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Building on earlier festivals in Lefkada, Lesbos, Pelion, Kefalonia and Kamena Vourla, the The summer festival season continued into stretched across Greece through July and early August. Lefkada’s beaches reached capacity while hospitality, retail, health August, linking coastal resorts, mountain villages and security workers endured long hours urban centres in high temperatures. a wave of community‑driven cultural events. In the mountainous region north, primary schools in N Potidaia and Chania staged theatre productions that combined folk tales, music, AI‑generated video and environmental workshops, while the 9th Pan‑Hellenic Meeting of Epirus, expatriates returned to their native villages Educational Dance Teams in Kozani showcased school dance groups from across the country. Crete’s folklore festival highlighted a preschool performer whose “flying” jumps went viral. Preveza became a focal point for traditional dance, hosting the “August Easter” celebrations 18th Traditional Dance Festival “Summer & Culture” on 15 August, the Canal and in the town square, featuring folk dancing, music the Lefkada group Agéchoros and communal meals that sustain village life. The inland village dozens of Logga regional ensembles under the theme “Bridges of Memory.” Nearby Kalamata revived the Klediá fire‑walking rite, and Thessaly’s Tempi municipality presented parallel music‑dance programmes in Kalambaka hosted Rapsani and Ossa, including a traditional summer festival organized by the Educational‑Beautification Association, drawing diaspora troupe from Melbourne. Central Macedonia saw large crowds for performances by Antamoma gatherings at the Maurelio dance troupe, live music Thermi dam and speeches by in Kardias, marking local officials such as President Sokratis Gkogkou anniversaries and councilor Dinos Bardas. On Zakynthos, drawing youth orchestras. Further west, Kefalonia’s Culture and Gastronomy Festival and Lesbos’s Ippios dance showcase continued the Cultural Association in Agios Dimitrios presented emphasis on folk heritage, while Pelion’s Stagiates combined liturgy with folk performances. August brought a surge of tourists to Lefkada’s packed beaches and a return of expatriates to Epirus for “August Easter” celebrations, reinforcing the Zante speech “Two Sembros” by Giannis Stamiri, accompanied by local actors, dance groups from nearby villages seasonal link between tourism, diaspora return and musicians including Nikos Skanakis. Both events were praised traditional festivities. Parallel festivals at Vellas monastery and Messini’s open‑air theatre highlighted municipal support for preserving regional intangible cultural heritage and strengthening community bonds. across the country.