Now you can enjoy music and dance, entertainment and exhibitions with the opening of the 16th Festival of Ayia Napa. The Festival begins on Friday 22nd September with the music and dance show by the Group Diastasis, composed by Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis. Following on Saturday 23rd September the Philharmonic band of Paralimni will present music compositions of Greek film, which will lead to a concert performed by the great Greek composer Stavros Xarhakou and the State Orchestra of Greek Music. Costas Manzopoulos and Maria Soultatou will sing his songs. All events will take place at the Park of Ayia Napa.
Entrance is free to the public.
There will be exhibitions of Farming products and flowers, paintings by Chrysostomos Liatsou and Takis Moraitis. On display will be an exhibition of mosaics and drawings by Kritonas Makriyiannis, religious paintings by Electra Kounna, photography by Cleanthis Siopahas and an exhibition by the Forest Department about fauna and flora in Cyprus. There will also be various theatrical performances for children to enjoy. As part of the festival the rural house will be used as a gallery to exhibit furniture, farmer's tools and the decoration of a traditional Cypriot home. In the yard there will also be a display of how the famous Cypriot cheese, haloumi is made, as well as macaroni and bread.