The Ayia Napa Municipality, eager to enrich its cultural agenda and attract culture-loving visitors, has recently its festival line-up for 2026. Lasting from spring to the autumn months, the festivals will highlight local traditions, customs, seasonal produce and times gone by.

Arriving as soon as the weather turns warmer is the Kataklysmos Festival – Fish Festival and Water Festival, which will take place at the Ayia Napa Harbour on May 30, 31 and June 1, one of the summer’s only long weekends.

In July, the Pancyprian Carrot Festival will host its sixth edition in Liopetri village. The festivities will take place on July 4, filling the Achyrona Municipal Stadium with carrots, a variety of carrot-based recipes and live entertainment.

A few days later, the 13th Traditional Sotira Festival will happen at the courtyard of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in Sotira, on July 7. Towards the end of the month, the Anti-Occupation Event of Achna village will take place at the central square on July 24.

A day later, Avgorou will bring back its famed Pancyprian Potato Festival honouring the region’s farmers and their noteworthy potatoes. On July 25, performers, chefs, exhibitors and more will put on a large-scale festival – Cyprus village style.

Later in the summer, the 8th Ayia Napa Traditional Flavours Festival will bring exactly what its name suggests across three days, on August 21 to 23. One more vegetable has its own event, and that is the Pancyprian Kolokasi (Taro) Festival, which returns to Sotira for the 46th year on September 5.

Also in September is the 42nd Ayia Napa International Festival on the 25-27 of the month, just before the 6th Pancyprian Refugee Gathering at Achna on October 9.

One of the region’s most interesting festivals, with participating groups from all over Europe, is the Ayia Napa Medieval Festival that will take place from October 14 to 18, wrapping up this year’s festival calendar.

With almost a dozen festivals to organise, the Ayia Napa Municipality has opened the invitation to artists, dance ensembles, event organisers and musicians who wish to take part in one of the 2026 festivals. An application form is now live on its website, and artists are eligible to apply until Friday, March 20 at 12pm.

Ayia Napa Festivals

Applications for participations in 2026 festivals at www.agianapa.org.cy