Wine Festival

Every July for a 10-12 day period the Travelling Club of Rethymnon and the Municipality of Rethymnon organizes a wine festival in the municipal park.  The festival has a diverse programme of entertainment, including Cretan and Greek traditional music and dancing.  A choice of several Cretan wines, supplied in big barrels, is on offer at various strategic locations throughout the park.  For a small entrance fee and the purchase of a jug and/or glass one can sample as much wine as one likes - for free!  As the Wine festival takes place at the height of the tourist season the celebrations frequently turn into a wonderful multi-cultural fiesta.

But that is all in the past. The last few years the organisation was not what it used to be (only 2 festivals actually happened in the last 4 years). So a decision has been made that the wine festival as we used to know it will cease to exist. Every attempt will be made to start organising a similar event, but possible with a wider focus and a different approach.

We will update this page when more information becomes available.