15 JULY – 26 AUGUST 2023

SANI FESTIVAL

A momentous musical and cultural affair: over three decades of bringing people together through a shared love of the arts. Stay tuned as we are finalising this year’s programme for what is guaranteed to be an electrifying line-up.

Festivals

Sani Festival

WINNER 2022

World’s Leading Cultural Destination Resort

Named the World’s Leading Cultural Destination Resort at the 2022 World Travel Awards, it’s a year for celebration, as 2022 was also Sani Festival’s 30th anniversary.

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The Spirit of Sani Festival

30 YEARS OF FESTIVAL HISTORY

Every summer, from July to August, Sani Festival proudly brings together Greek and international artists, strengthening the cultural bond between natives and visitors. Rooted in jazz, the first event took place in 1992 over three days. Since then, the programme has diversified and the venues expanded to accommodate a wide programme of music and performing arts, from classical music to modern dance and musical theatre.

SANI FESTIVAL 2022

ANDREA BOCELLI

AT SANI FESTIVAL

Celebrating 30 glorious years of Sani Festival, there was no better way to conclude 2022’s musical celebrations than with a concert from the world’s most beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli in August. Accompanied by Thessaloniki’s State Symphony Orchestra, and the ethereal voices of Athena Andreadis, Cristina Pasaroiu and Aliki Chrysochou, the concert was truly unforgettable and will always be remembered as one of the ultimate highlights of 2022.

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Andrea Bocelli will put his signature on Sani Festival

1992

First Sani Festival took place

400

events

1,800

artists

Location

Sani Hill

Sani Hill becomes a kaleidoscope of colours as night falls: the brilliant orange of the setting sun, the vivid lights of night-time performances, the moonlight beaming down from a starlit sky. Watch as artists perform at heady heights, against the dramatic backdrop of a ruined Byzantine tower and the Aegean Sea.

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Sani Festival on Sani Hill at night time

30th ANNIVERSARY

SANI FESTIVAL 2022

Awarded the World’s Leading Cultural Destination Resort by the World Travel Awards, last summer we celebrated 30 fabulous years of Sani Festival. Chucho Valdes and Paquito D’Rivera filled Sani Hill with their delicious Caribbean rhythm, Jack Savoretti sung his much-loved hits, and Bob Geldof and the Bobkatz rocked out. As for the closing act of the summer and the most hotly anticipated Greek concert of 2022? Andrea Bocelli, the world’s most beloved tenor, who thrilled the audience with his mesmerising voice and truly unforgettable performance.

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