What's on in Chania

Chania's events calendar, made by locals and managed by locals, for everyone. Whether you live here or you're just passing through, this is what's happening.

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Wed 12 August

On in Chania today

The Collection — A Guided Tour Towards Happiness (Day 1)

Wed

Aug

Art & Culture

Chania Town

The Collection — A Guided Tour Towards Happiness (Day 1)

A fake apartment, a live guide and electroacoustic music, inside the Venetian monastery. Free, midday start.

📍 Old Archaeological Museum of Chania (San Francesco)🗓 12:00· Free

Around the World on Two Wheels — Children's Theatre at Alikianos

Wed

Aug

Family

Platanias & West

Around the World on Two Wheels — Children's Theatre at Alikianos

Marina Panigyraki's interactive bike-ride round the world, played in a village schoolyard. Free, and pitched at children.

📍 Alikianos Primary School🗓 20:00· Free

Chania Music Festival «4» — Grand Arsenal

Wed

Aug

Festival

Chania Town

Chania Music Festival «4» — Grand Arsenal

Two nights of ambient, neoclassical and experimental music in and around the Grand Arsenal, half of it free.

📍 Grand Arsenal & Katehaki Square, Old Harbour🗓 12–13 Aug· Free outdoor events · Ticketed Arsenal concerts

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Kipos Open-Air Cinema — Summer Programme

Regular

Art & Culture

Chania Town

Kipos Open-Air Cinema — Summer Programme

Films under the palm trees of the Municipal Garden, every night until late September. €5, and pure old-world magic.

📍 Municipal Garden Cinema (Kipos), city centre🗓 Nightly at 9:30pm (9pm from 27 July) until 20 September· €5 · €2 reduced

Regular

Market

Chania Town

Thursday Street Market — Nea Chora Laïkí

Thursday's laïkí on the old AVEA plot in seaside Nea Chora, entrances on Akti Kanari and Gerasimou Pardali. 7am–2pm.

📍 Nea Chora — former AVEA plot (Thursday laïkí)🗓 Every Thursday, 07:00–14:00· Free

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Market

Chania Town

Saturday Street Market — Minoos Street Laïkí

Chania's biggest weekly farmers' market, along the old western wall. Fruit, cheese, honey, olives, from 7am.

📍 Minoos Street (Saturday laïkí)🗓 Every Saturday, 07:00–14:00· Free

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Market

Chania Town

Monday Street Market — Párko Markopoúlou Laïkí

Monday's neighbourhood laïkí at the old Markopoulou camp, entrance off Malinou Street. 7am–2pm.

📍 Párko Markopoúlou (Monday laïkí)🗓 Every Monday, 07:00–14:00· Free

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Market

Around Chania

Tuesday Street Market — Mournies & Nerokouros Laïkí

Tuesday's laïkí along Kolokotroni Street in Nerokouros, just south of the city. Local and unhurried, 7am–2pm.

📍 Kolokotroni St, Nerokouros (Tuesday laïkí)🗓 Every Tuesday, 07:00–14:00· Free

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Market

Around Chania

Wednesday Street Market — Pachiana Laïkí

Wednesday's laïkí on the old VIOCHYM factory grounds in Pachiana, off Therisou Street. 7am–2pm.

📍 Pachiana — former VIOCHYM grounds (Wednesday laïkí)🗓 Every Wednesday, 07:00–14:00· Free

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