A metaphorical "earthquake" took place at the auxiliary Central Square of Poros on Kefalonia on the evening of Saturday, July 18, 2026, thanks to the massive turnout, the enthusiastic dancing, and the high spirits of everyone present at the big "Sardine Festival"!
The star of this unique celebration and merrymaking was the Cretan musician Lefteris Mathioudakis, who set the pulse with his lyra, his singing, and his clever, uplifting, and humorous mantinades (traditional Cretan rhyming couplets)!
The main target of Lefteris Mathioudakis’s mantinades was the highly active and successful President of the Cultural Association of Poros Kefalonia “O Pronisos,” Aspasia Seriatou. Together with the A.O. Iraklis Pronnon (which is restarting its sports activities after 5 years), she co-organized the annual “Sardine Festival” in our Poros with flawless success!
Alongside Lefteris Mathioudakis, the wonderful artists Manousos Kostogiannis (laouto) and Anestis Nerantzakis (keyboards) took the crowd on a journey with Cretan, island, and popular Greek songs.
Among the many attendees at the “Sardine Festival” in our Poros were: the President of Poros Kefalonia Odysseas Galiatsatos, the President of DIAD.EY.A.D.K. Argyris Gavrielatos, the President of the Commercial & Professional Association E.E.T.V.A. Atros Lefteris Stellatos, the well-known Greek journalist Andreas Konstantatos, the Greek-American journalist Dimitris Karapanos, the active expatriate and former President of the Kefalonians of Canada Association Apostolos Angourias, and the Director of the Poros Municipal School Dimitrios Ververis!
It should be noted that it wasn’t just the festival venue that was packed with people (both Greeks and tourists), but also the surrounding shops on the Central Square of Poros, Kefalonia!
Finally, special mention must be made of the crowd that attended the “Sardine Festival” in Poros, the generous sponsors (Spyros Katsouris and Dionysis Rassias), as well as the tireless volunteers of the association who were there from the previous evening to clean the delicious sardines and served everyone with a smile until the early morning hours!
Spyros Kagkadis
Please watch the relevant video here:
https://youtu.be/DuQlvuQU_rA?feature=shared







































































