Festivals in the district

Many villages of Halkidiki try to save their traditions and customs.

Many of the customs are from Asia Minor, brought to the district by Greek refugees in 1922.

Carnivals take place in the villages of Polygyros, Agio Mamas, Aphytos, Nikiti, Polychrono, Stratoni, Arnea and Flogita.

On the feast day of the Dormitorion of the Virgin (15th of July), celebrations and festivities take place in many of the villages in the district.

The Sardine Festival takes place every year in July at the village of Nea Moudania and the village of Nea Rhoda.

On the last Sunday in July, swimmers gather at the village of Kallithea to swim over the Toroneos Gulf.

On the 1 st of March, the residents in the villages of Nikiti and Arnea celebrate the coming of spring.

Easter is the time for the major festival in the Greek calendar, along with other towns and villages in Greece, the towns and villages of the region take part in many celebrations.

Many more feasts and customs are celebrated in many of the districts villages throughout the year.