Feast of Saint Titus ★ 4.0
On 25 August the Municipality of Heraklion honours Saint Titus, the island's first bishop, with a town-wide feast and traditional Cretan food and sweets handed out to everyone who turns up.
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Address: Villages across Iraklio 700 00, Heraklion
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Wine Festival of Dafnes ★ 4.5
The village square at Dafnes pours its own wine for free at this July festival, with cheap Cretan food, lyra music, dancing and folk art stalls running for up to a fortnight.
Houdetsi Festival ★ 4.3
Four August nights of concerts on five village stages in Houdetsi, twenty-two kilometres south of Heraklion, starting at nine in the evening and running until early morning.
Tip: The village also holds the Labyrinth Musical Workshop, which puts on exhibits of traditional Cretan instruments alongside the festival programme.