Το καλοκαίρι του 2026, η Άνδρος υποδέχεται έναν νέο Άνεμο Πολιτισμού, ένα δημιουργικό κάλεσμα που θα διατρέξει κάθε γωνιά του νησιού μας, μεταφέροντας έμπνευση, γνώση, τέχνη και αισιοδοξία.
Ο πολιτισμός αποτελεί διαχρονικά την ψυχή της Άνδρου. Είναι η ιστορία μας, οι παραδόσεις μας, οι άνθρωποί μας και η δημιουργική δύναμη που μας ενώνει. Μέσα από ένα πλούσιο πρόγραμμα εκδηλώσεων, το θέατρο, η μουσική, ο χορός, τα εικαστικά δρώμενα και οι παραδοσιακές δράσεις θα δώσουν ζωή σε κάθε κοινότητα και θα αναδείξουν τον μοναδικό χαρακτήρα του τόπου μας.
Η Άνδρος μεταμορφώνεται σε έναν ανοιχτό χώρο πολιτισμού, όπου το παρελθόν συναντά το παρόν και η παράδοση συνομιλεί με τη σύγχρονη δημιουργία. Έναν τόπο συνάντησης ανθρώπων, ιδεών και αξιών, που εμπνέει, συγκινεί και δημιουργεί νέες προοπτικές για το μέλλον.
Σας καλώ όλους να συμμετάσχετε σε αυτή τη μεγάλη γιορτή. Να γίνουμε συνοδοιπόροι σε ένα ταξίδι πολιτισμού που ενώνει γενιές, αναδεικνύει την ταυτότητά μας και προβάλλει την Άνδρο ως σημείο αναφοράς, δημιουργίας και εξωστρέφειας στο Αιγαίο.
Με πίστη στις δυνάμεις του τόπου μας και με αγάπη για την Άνδρο, ας υποδεχθούμε μαζί τον Άνεμο Πολιτισμού 2026.
Η Άνδρος δημιουργεί, εμπνέει και ταξιδεύει στο μέλλον
Ο Δήμαρχος Άνδρου
Θεοδόσης Σουσούδης
Wind of Culture in 2026 on Andros
In the summer of 2026, Andros will welcome a new Wind of Culture, a creative call that will sweep through every corner of our island, bringing inspiration, knowledge, art and optimism.
Culture has always been the soul of Andros; it is our history, our traditions, our people and the creative force that unites us. Theatre, music, dance, visual arts and traditional activities will breathe life into every community and highlight the unique character of our island, through a rich programme of events.
Andros is being transformed into an open cultural space, where the past meets the present and tradition engages with contemporary creativity. A place where people, ideas and values come together, inspiring, moving and creating new prospects for the future.
I invite you all to take part in this great celebration. Let us become fellow travellers on a cultural journey that unites generations, highlights our identity and showcases Andros as a beacon of creativity and openness in the Aegean.
Having faith in the strengths of our island and love for Andros, let us welcome the Wind of Culture 2026 together.
Andros creates, inspires and takes journeys into the future.
The Mayor of Andros island
Theodosis Sousoudis
MUNICIPAL EVENTS
- 16–17 May 2026 3rd Andros Education Festival, Chora and Gavrio. ‘On a bicycle… towards dreams’.
- 31 May 2026 Lemon Festival, Chora.
- 13–17 June 2026 Karagkoutis Training Camp, Chora and Gavrio.
- 28 June 2026 Theatre performance ‘Same Day Every Year’, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
- 12 July 2026 Theatre performance ‘A Child Counts the Stars’ by Menelaos Lountemis, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
- 19 July 2026 Theatre performance ‘The Life of Mikis’, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
- 25–26 July 2026 2nd Andros Basketball Festival, Chora.
- 26 August 2026 Concert with Giota Nega, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
- 28 August 2026 2nd Andros Traditional Products Festival, Ormos Korthiou.
- Beach volleyball tournament on dates to be confirmed.
ASSOCIATION EVENTS
04 June 2026 Hydrousa Folk Dance Group– ‘Roots’ summer dance performance.
05–07 June 2026 Andros Challenge Festival, Korthi and Chora.
05–07 June 2026 Andros Blood Donation and Care Association. Awareness-raising event in collaboration with the ‘ORAMA ELPIDAS’ Centre for Volunteer Bone Marrow Donors as part of the Andros Challenge Festival.
15 June 2026 ARC (Andros Research Centre) event ‘Stone and Water’, Andros Municipal Theatre, Chora.
19 June 2026 Dance performance by the ‘WE DANCE’ Dance School. Andros Open-Air Theatre.
22 June 2026 Friends of the Syneti Folklore Museum Association – Rebetiko and Folk Music Evening at the ‘PUNTA PLAYA’ bar- restaurant, Syneti. Event start time: 9.30 pm.
23 June 2026. ‘We start The Klidonas Custom’. Andros Women Association in Kairi Square.
27 June 2026 Andros Music Association (MOU.S.A.) – 33rd Andros Choral Festival from 20.00 to 22.00, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
27 June 2026 Friends of the Syneti Folklore Museum Association – The ‘Klidonas’ custom in the courtyard of the Folklore Museum with live music and food; starts at 8 pm.
27 June 2026 Kapparia Cultural Association, Andros – The custom of burning May wreaths – The ‘Klidonas’ custom in Kapparia’s Heroes’ Square.
04 July 2026 ‘The Prostitute from Above’, monologue starring Katerina Didaskalou, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
06–08 July 2026 Andros Blood Donation and Care Association. Blood donation drive:
06 July, Korthi, 17.30–20.30
07 July, Gavrio 18.00–21.00
08 July, Chora (N. A. Kairis Hall) 09.30
07–08 July 2026 Mainites Cultural and Beautification Association – Weaving workshop for children.
10–11 July 2026 Andros Women Association – Annual Dance Festival entitled ‘3rd Dance Gathering of Cultural Associations – Welcome, Friends’. Open-Air Theatre, Andros Chora.
10–17 July 2026 the Brotherhood of Andrians ‘To Korthion’ – Seminar on traditional Greek dances, at the ‘Ioannis Glynos’ multi-purpose venue.
12 July 2026 Mainites Cultural and Beautification Association – Ouzo Evening.
17–18 July 2026 ‘Avli Fest’ Music Festival, Andros Open-Air Theatre, Chora.
17 July 2026 Apoikia Charitable Association – Annual summer dance at the ‘Paraporti’ banquet hall - estate, Chora.
18 July 2026 ‘Sardines on the seashore’ – festival organised by the Nautical Club of Korthi Andros (N.O.K.A.) at Korthio Bay.
25 July 2026 Fallika’s Cultural and Beautification Association ‘Convent of Panachrantos’ – annual dance evening at the Association’s premises in Fallika.
25 July 2026 Andros’s Beautification Association ‘O Agios Nikolaos’ – Festival of the four villages in the courtyard of the Girls’ School at Lamyra.
30 July 2026 Association of people of Apoikia Worldwide - Speech and informative discussion with Mr Georgios Speis, a researcher in the fields of ethnology and folklore of Andros and the Cyclades, at the Pigi-Sariza Hotel in Apikia.
31 July 2026 the Brotherhood of Andrians ‘To Korthion’ - Summer Festival at the Fishing Shelter, Korthion Bay.
31 July –02 August 2026, the Theatre Group of Gavrion Andros. The theatrical play ‘FORTUNATOS’ by Markos Antonios Foskolos, in the courtyard of the Technical Lyceum.
01 August 2026 Aedonia Cultural and Beautification Association – village festival in Agioi Pantes Square with traditional music.
01 August 2026 ‘TO SYNETI’ Cultural Association – summer dance at village’s hub point.
01 August 2026 ‘ERMIS’ Association of Andros’s Palaiopolites Worldwide – ‘fishermen’s evening’ traditional festival– Palaiopolis Square, next to the Museum.
02–09 August 2026 the Brotherhood of Andrians ‘To Korthion’ -Festival “Korthiana 2026” – events including chess, speeches, robotics, sports activities, guided tours, hiking and, this year, anniversary celebrations marking the Associaton’s 130th anniversary.
04-05 August 2026 Mainites Cultural and Beautification Association – Weaving workshop for children.
06 August 2026 Friends of the Syneti Folklore Museum Association – Revival of traditional dance in Syneti.
06 August 2026 Arni’s Cultural Association ‘I Evangelistria’ – Annual Festival in the village square, on the Transfiguration of the Saviour Day.
07 August 2026 Kapparia Cultural Association, Andros. Annual summer dance in the school playground.
07 August 2026 ‘Symbols of Freedom – Symbols of Faith’- Art exhibition by Liza Pentheroudaki. Runs until 05 September. Mantzavelakis’s Old Ice Factory, Chora.
08 August 2026 People of Stenies Cultural Association – traditional festival at the ‘Methexis’ Estate.
08 August 2026 Pitrofos Educational and Cultural Association– 9.00 pm: Summer dance in the courtyard of Pitrofos’s Primary School.
08 August 2026 Opiso Meria’s Beautification and Cultural Association ‘To Moustakeio’. Annual dance.
09 August 2026 ‘TO SYNETI’ Cultural Association – Brunch at the ‘Punta Playa’ bar-restaurant.
12 August 2026 ‘TO SYNETI’ Cultural Association. Open-air cinema at village’s little theatre.
13 August 2026 Conference on the contribution of the ice factory to industrial archaeology. Mantzavelakis’s Old Ice Factory, Chora.
15 August 2026 Association of people of Apoikia Worldwide – Reception for the congregation after the Divine Liturgy at the Cultural Centre next to the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Katasyrti.
15 August 2026 Mesaria-Koumani’s Cultural Association ‘O Agios Taxiarchis’ – annual dance evening at the ‘Methexis’ Estate.
15 August 2026 Livadia’s Cultural Association ‘O Agios Konstantinos’ – traditional festival at the ‘Paraporti’ banquet hall - estate, Chora.
15 August 2026 Kochylou’s Cultural Association ‘The Old Woman’s Castle’ – traditional village festival in the village square.
15 August 2026 Makrotantalos’s Andros Beautification and Cultural Association ‘I Fasa’ – The traditional festival in the courtyard of the cultural centre in Varidi, Makrotantalos.
16 August 2026 Association of people of Apoikia Worldwide – Dance evening with food and music at the ‘Paraporti’ banquet hall - estate, Chora.
17 August 2026 People of Stenies Cultural Association –revival of the custom of washing clothes at Pentavrysi spring in Stenies, with the participation of young boys and girls!
20 August 2026 Katakoilos’s Cultural Association of Andros ‘St John the Theologian’ – ‘Katakoiliotika 2026’ summer event, in the village square.
21 August 2026 Aprovato Cultural Association – traditional festival at Kato Aprovato’s multi-purpose venue.
23 August 2026 Mainites Cultural and Beautification Association – Festival of Panaghia (Virgin Mary) ‘Koumoulou’.
25 August 2026 ‘TO SYNETI’ Cultural Association. Musical evening with the Athens Choir at the village theatre.
29 August 2026 Andros Nautical Club – Awards Ceremony as part of the59thEurobank International Sailing Race ‘Ioannis Goulandris’. A celebration will follow at the Andros Open-Air Theatre.
29 August 2026 Vourkoti Cultural Association. Festival of St. John of Schinos, in Vourkoti Square.
03–04 September 2026 – ‘Andros Folks Angles’ Association for Culture and Tradition
“Traditional Music and Dance Festival”, at the Andros Open-Air Theatre
September 03, 18.00: 1st Children’s Festival
September 04, SIMBEMOL, 18.00: 3rd Meeting of Traditional Musicians of Andros
08 September 2026 Association of people of Apoikia Worldwide – Reception for the congregation after the Divine Liturgy at the old primary school next to the church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Sariza.
16–20 September 2026 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Medical and Skin Biology, Andros Municipal Theatre.
02–04 October 2026 Andros Music Association (MOU.S.A.) – Pan-Hellenic Piano Competition, Andros Municipal Theatre.
Mainites Cultural and Beautification Association – A roundwalk at Mainites village every Monday afternoon.
Cultural and Beautification Association of Episkopio Korthion, Andros. For events and activities: tel. +306974787649.
Aladino’s ‘Holy Trinity’ Beautification and Cultural Association. For events and activities: tel. +306931090502, +306977212531. Mail: Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. ,Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. ,Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. .
Vrachno’s Cultural and Beautification Association ‘O Agios Dimitrios’. For events and activities: tel. +306974818608, +306970202695, Facebook: Vrachno’s Association of Andros.
Gavrio Progressive Society ‘TO GAVRIO’. For information, call +306973207972. Email:Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. . Facebook: Gavrio Progressive Association.
Andros North Culture Festival. Information: Tel: +306985775533. Email:Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. . Website: https://androsnorthfestival.gr
Nautical Club of Korthi Andros (N.O.K.A.) - Morning summer classes on Aghia Aikaterini beach in Korthio; a) swimming for children aged 6 months to 16 years and b) aqua aerobics for adults.
Andros Film Club
Throughout the summer at cine Avli (Chora), films are screened on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Programme information: www.androsfilm.gr.
B&E Goulandris Foundation
Germaine Richier (1902-1959)
Conversations
14.06 - 27.09.2026
This summer, the B&E Goulandris Foundation is delighted to present an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Andros dedicated to Germaine Richier (1902–1959), one of the most important figures in 20th-century European sculpture. The exhibition, titled Germaine Richier (1902-1959) – Conversations, will open to the public on June 14 and will run until September 27, 2026.
The exhibition will be presented in the west wing of the Museum in Andros and retraces the entirety of Richier's artistic career, which, despite her premature death at the age of 57, left an indelible mark. Richier was awarded the Blumenthal Prize at the age of 34 and was the only female sculptor to participate in the landmark exhibition The New Decade, organised by MoMA in New York in 1955. In 1956, the Musée national d'Art moderne in Paris (National Museum of Modern Art) dedicated a major retrospective exhibition to her—a distinction that, until then, had been granted during an artist's lifetime only to Henri Matisse.
A student in the studio of Antoine Bourdelle, Richier began with the art of busts and, already in the 1930s, moved away from the academic framework, developing a more liberated sculptural language in which the human element coexists with the animal and plant realms. In the 1940s, her research expanded further, leading her to reassess the very foundations of sculpture, as well as the metaphorical dimension of her work.
The exhibition is curated by Marie Koutsomallis-Moreau, Head of Collection at the B&E Goulandris Foundation and Laurence Durieu, an expert on Richier's work and the author of her biography Germaine Richier - L'Ouragane.
Holy Monastery of Panachrantou. Art exhibition featuring works by Fasianos. Opening 27/06/2026. Runs until 30/09.
ANDRION CLUB
from June to August 2026.
June: 1st TEEN SUMMER CAMP for teenagers aged 12–16, one week –29 June to 03 July, daily 10:00–15:00. A week for the ‘horizon hunters’, discovering the five elements of Andros and exploring five unique aspects of our island!
July: a three-week summer camp from 06 July to 24 July, daily from 09.00 to 14.15; creative activities for children aged 5 to 12 with weekly themes.
Week 1: summer adventures with potions and wizards; Week 2: summer stories of fantasy and self-expression; Week 3: summer journeys with textures and patterns.
Saturday 25 July: Street Party 2026 on the pedestrianised street outside the Club’s reception area, with live music by Stavros Kottakis and Karolina. Raffle to mark the Andros Club’s centenary.
Saturday 25 July: opening of an exhibition of visual artworks using the textile collage technique and one-of-a-kind accessories. A collection of visual narratives of Greek identity that transform memory into exaggeration through an extravaganza of images. Title: “GREEKολορε”, running from July 25 to August 29, 2026.
12th International Andros Festival Programme
Saturday 25 July / 21:30 (opening)
Concert
“That’s How Love Is”
Aleka Kanellidou, featuring Giannis Giannousakis
Special Guest Eleonora Zouganeli
With the participation of Katerina Polemi
Wednesday 29 July – Thursday 30 July – Friday 31 July / 21:00
Documentary screening
“Lefteris Vogiatzis’ Andros” / Directed by Ilias Giannakakis / Ciné Avli
Saturday 01 August / 21:00
Theatrical play
Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” / Directed by Dimitri Tarlow
Tuesday 04 August / 21:00
Concert
“Viva Maestro! Giorgos Katsaros -The Melodies That United Generations” / Tribute of the Filharmonic Orchestra of Andros’ Music Association, with Spiros Kleissas and Christina Ralli / Music direction: Dimitris Sideris
Friday 07 August / 21:00
Concert
Dimitris Mpasis
Saturday 08 August / 20:30
Children’s theatrical play
David Walliams “Mr Stink” / Directed by Dimitris Degaitis
Monday 10 August / 21:00
Concert
“Music Paths” – Alexandros Drakos Ktistakis
Wednesday 12 August / 20:30
Children’s concert
“If You Hear the Children” – Lefteris Eleftheriou and Alkiviadis Konstantopoulos
Thursday 13 August / 21:00
Theatrical play
Michele Riml “Sexy Laundry” / Directed by Spiros Papadopoulos
Tuesday 18 August / 20:00
Concert
“From Baroque to the 20th Century – Music for Stringed Instruments from Vivaldi to Respighi” / Music direction: Ioakim Baltsavias / Courtyard of the Byzantine Church of Taxiarches in Messaria
Thursday 20 August / 21:00
Theatrical play
Aristophanes’ “Peace” / Directed by Nikos Karathanos
Saturday 22 August / 21:00
Concert
“One Stage – Two Bands – Two Female Paths”
Maria Papageorgiou 21:00 – Martha Frintzila 22:30
Monday 24 August / 21:00 (closing)
Euripides’ “Medea” / Directed by Nikita Milivojević
July – September 2026
Photography Exhibition
“The Life and Times of the People of Andros” / Organised by Kaireios Library & International Andros Festival.
House of Michael E. Kidonieos
Info: www.festivalandros.gr
Pantelis Voulgaris’s note
Twelve summers in Andros.
Twelve years at the Open-air Theatre of Andros Town; a meeting place for people, stories, musicians, images and silence. A place that does not just host performances and concerts, but moments that stay within our soul.
The Andros Festival was born out of the need for a vibrant cultural core on the island. Year after year, this goal has become a reality thanks to the love of the audience and the participation of artists. And it goes on.
In a fast-paced and often noisy era, theatre, music and cinema continue to unite us in a deep and meaningful way. They remind us that we still need to experience emotions together, to listen, to look and to share.
Andros has its own special power. The daylight; the wind on the rocks; the courtyards; its people. And when the night falls at the theatre of Andros Town, all of these seem to converse with art.
I want to thank everyone who supports this effort; the artists, the employees, the volunteers, the Municipality of Andros, the sponsors, but above all the audience that every year fills the theatre, giving this festival a reason to exist.
I hope that this summer will give us evenings to remember at the stone theatre.
See you in Andros.
Pantelis Voulgaris
Artistic Director
P&M Kydonieos Foundation
32nd PLOES
A ‘man walketh as an image’
As it does every summer, the P. & M. Kydonieos Foundation is hosting the PLOES art event on its premises. This year, the 32nd PLOES takes its title from the philosophical verse by Prof. David: ‘Surely man walketh as an image’. Through selected works by 22 notable contemporary artists, curated by art historian Ms Athina Schina, the exhibition presents the diversity and specific meanings of the ways in which the image is shaped in art, opening up avenues of reflection and exploration for viewers, on existential questions and spiritual needs. It also subtly highlights the realities in which we live today, awakening consciences and raising concerns regarding key issues of our time.
Opening: Saturday 25 July, 8.00 pm. Exhibition dates: 25/07–04/10/2026
Opening days and times: 10.30 – 14.30 and 18.30 – 21.30 daily, except Tuesdays.
KAIRIOS LIBRARY
Photography Exhibition ‘The Life and Times of the People of Andros’
This year, Kaireios Library, in collaboration with International Andros Festival, is organising a photography exhibition entitled ‘The Life and Times of the People of Andros’ at its exhibition space (House of Michael E. Kidonieos). The exhibition features photographs from Kaireios Library’s new photographic archive, which was established under the auspices and with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture. The photographs come from the personal collections of Andriots, date from the late 19th century and depict all aspects of human life, using the power of the image to highlight the island’s intangible cultural heritage. The exhibition will be accompanied by a photographic album of the same name.
‘ADAMANTIA’, ART CENTRE
23 July –02 August: Painting exhibition by Maris Iliadis entitled ‘Emergence’. Curated by Despoina Kaklamanou.
06 August–26 August: Photography exhibition by Leonidas Germanopoulos and Maria Boukaouri. Exhibition title: ‘Color me beautiful’.
ART EXHIBITIONS BY ANDRIOTS AT ‘EMPEIRIKEION’ GYMNASIUM
10–26 July 2026: Painting exhibition by Konstantinos Loukisas
11–19 July 2026: Handicrafts exhibition by Irini Giannisi
26 July –16 August 2026: Woodcarving exhibition by Georgios Eleftheriou
01–15 August 2026: Painting exhibition by Giorgos Matthaiou
01–20 August 2026: ‘Life on Board’: Photography exhibition and collection of maritime artefacts by the Pan-Andrian Seafarers’ Association.
