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Maritime Week 2026: Chalkida celebratestranslated

July 16, 2026 · 1 min read

The Municipality of Chalkida, for the 3rd consecutive year, sets sail for the "Nautical Week of Chalkida", in the context of this year's celebration of the Patron Saint of Chalkida, Great Martyr Agia Paraskevi, in co-organization with the Holy Metropolis of Chalkida, Istiaea and Northern Sporades and with the support of the Region of Central Greece and OPASTE, the Ports Organization N. of Evia and the Chamber of Evia.

The official opening will take place on Saturday 18 July 2026 and the program includes a number of music and dance events, summer cinema screenings, storytelling and story nights and exhibitions that will be completed on Saturday 1 August 2026.

Here is the program:

Saturday, July 18 – Official Opening at the pier of Agios Nikolaos

Time 20:00 / Memorial Mass and wreath-laying in the sea, in memory and in honor of the lost sailors

Time 21:00 / "Naftikai eortai Chalkidos" - A journey through the history of the institution of the maritime holidays in Chalkida, through narratives, images and music and compass the research and archive of Vangelis Kouzounis / Part of the Musical Ensembles of the Municipality of Chalkida participates.

Sunday, July 19

Time 21:00 / Dance performance...

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James PhillipsLooking forward to that opening night on the 18th — the memorial prayer and wreath-laying for the lost sailors at Agios Nikolaos pier always hits different. The talk on the history of the Nautical Festivals with Vangelis Kouzounis’s research sounds interesting too; might swing by after my shift if the drive from Pittsburgh doesn’t wear me out too much.

Basil AdamsThe wreath-laying at Agios Nikolaos always gets to me too, James. Last year a couple of the older fishermen from the port showed up with their own small crosses and it made the whole thing feel more personal. You thinking of flying straight into Athens or driving the whole way from Pittsburgh?