If you think that Ilia in the summer is only about beaches, it's probably time to discover it... differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the announcement of the program International Festival of Ancient Olympia 2026<\/strong>, it is also the turn of 36th Festival of Ancient Elis<\/strong>, proving that Ilia is evolving into one of the most important summer cultural destinations in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is no coincidence that this year the Ministry of Culture<\/strong> announced 95 cultural activities<\/strong> in archaeological sites and museums throughout Greece, with Ilia having a dynamic presence through two important institutions. From the July 17 to August 28, 2026<\/strong>, the Ancient Theater of Elis<\/strong> is hosting the festival for the 36th year, with the particularly fitting motto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ab"The Festival of our hearts!"\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And looking at the program, we understand why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not aimed only at fans of ancient drama. On the contrary, it is designed so that everyone can find a performance that suits them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Theater, music, comedies, children's performances, free events and the special Full Moon night make up a program worth experiencing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n August 28<\/strong> \u2013 Full Moon Night with piano and voice recital in the atrium of the New Museum of Ilida (free admission). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 17<\/strong> \u2013 Antigone<\/em> of Sophocles<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 25<\/strong> \u2013 Cekme Family<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n July 30<\/strong> \u2013 Pollyanna \u2013 The game of joy<\/em> (children's show)<\/p>\n\n\n\n August 4<\/strong> \u2013 A child counts the stars<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n August 5<\/strong> \u2013 No more coal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n August 21 & 22<\/strong> \u2013 Two-day free events at the Ancient Theater of Elis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n If you plan to visit Andritsaina or Ilia in general this summer, reserve one or two nights to experience the cultural side of the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because Ilia is not just its beaches, rivers and mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is its archaeological sites, its ancient theaters and the summer evenings filled with music, theater and people who share the same experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps this will ultimately be the most beautiful memory you will take with you when you leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3672,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-3621","new","type-new","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andritsaina.site\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/new\/3621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andritsaina.site\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/new"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andritsaina.site\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/new"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andritsaina.site\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andritsaina.site\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The 36th Festival of Ancient Elis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Some of the events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Our proposal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n