7th CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION FESTIVAL
Where: Pera Oreinis, Nicosia
When: 30/05/2025 - 01/06/2025
Tickets: For 1-day €6 | 3-Day Pass €15
Duration: 3 days
About the event:
CONCERTS IN THE SQUARE
FRIDAY, MAY 30
20:00 – 21:00 OPEN STAGE with Accordionists and Musical Ensembles
21:15 – 21:45 Mandolinata & Women’s Community Vocal Ensemble of Pera Orinis and the Tamasios Troubadours
22:00 – 22:40 Fusión Sur-Este with Sebastian Legovich — Guitar / Vocals / Duduk, Mustafa Elmas — Accordion / Bandoneon, Hazar Ulucan — Violin, Ertem Nalbantoğlu — Violin, Fatoş Özgürsel — Flute, Burcu Karagöz — Accordion, Mustafa Özak — Contrabass, Yağmur Ölmez — Piano
22:50 – 23:40 Onironautiche featuring Italian Artist Sara Calvanelli — Vocals / Accordion / Live Electronics
SATURDAY, MAY 31
20:30 – 21:15 Solo Accordion Performance by world-renowned Italian Accordionist Luciano Biondini
21:30 – 22:15 EUTOPIA with Nikos Doukas — Electric Bass / Miniature Ukulele & Angelos Doukas — Keyboard
Feat. Rodos Panayiotou — Percussion
Special Guest: Internationally Acclaimed Italian Accordionist Simone Zanchini
22:30 – 23:30 The Long Con, with Manolis Vourakis — Acoustic Guitar / Vocals, Alex Makris — Acoustic Guitar / Vocals
SUNDAY, JUNE 01
18:30 – 19:30 Welcoming by Accordionists scattered throughout the village, who will later unite and converge at the festival’s main stage
19:30 – 19:45 Live On-Stage Presentation: “The Accordion in the Music of Manos Hadjidakis” by Artemis Vavatsika and fellow Αccordionists and participants of the Seminar
20:00 – 20:40 “Singing for a Cause” – YOUNG VOLUNTEERS Choir of Strovolos Municipality with the Strovolos Municipal String Orchestra, Mario K. — Piano
Feat. Irene Antoniou — Vocals, Feat. Angelos Doukas — Accordion —
20:50 – 21:35 Rebetiki Fatrias with Anna Mosfili, Marios Georgiou, Michalis Cheiridis
Feat. Giorgos Boumis — Accordion
21:50 – 22:50 “Stelios Kazantzidis and the Accordion”
Giorgos Papasolomontos — Vocals / Bouzouki, Nikos Pantechis — Accordion
More about the event:
7th Cyprus International Accordion Festival
📅 May 30 - June 1
📍 Pera Orinis, Nicosia
📌 Cyprus International Accordion Festival Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/k1PCTLaTZZy9bYwa7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
The festival returns to Pera Oreinis, Nicosia, for three days filled with music, creative arts, activities, and actions for both children and adults!
🎶 Concerts featuring renowned artists from Cyprus & Abroad
🪗 Open Accordion Exhibition & Technical Support
Accordion Seminars & Interactive Workshops for all ages
OPEN STAGE – For all musicians (not just accordionists), including students
🎨 Art Exhibition showcasing works by local school children
🚶♂️ Interactive activities & village explorations on foot and by bike, in collaboration with OPU
🏕️ Free Camping Area
🍔 Food & Drinks Vendors at the concert area
Seminars / Workshops Registrations: https://cyprusaccordionfestival.com/registrations-2025/
More info: www.cyprusaccordionfestival.com or at +357 99171752
Supported by the Deputy Ministry of Culture
Media sponsor: RIK
