September is the month of wine! The municipality of Aristotelis in Eastern Halkidiki is celebrating a 4-day festival in the middle of September, as if Dionysus himself would have been here! Check the program and the important details for the festival
Welcome to the celebration of our region’s winemaking tradition!🍷
From September 10 to 13, 2026, ++Megali Panagia++, the most important wine hub in the Municipality of Aristotelis, will host for the first time the “++Megali Panagia Ampelonas++” festival, part of the expanded cultural program: ++ARISTOTELIA festival++. The event organized in collaboration with KOUZINA, and aims to become an annual tradition celebrating the region’s identity.
The festival is, as the name suggests, dedicated to wine, but also tsipouro, the grape harvest, the winemaking tradition, and the people of the vineyard.
The events will kick off on Thursday 10 September at ++6.00 pm++ in ++Kelesis Square.++
📍Google map location: here
A few words about the festival
The festival was created with the goal of highlighting the historical and contemporary vineyards of Eastern Chalkidiki, boosting the visibility of the mountainous region of the Municipality of Aristotelis, and showcasing the connection between local production, culture, gastronomy, and tourism.
The event pays tribute to the region’s grape growers and winemakers, who keep a centuries-old tradition alive and play a decisive role in shaping the local economy and identity. A special tribute will be paid to the winemaking of Athos, which is a centuries-old tradition that the monks of Mount Athos have preserved with respect for their heritage.
The program
During the festival you’ll see:
- parades of 200 people! Also featuring local marching bands and traditional costumes.
- re-enactments of wine-related customs,
- Macedonian folk festivals,
- jazz and brass bands from Banja Luka,
- promotion of local products and wines,
- master chef booths for cocktails made with wine and local tsipouro,
- special dishes featuring wine leaves and recipes made “in wine”
- family day,
- a workshop on the theme of “grapes and honey,”
- wineries open to visitors,
- mushroom foraging excursions and olive oil tastings,
- open cheese-making workshops,
- cooking demonstration: Megalopanagiotiko sausage with wine leaves.
images from the official facebook page of Megali Panagia village.
- When
- Thursday, 10 September 2026Until 13 September 2026
- Where
- Megali Panagia, Halkidiki
- Entry
- Free entry