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Events in Paros, Greece
Naoussa's Venetian harbour bars are the chic, low-key answer to Mykonos; the Paros Park Festival runs open-air concerts all summer. Paros mixes beach clubs with village panigiria. Every show on Mood.
Paros
Paros music scene
Paros offers a calmer, more stylish night out than Mykonos. The hub is Naoussa, a fishing village whose small Venetian harbour - guarded by the half-submerged ruin of a Venetian fortress - is ringed by bars that stay lively but stop short of megaclubs; Linardo, playing deep house and disco, is the landmark. Parikia, the island's port capital, keeps a more relaxed, mixed and year-round bar scene, and Punda Coast on the south coast is the island's daytime beach-club party.
The cultural calendar is busy in summer. The Paros Park Festival has run open-air concerts, theatre and dance on the Ai-Yannis Detis peninsula near Naoussa every year since 2009, and the Archilochos cultural society in Parikia, founded in 1976, runs film and music festivals. Village feasts punctuate August - Naoussa re-enacts a 1537 pirate raid by Barbarossa's fleet on 23 August with a staged harbour battle, fireworks and dancing, and the 15 August feast at the Ekatontapyliani church in Parikia draws pilgrims and music alike. Every show is on Mood.
Common questions
Where is the nightlife in Paros?
Paros nightlife centres on Naoussa's Venetian harbour, where bars like Linardo spill onto the cobbles, while Parikia keeps a relaxed year-round scene and Punda Coast runs daytime beach parties. Tonight's events are on Mood.
Is Paros like Mykonos?
Paros is the calmer, more affordable and more authentic alternative to Mykonos - lively harbour bars and relaxed beach clubs rather than megaclubs, often described as 'Mykonos before it blew up'. Current events are on Mood.
What is the Paros Park Festival?
The Paros Park Festival has staged open-air concerts, theatre and dance on the Ai-Yannis Detis peninsula near Naoussa every summer since 2009. Programmes and tickets are listed on Mood.
