The Municipality of the Heroic City of Naoussa for the second consecutive year organizes the Naoussa Harvest Festival.

The actions are implemented in cooperation with the Naoussa Wine Producers Association and cultural associations of the city, with free entrance for the public. The programme of the events is as follows:

 

FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER


- Naoussa Municipal Park (lake), time 19:00
Music evening with the Traditional Music Department of the Conservatory of the Holy Metropolis. The ensemble consists of: Stavros Pazarentsis: Stavros Aristotle: Vasilios Vasilios, Vassaros Vassiliou, Vassiliou Doutsis: Dimitrios Pazarentsis: Violin, Thomas Nousis: Percussion, KostasLiveris: Acoustic Guitar, Mariam Sepitanu: Kostoras Sarantis: A dance section of the Naoussa Environment and Culture Group "Arapitsa" participates. In case of bad weather the event will take place indoors.

- Guided tours to wineries:
10:00-14:00: Guided tour at "VAENI" Winery
11:00-16:00: Guided tour of the 'DALAMARA' winery
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the 'ARGATIA' Winery
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the "KYR-YANNI" estate
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the "Fountis" estate
08:30-14:00, 18:00-21:00: Guided tour of the Melitzani Cellar


SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER


- Naoussa City, 12:00
The Choir of the Music Society "Naoussa Conservatory" sings serenades for wine in the city's neighbourhoods (March: Administrative building, Solomos pedestrian street, Karatasou Square, M. Alexandrou Square)
- Municipal Park pavement, 17:00
"We press grapes and paint the harvest". Action for children with pressing grapes of sour blackberry offered by the Association of Vine Growers and Winemakers of Naoussa and parallel artistic action by the children's painting department of the Art Workshops of the Municipality of Naoussa.
- Naoussa Municipal Park (lake), at 19:30
"Methexis... wine-phonies", music evening with the Orchestra of the Conservatory "Aristotle". The ensemble consists of: Panagiotis Papadopoulos: accordion, Petros Ristas: guitar-voice, Nikos Peios: bouzouki, Kostas Diamantis: percussion, Zoe Mantzou: voice, Mariam Sepitano: voice. In case of bad weather the event will take place indoors.

- Guided tours to wineries:
11:00-14:00: Guided tour of the "DALAMARA" Winery
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the 'ARGATIA' Winery
11:00-17:00:Guided tour of the "KYR-YANNI" Estate and tasting of the harvest by chef Kyriaki Fotopoulou (reservation required)
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the "Founti" Estate
08:30-16:00: Guided tour of the "Melitzani" Cellar

 

 


SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER


- Ktima Kir Yianni, Yiannakochori Naoussa, 12:00-12:00
Re-enactment of the traditional harvest by the Lyceum of Hellenic Women of Naoussa with the participation of the choir of the Association.
- Summer Municipal Theatre of Naoussa "Melina Mercouri", time 20:00
Screening of the film "Arcadia 1900, Champagne D'Orient" directed by Kostas Spyropoulos. Playing: Isidoros Stamoulis, George Michalakopoulos, Sophia Seirli, Odysseas Stamoulis, etc. The music is by Evanthia Reboutsika, performed by Marios Fragoulis and with the participation of the "Camerata" orchestra. In case of bad weather the event will take place at the Municipal Theatre "Mikis Theodorakis" (winter).

- Guided tours to wineries:
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the winery "ARGATIA"
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the "KYR-YANNI" estate and tasting of the harvest by chef Kyriaki Fotopoulou (reservation required)
11:00-17:00: Guided tour of the "Founti" estate
11:00-16:00: Guided tour of the "Melitzani" Cellar