🎶Matala Street Painting & Matala Beach Festival 2025🎨
From Brushstrokes to Beats – Matala Dressed for Summer!
When art meets the sea and music blends with the southern light, you know you’re in Matala. Here, where every summer creativity takes shape—on the street with colors, and on stage with sound.
🌈 Matala Street Painting - Sunday 29th of June 2025
A celebration of color, imagination and community spirit! The beloved event returns for its 14th year, transforming Matala’s streets into a joyful, vibrant open-air canvas.
🕤 Starts at 09:30 a.m. – the road becomes a canvas and everyone is welcome!
Professionals, amateurs, graffiti artists and color lovers – all are invited to leave their mark.
🖌️ You bring your brushes – we provide the colors!
Book your spot: +30 697 684 4953
🎟️ Participation: Free of charge
Because in Matala, art doesn’t stay on walls… it flows through the streets.
🎶 Matala Beach Festival – July 4–6, 2025
And then… the lights turn on and the music turns up! The Matala Beach Festival spreads its wings and invites us to a 3-day experience like no other.
🎉 Free entrance and pure freedom – as always!
By day, Matala is filled with activities & happenings, live music, artisan market, kids' corner, street performers and campers. All under the sky of Matala’s bohemian soul.
🔹 🎤 Live Music Line-Up
🎸 Friday, July 4 Rock & Psychedelic Vibes:
Reign of Time
Gemma
Hermaphrodite’s Child
Jaime Dolce – Jimi Hendrix Tribute
Dimitris Grigorakis
🎤 Saturday, July 5 - Pop, Soul & Greek Groove:
STAVENTO
Daphne Lawrence
Nefeli Fasouli
Son & Daughter – Queen Tribute
Frankie Lucc
Anthony
🎷 Sunday Sunday, July 6 - Feelings & Finale:
Queen G
Vaggelio Fasoulaki
Léona & Hermaphrodite’s Child
Alone Together
Keffy
🌟 Alternative Stages
Cave – Square – Bridge with DJs and performers like:
Addie Manson, Wolve, HappyHarry, G.Fits, Maximal, Metaxxa, MiKPi, M. Chatzinikolakis, Dafnis, Danae, Nossis…and many more!
More information on: www.matalabeachfestival.org
✨ Matala is not just a place… it’s a feeling.
Where the caves gaze at the Libyan Sea and memories are painted in rhythm and color.
This summer, let’s be part of this story again – with a brush and a song.
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