We cannot wait to shine with you in CLEVELAND!

Whether you love enjoying Cretan music or you love dancing, the 2023 PAA National Convention is the only place you will want to be on June 30, 2023! In only six days, you will watch your life transform as you gather with other Cretans in Cleveland, Ohio, to celebrate our Cretan heritage all day and night!  In our Cretan communities, we know the importance of celebrating our heritage through our music. The music sets the κέφι for the event by filling our souls with aliveness and vibrancy, the παρέα makes it memorable through meeting new and old faces, and the food and τσικουδιά make it a well-rounded party that your heart won’t want to miss! 

THE CONVENTION MAIN EVENTS SCHEDULE

Each event listed below is dedicated to joining you with Cretans from across the world so you can shine together! There will be food, dancing, φιλοξενία, and παρέα every day. Daily festivities feature performances from our Cretan musicians as they set the stage each night to shine! The evenings will end at our Cretan house with more music, food, τσικουδιά and παρέα.

Friday 6/30/2023
REGISTRATION
Friday 6/30/2023
Friday 6/30/2023
PRE - PYA ACTIVITY
Friday 6/30/2023
Friday 6/30/2023
WELCOME NIGHT
Friday 6/30/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
REGISTRATION - CLOSES AT START OF PAA MEETING
Saturday 7/1/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
OPENING CEREMONIES
Saturday 7/1/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
PAA MEETING
Saturday 7/1/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
PRE - PYA ACTIVITY
Saturday 7/1/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
PARK AND BEACH DAY (OPEN TO FAMILIES, PAA, AND PYA)
Saturday 7/1/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
GOODTIME III CRUISE AND LUNCH (PAA)
Saturday 7/1/2023
Saturday 7/1/2023
CRETAN NIGHT
Saturday 7/1/2023
Sunday 7/2/2023
CHURCH
Location: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
(2187 W 14 St, Cleveland, OH, 44113, United States)
Sunday 7/2/2023
Sunday 7/2/2023
PYA MEETING
Sunday 7/2/2023
Sunday 7/2/2023
PAA MEETING
Sunday 7/2/2023
Sunday 7/2/2023
MUSEUM DAY TIME EXCURSION (OPEN TO FAMILIES, PAA, PYA)
Sunday 7/2/2023
Sunday 7/2/2023
WOMEN'S / CULTURAL NIGHT
Sunday 7/2/2023
Sunday 7/2/2023
PYA / YOUTH CLUB NIGHT
Sunday 7/2/2023
Monday 7/3/2023
PAA MEETINGS
Monday 7/3/2023
Monday 7/3/2023
DANCE WORKSHOP WITH VIGLATORES
Monday 7/3/2023
Monday 7/3/2023
PRE - PYA ACTIVITY
Monday 7/3/2023
Monday 7/3/2023
GENEVA WINERY TOUR (PAA)
Monday 7/3/2023
Monday 7/3/2023
CRETAN ALUMNI NETWORK EVENT
Monday 7/3/2023
Monday 7/3/2023
GRAND BALL
Monday 7/3/2023
Tuesday 7/4/2023
CRETAN PICNIC
Tuesday 7/4/2023
Tuesday 7/4/2023
WATCH FIREWORKS IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND
Tuesday 7/4/2023
Wednesday 7/5/2023
CLOSING CEREMONIES
Wednesday 7/5/2023
Wednesday 7/5/2023
OHIO CITY WALKING AND FOOD TOUR (PAA, PYA, FAMILIES)
Wednesday 7/5/2023
Wednesday 7/5/2023
PRE - PYA ACTIVITY
Wednesday 7/5/2023
Wednesday 7/5/2023
FAREWELL NIGHT
Wednesday 7/5/2023

Whether you love enjoying Cretan music or you love dancing, the 2023 PAA National Convention is the only place you will want to be on June 30, 2023! In only six days, you will watch your life transform as you gather with other Cretans in Cleveland, Ohio, to celebrate our Cretan heritage all day and night!

In our Cretan communities, we know the importance of celebrating our heritage through our music. The music sets the κέφι for the event by filling our souls with aliveness and vibrancy, the παρέα makes it memorable through meeting new and old faces, and the food and τσικουδιά make it a well-rounded party that your heart won’t want to miss! The musicians decision was only made possible by hearing our full PYA and PAA memberships’ voices across the nation. 

Ένα τεράστιο ευχαριστώ to our selection committee, which included members from our PYA and PAA from across the nation, for voting Kostas Nodarakis together with Vasilis Stavrakakis, Dimitris Sygletos, and Antonis Stavrakakis as the 2023 PAA Convention musicians! Our musicians are dynamic. They will entertain a Cretan and Greek crowd for hours. Their technical instrumental skill set paired with their vocals and μαντινάδες are sure to nourish your soul!

We cannot wait to shine with you in CLEVELAND!

Kostas Nodarakis

Κώστας Νοδαράκης

Dimitris Sygletos

Δημήτρης Συγλέτος

Vasilis Stavrakakis

Βασίλης Σταυρακάκης

Antonis Stavrakakis

Αντώνης Σταυρακάκης