Bateleur Festival (Elounda, Greece) 2026

Bateleur Festival takes place from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October 2026 at Elounda Bay Palace, a five star resort on the north east coast of Crete, Greece. The dates and the venue come from the festival’s own website and FAQ: four days and three nights in which the whole hotel becomes the festival site, with DJ sets and live music by the pools and the sea, parties into the night and a daytime programme of wellness workshops. It returns to the same resort after its 2025 edition, and the organisers keep it deliberately small, at around 500 guests.

The music leans towards house in its deeper and more soulful forms. The first names announced for 2026 are led by the New York producer Dennis Ferrer, with Miguelle & Tons, BONTAN, Omri., Rafael, CJ Jeff, Niv Yefet, Hard To Tell, Bonafique, N.O.Y, Mentesh, Itayga, Sik Sem, Nevos, Jonatao, Toni B, Yarin Segev, Smajj, Miss Albi, Alickiko and Danan. Between the sets there are more than a dozen workshops open to every level: yoga, Pilates, an ice bath session with breathwork, sound healing with Tibetan bowls, a chakra meditation, a Kundalini dance journey, a voice workshop, a men’s circle, partner dance, practical Buddhism, stand up paddleboarding and a motorboat cruise.

Bateleur is sold as a package rather than a ticket. Each package covers a direct flight with 20 kg of checked baggage, transfers to and from the hotel, three nights with daily breakfast and full access to the parties and workshops. Prices on the official packages page are per person in Israeli shekels and depend on the room, from shared sea view suites to villas with a private pool; the lowest listed rate is ₪6,615 per person for four guests in a deluxe suite. Registration goes through the Packages page and each request is approved by the production before a payment link is sent. The minimum age is 24, and Crete in late October usually sits between 18°C and 26°C.

Bateleur is one of the nine trips in our guide to destination festivals worth travelling for. If you want another Cretan weekend, Eternal Sun returns to Sougia in September 2027, and the full music festival calendar lists more dates in Greece and across Europe.