People who live in Chania are always celebrating one thing or another. Festivals and events occur all the time, and are normally accompanied by food and various forms of live entertainment. Visitors and tourist typically enjoy the food at the festivals since most items are cooked on-the-spot and are contain traditional Greek ingredients.

Following are some of the most popular festivals in Chania:

Chania Summer Festival: This festival occurs each year from July through September. The festival includes may live performances (musical, dance, theatrical). Some of the live shows are related to Shakespeare, Cretan dancing, opera, and ballet.

Celebration of the Virgin Mary: This is one of the most important religious festivals that occurs in Chania (as well as the entire country of Greece) each year. The celebration occurs yearly on August 15.

Battle of Chania Celebration: This festival occurs from May 20 through May 30 each year and celebrates the anniversary of this Battle. The festival includes various sports competitions.

Sheep Festival: On April 23 each year, there is a festival that is focused on sheep. Thousands of them are brought to the Village of Assi Gonia and they are honored as well as milked. The people attending the festival can all taste the milk and also partake in the rest of the activities – eating, dancing, and socializing.