The Boules Carnival 28/2 - 11/3

The program of events


The heroic town of Naoussa organizes the events "Naoussa-Carnival 2019" from February 28 to March 11. Carnival events in Naoussa, focusing on the events of the "Boules", are different from other cities that organize carnival events, with a special emphasis on the uniqueness of this custom that takes place only during the Naoussa carnival, thus promoting the tradition, the customs and the culture of the people who support it, preserve it and perpetuate it through the faithful observance.

At the same time, the custom of Clean Monday "KOULOUMA" is a top cultural, tourist and social event for the Municipality of Naoussa. Local professionals as well as the cultural organizations involved in the events contribute to the touristic promotion, as well as to the protection of the folk tradition by highlighting the social dimension of the inhabitants' lives, their customs and culture.

This year's events start with the concert of TONIS SFINOS and his orchestra (TONIS SFINOS & THE PLAYMATES) Tsiknopempti 28/2 at the start of this year's Carnival. The schedule of this year's events is as follows:

28 FEBRUARY
• Naoussa-Kopanou junction, 12:00: "Juggling at the junction", great "gusting" with grilled wine and traditional music
• Karatasou Square at 19:00: Official opening of events "Naoussa-Carnival 2018". Awarding the best project of the contest "Become the Godfather of the Carnival", a musical concert with "TONIS SFINOS" and the band "TONIS SFINOS & THE PLAYMATES". In case of bad weather the concert will take place at the Municipal Theater of Naoussa

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• 4 epochs tavern at 14:00: Lunch with food, plenty of drink, zagne of Vangelis Psathas and his orchestra
• "SPONDI" tavern, at 14:00: Spits and rembetics
• Cafe «BAR ... .RAKI» at 14:30: Live with Giorgos Kamas
• Cafe «LIME», at 15:00: Lunch live with folk music
• Café «SUSPENS» at 21:00: Carnival party
• "SPONDI" tavern at 21:00: Vintage Chichennees with DJ
• Tavern "PESTROFA" at 21:00: Halloween dance with the Pensioners Association of Naoussa
• "SIRIUS" Cafe, at 21:30: Evening with "Rom Royale" (balkan band)
• "GILLAN'S BAR" Cafe, at 22:00: latino rhymes
• "LOFT" Cafe, at 22:00: Masked party with DJ
• NEON café, at 22:00: DJ party

FRIDAY 01 MARCH
PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• Cafe «GILLAN'S BAR», at 22:00: Live Evening «Tryphon Rocks»
• "LOFT" Cafe, at 22:00: "CITSERELLA PARTY" with DJ
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: Cretan music night
• "NEON" Cafe, at 22:00: Live Balkan music "Bucolic Disorder"

SATURDAY, 02 MARCH
• Municipal Theater of Naoussa, at 20:30: Music-performing show "Hand-hand the tradition of Greece". The folklore clubs of Naoussa participate. (Organized by the Black Pontian Club, with the cooperation of the Municipality of Naousa)

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• "PESTROFA" Tavern, at 21:00: Traditional evening with zurnades and bronze
• Tavern "4 Epochs" at 21:30: Cretan music night with his band Kostis Saridakis
• "TRADITIONAL" Tavern, at 22:00: Evening with live music
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: DJ party
• NEON café, at 22:00: DJ party

SUNDAY 03 MARCH
ETHIMOS "BOULES OF THE HEROIC TOWN OF NAUSSA"
• Traditional building of the "Janissaries and Boules" Group, former "Maki" sausage mill, "Batania" area, at 9:00 pm: Bush's dressing and the picking of the teddy bear
• Town hall at 11:00: The pilgrimage - The boules take the permit from the Mayor in turn and follow their defined route to the city
• Alonian Square, at 17:00: Enjoying the face, dancing with the participation of the whole world. We follow the boules in the most moving part of the custom from Alonia to the crooked plane tree where the children and the hippopotamians sing the traditional patinades
• Zafeiraki Street at 12:00: "We are Naousa", a big table with local treats, wine and raki Naoussis and the participation of the "Arapitsa" Group of Environment and Culture (Organization: Friends of the Carnival Club) in front of City Espresso Bar & Tavern "Soura, Soup and Coffee"

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• "FILION" Cafe, at 12:30: All-day Carnival feast with bronze
• "SIRIUS" café, at 13:00: Lunch
• "SPONDI" Tavern, at 14:00: Feast with live traditional music
• Cafe «BAR ... .RAKI», at 14:30: Live with artistic, folk, rembetic music
• Cafe «LIME», at 15:00: Lunch live with folk music
• LOFT Cafe, at 15:00: All day party with DJ
• NEON Cafe, 15:00: Lunch
• "SASSEN" Cafe, 18:00: Feast with live music
• Cafe «GILLAN'S BAR» at 22:00: Live with Giorgos Tasionas
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: DJ party
• Cafe "SOCIAL CAFE FREE" at 22:00: Live with the rock figure "Falseta"

 

MONDAY, 04 MARCH
• The custom "BOUES OF THE HEROIC TOWN OF NAUSSA" in the city without the face
"Karatasou Square", at 17:00: Children's masseuse for all children (Organized by the Municipality of Naoussa).

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• Tavern "PESTROFA" at 18:00: Afternoon feast of the Ladies Club "Child Care"
• "INOMMAGEREMATA" tavern, at 20.00: "The namepoletopataponada with the Dinner" and the Carnival Friends of Naoussa
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: Disco Night

THURSDAY 05 MARCH
PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• Lao People's Market, 19:00: The established patina by Elsa company
• Café "CITY ESPRESSO BAR" at 21:00: Karaoke party "Dress Up Your Song" with Friends of Naoussa Carnival
• "SOURA SOUP & CAFE" Tavern at 21:30: "Soura soup and spoon" with folk, artistic and rembetic music
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: Live with Paschalis

WEDNESDAY 06 MARCH
PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• "4 Epochs" Tavern at 21:00: "International Traditional Culture" Traditions and customs from 6 countries (Greece, USA, Belgium, Israel, Holland, France) unite in a night of dancing and games
• Café «SUSPENS» at 21:00: Carnival party
• Café «LOFT» at 22:00: Live evening with Giorgos Tasionas and Iphigenia Makri
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: Live with the musical "Toursi de Molle"
• NEON Café, at 22:00: Live evening with "Mama Groove"

THURSDAY 07 MARCH
• Cultural Center "Chr. (Visual Arts Workshops), at 08:30: "Creating a Face", educational program for elementary school pupils (Organization: Municipality of Naoussa)
• City Center at 21:00: Big party in all city health stores and open all over the world.

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• "Watermania" Municipal Swimming Pool, 18:00: Masseur Party of the Naumas Swimming Academy
• Café «DARKNESS» at 21:00: "Souravivor" Masks Party
• "SIRIUS" Cafe, at 21:30: "Comic fantasy"
• "GILLAN'S BAR" café, at 22:00: Masked party
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: Masque party
• "LOFT" Cafe, at 22:00: Masked party with DJ
• "NEON" Cafe, at 22:00: Masked party
• Cafe "SOCIAL CAFE FREE" at 22:00: Masque party

FRIDAY 08 MARCH
PARALLEL ACTIONS IN THE CITY
• PC Episkopi, at 18:00: Carnival celebration by the Black Church of Episkopi in the building of the Association
• Street Dim. Vlachos (Prem. Of the Town Hall) at 19:00: "Meeting of tastes" by the Pontian Black Club of Naoussa
• "Chr. Lanaras ", at 20:00: A trip to the streets of the city for the dancers, members and friends of Arapitsa from the headquarters of the club
• 4 EPOXES Tavern at 21:00: Carnival dance of Achilles Athletic Club with Vangelis Psathas Orchestra
• Tavern "PESTROFA" at 21:00: Carnival dance of the Lyceum of Greek women - annex of Naoussa
• Cafe «LIEVE» at 22:00: Greek evening with DJ
• "NEON" café, at 22:00: "Fabulous-the show band" live night with pop, dance, disco

SEPTEMBER 09 MARCH
"A CITY, A FESTIVAL". All-day frantic feast across the city, offering health care stores open and open all over the world.

PARALLEL ACTIONS IN THE CITY
• "CITY ESPRESSO BAR" at 12:00: "Casa de Carnavel", all-day party
• "ALLOU" Cafe, at 12:00: Feast with Vaggelis Psatha's zourna
• "TOUCAN" Cafe, at 12:00: Celebration with the band of Goumenissa
• Cafe «GILLAN'S BAR», at 13:00: Feast with baking and disco music
• "SIRIOS" Cafe, at 13:00: Traditional feast with Dimitris Patha and then with DJ party
• "SPONDI" tavern at 13:00: "Non stop tsipouro" feast with DJ
• LOFT Cafe, at 14:00: All-day party with bronze
• NEON café at 14:00: All-day DJ party
• Café «DARKNESS» at 14:00: Carnival feast with live music
• Cafe «LIME», at 15:00: Lunch live with folk music
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: DJ Party
• Tavern "4 Epochs" at 22:00: Carnival dance of "Pyrsos" with the orchestra of Vaggelis Psathas
• "TRADITIONAL" Tavern, at 22:00: Evening with live music
• PESTROFA tavern, at 22:00: Dances from Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, islands with the orchestra of Nikos Psatha

SUNDAY 10 MARCH
"BOULES OF THE HEROIC TOWN OF NAUSSA" CUSTOM
• Traditional building of the "Janissaries and Boules" Group, former "Maki" sausage mill, "Batania" area, at 9:00 pm: Bush's dressing and the picking of the teddy bear
• Town Hall, 11:00: The pilgrimage. The boys take the permit from the Mayor in turn and follow their defined route to the city
• Alonian Square at 17:00: We are following the bulls in the most moving part of the custom from Alonia to the crooked plane tree, where the children and the steppe escorts sing the traditional patinades
• "The Last Dance of the Day", the culmination of the custom where the little dancers dance the last dance before they leave. Bars with the authentic recipe from 1927 and other dishes from the "DAILY BAKERY"

KARATASOS SQUARE, TIME 13:00: "A TOWN, A DURING, EXPERIENCE OF LIFE" BIG CALENDAR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAOUSSA
Participating: Naoussa Philharmonic Society, folk clubs of Naoussa and carnival groups. After the event, a great carnival feast will be held at Karatasos Square with DJ music all over the world.

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• "Naias" Art Space at 10:00: "Open Doors" for visitors to the Group's Wardrobe to get to know its history and see the traditional costumes of the place with traditional dishes, wine and tsipouro.
• Vas. Philippos Street 11:00 am: A trip to the streets of the city, traditional dances and a feast from the "Pyrsos" Association
• Alexander the Great Street at 13:00: "The Gaitanaki", traditional dances and feast with food and wine from the Greek Lyceum of Naoussa
• 7th Elementary School at 13:00: Traditional feast with Alexis Parcharides from the Pontian Black Club of Naoussa
• "SERIOUS" café, at 13:00: All day party with "Rom Royale" (balkan band) and then with DJ party
• 14:00 Sofroniou Street: Traditional feast with wine and wine from the Vlachon Association of Naoussa
• Cafe «BAR ... .RAKI», at 14:00: Whole-day party
• "LOFT" Cafe at 14:00: "The master of disaster" with bronze & DJ
• NEON café at 14:00: All-day DJ party
• Cafe «LIME», at 15:00: Lunch live with folk music
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: DJ Party
• 4 "Epochs" Tavern at 22:00: Traditional Naoussa feast with zurnades and bronze with the orchestra of Vaggelis Psathas
• "PESTROFA" Tavern, at 22:00: Halloween Night with Nikos Psatha

CLEAN MONDAY, 11 MARCH
The custom "BOULES OF THE HEROIC TOWN OF NAUSSA" in the city without the face

FUTURE DELIVERY FESTIVALS "KOULOUMA"
• Anthemion Municipal District, "Rountina" District of Episkopi, at 10:00: "Koulouma" with bean soup, lagoons, quaint and rich music-dancing program
• Municipality of Irinoupolis, "Rodina" Angelochori, at 10:00: "Koulouma" with bean soup, laganas, daisies and a rich musical-dancing program
• Local Community of Stenimachos at 11:00: "Koulouma" with bean soup, laganas, quaint and rich musical-dancing program. Organization: Cultural Association of Stenimachos
• Local Community of Harisassa at 11:00: "Koulouma" with bean soup, laganas, quaint and rich musical-dancing program.

PARALLEL EVENTS IN THE CITY
• Karatasou Square, 11:00: Feast of Faisalda with gourmet dishes and wine and the participation of the "Yenitari and Boules" group. (Organized by: Friends of the Carnival Club)
• 5th Elementary School, at 12:00: Koulouma from the Municipal Community of Naoussa and the Black Club of Pontion of Naoussa
• "Mougri" building, "Pouliana" area, at 12:00: Traditional feast from the Cultural Society of Naoussa and "Aristotle" Area
• "SPONDI" tavern, at 12:00: Cuckoos with lambs and seafood
• Cafe «SIRIOS», at 13:00: Delicatessen offer of coffee «SIRIOS»
• Tavern "4 Epochs" at 14:00: Traditional feast with quaint mezedes and bronze by the Ralli brothers
• Cafe «BAR ... .RAKI», at 14:00: Traditional feast «... we go traditional»
• "LOFT" Cafe at 15:00: Party with DJ and the participation of the "Janissari and Boules Group"
• "NEON" café, at 15:00: All-day DJ party and the participation of the "Yenitarsi and Boules Group"
• Cafe "LIEVE" at 22:00: Jagermeister party
• Cafe «SOCIAL CAFE FREE» at 16:00: Greek music featuring Ganditi
• "SASSEN" Cafe, 18:00: Feast with live music

VICTORY EVENTS
• Periodical Exhibition Hall "Cultural Center" Chr. Lancaster "(ERA):" Musical Canvas ", Kostas Kaldaras Painting Exhibition (Duration: 02 - 10 March)
• Venizelou Street 7: People Exhibition and Carnival Mask from the Association of People with Disabilities "YFADI" (Duration: 28 February - 11 March)
• "Naias" Art Gallery: Exhibition of visual arts and constructions by the "Lanassa" Association (Duration: 08-10 March)
• Tavern "SOURA-SOUPA AND KAFE": Display on wood of the custom "Bulls of Naoussa" (Duration: February 17 - March 11)


* Also from February 28 to March 11, dozens of events from cafes, bars, taverns, clubs, operators, etc. are organized throughout the city.


INFORMATION: CULTURAL & TOURISM OFFICE OF NAOUSSA
tel .: 23323 50300, culture@naoussa.gr, www.naoussa.gr, www.visitnaoussa.gr

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