsomitopoulou 6) Sun…