Some of the popular cocktail bars and party venues on Mykonos, from top left: Skandinavian Bar; Semeli Bar; Cavo Paradiso; Negrita; Void club; The Garden of Mykonos; 54 cocktail lounge and sunset bar; JackieO’ Town Bar; 180 Sunset Bar; Lio Mykonos cabaret; Queen of Mykonos.

 

— Updated on May 25 —

 

What’s open:  After two years of Covid lockdowns and restrictions, fun seekers from around the world will be flocking to Mykonos in 2022 to chill, dance and party — and put the pandemic behind them.

Although summer is still months away, the infamous Mykonos party scene is already warming up.

Island residents have been getting into the party mood all this month (March), starting with DJ and live music events during the Carnival weekend of March 4 to 6, and really revving up during the March 24 to 27 holiday weekend celebrating Greece’s Independence Day.

Promenade, Paloma, Mosaic, Velanos, El Burro, Wild Cafe-Bar and Vegera have been among the party hotspots during winter and early spring, hosting weekend bashes with DJs and live music entertainment. Cosi Bar and La Barran followed suit the last weekend in March.

 

 

With tourists arriving on the island much earlier than in pre-pandemic travel years, other Mykonos bars, lounges and nightclubs have begun announcing their opening dates,  also much sooner than usual. 180 Sunset Bar,  JackieO’ Town Bar, Semeli, Bao’s, Rhapsody, Lola, Galleraki, 54, Chill Out Lounge and Astra nightclub all will be opening in April, followed in May by JackieO’ Yacht Club, Lio and Cavo Paradiso (which has already revealed the DJ lineups for its three opening week parties in May, as well as the dates for international DJ appearances in July and August — as you’ll see by scrolling through this post). Sanctus club will open June 1. 

In this post, we’ll spotlight the cocktail and nightlife spots that have already opened, along with places that have indicated when they will be launching their seasons.

We’re expecting more opening day announcements to come soon, so check back for updates — we will add other bars and clubs once they reveal their plans.

For opening date information for bars and clubs located at beaches, see our separate blog post Mykonos beach club openings in 2022.

 

Bars and party spots open since winter and early spring

 

Mosaic restaurant and bar, situated next to Manto Square on the Mykonos Town harbourfront, is open all year and has been hosting parties and special events throughout the winter and early spring. On April 28, it announced on its social media pages that DJ Karr will be playing nightly sets from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m.

 

Velanos restaurant was a new arrival on Mykonos during the 2021 season. It has stayed open throughout the winter and has hosted numerous parties and special events, including a weekly Sunday Greek Vibes party. It will be holding its last party of the winter on April 10.

 

Paloma Bar on Kouzi Georgouli Street was open Friday and Saturday nights during winter, and for the summer season will be opening every day from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m., starting on April 21

 

Petrino Cafe Bar, located in the Klouvas area, opened in January has hosted regular karaoke nights and parties through the winter

 

During winter,  El Burro Mykonos cafe / bar / restaurant has been open Tuesday through Sundays from 6 to 11 p.m., and has hosted occasional weekend party events with DJ entertainment 

 

Lovemeze restaurant has kept its doors open throughout the off-season, and has hosted regular events featuring live Greek music entertainment

 

Since March 1, the Mykonos Brewing Company taproom has been open for tours and tastings of its locally-brewed Mikonu craft beers. Located in the Argyraina area (on the road from Mykonos Town to Ano Mera), the taproom is open Mondays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Promenade restaurant and bar, located on the Mykonos Town harbourfront promenade, opened March 4 and has been hosting regular parties with DJs plus special live performances by popular Greek singers and entertainers including Tilemachos Zeis

 

Vegera restaurant and bar, located on the Mykonos Town harbour promenade, opened on March 4 and has been hosting weekend parties with live DJ music entertainment

 

 

 

 

Cosi Bar opened during the the March 25 to 27 Greek Independence Day holiday weekend. It’s located on Ματθαίου Ανδρόνικου street in the Matogianni shopping and restaurant district. 

 

 

During winter, Toro loco my bar myconos on K. Georgouli Street in Mykonos Town has been open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights starting at 8 p.m.

 

Wild Cafe Bar in Ano Mera was open through the winter, hosting special DJ and live music party events on weekends

 

 

April openings and events

 

April 1 was opening day for Blu Blu Lounge, Cafe and Sports Bar, located above the Old Port at Mykonos Town

 

Sea- and sunset-view Chill Out Lounge Cafe Bar in Mykonos Town started its 2022 season on April 1. 

 

Galleraki bar, located on the Little Venice seafront of Mykonos Town, started its 33rd season on April 2

 

 

Every Sunday afternoon, Rizes Folklore Farmstead will present live music entertainment featuring John Grymplas and Babis Amoiridis

 

April 12 is opening day for the most popular spot on Mykonos for evening cocktails — 180 Sunset Bar. 

 

Thursday April 14 was opening day for Scarpa Bar on the Little Venice seafront of Mykonos Town

 

April 15 was opening day for Nosostros Lounge & Restaurant at Agios Stefanos beach

 

JackieO’ Bar returns on Friday April 15. It’s located on the Mykonos Town seafront, just around the corner from the Mykonos Town Hall.

 

Take-away cocktail bar TYCO Mykonos (Take Your Cocktail Out) returns for its third season on April 15

 

April 15 is opening day for Semeli Bar on the Little Venice seafront 

 

Resident DJ Alexandros Vasilekas will be on the decks for the grand opening night at Rhapsody Bar in Mykonos Town on April 15

 

A favourite cocktail bar destination for regular Mykonos visitors, friendly Lola Bar in Mykonos Town starts its season on April 15

 

April 15 is opening night for Astra nightclub

 

La Barran starts its summer season on Friday April 15. The bar is located on Enoplon Dinameon street in Mykonos Town.

 

 

Saturday April 16 is opening day for Bao’s Cocktail Bar on the Little Venice seafront strip at Mykonos Town

 

April 19 is opening day for 54 Cocktail Lounge at The TownHouse boutique hotel overlooking Manto Square in Mykonos Town.  The bar will be celebrating the start of its 2022 season with music by DJ George Charalampidis and a live performance by singer Kelly Kaltsi.

 

April 20 is opening day for Parthenis Cafe, an outdoor summer lounge at the Parthenis fashion boutique at Alefkandra Square in Mykonos Town. It’s a casually-elegant spot to enjoy cocktails or wine with snacks, light meals, and an eclectic DJ playlist to suit the day’s mood.

 

Alley Cocktail Bar on Mitropoleos Street opens on April 20

 

 

Queen of Mykonos, the island’s most famous street bar, returns on April 21 

 

Bonbonniere Mykonos nightclub holds its Easter Season Opening Party on Thursday April 21

 

 

April 23 is opening day for Negrita Bar, on the Little Venice seafront of Mykonos Town

 

 

Paraga Cafe at Paraga beach has announced it will start its season on April 29

 

 

Starting April 28, DJ Karr will be playing nightly sets at Mosaic from 10 p.m. til 3 a.m.

 

 

 

May openings and events

 

DJ Diass will be playing at two Mykonos venues — Noema restaurant and bar in Mykonos Town, and Scorpios beach club at Paraga — during May.

 

May 1 is opening day for Agrari Beach Bar at Agrari beach

 

Skandinavian Bar holds its opening party on Thursday May 5

 

Noema restaurant and bar in Mykonos Town will be celebrating its 2022 season opening on May 6, with live music entertainment by Valeron and a DJ set by Diass.

 

Electronic music group Omar Dahl will be playing three shows in Mykonos in May — two at Nōema restaurant (May 25 & 26) and one at Scorpios beach club (May 27). 

 

A new arrival last year, JackieO’ Yacht Club returns for its second season on May 13. It’s situated right next door to JackieO’ Bar on the Mykonos Town seafront.

 

Saturday May 14 is opening night for Cavo Paradiso, the most famous party club on Mykonos. It’s located atop the cliffs at the far left side of Paradise beach.

 

Cavo Paradiso holds its 2022 opening party on Saturday May 14 with DJs AnXid, Ioanas Feenstra  and Heavy G on the decks

 

May 21 is season opening day MYK Boat Club, which holds 5-hour sunset boat parties with DJs, an open bar and secret swim stops.  See the MYK Boat Club website for full details and booking information.

 

DJs Terry and MaPet will play for the second party of the 2022 season at Cavo Paradiso — on Saturday May 21

 

This is the schedule of music entertainment at Scorpios from May 23 to 29

 

On Tuesday May 24, Amazon Mykonos Resort & Spa at Agios Ioannis is holding a sunset party at its Splash Pool Bar

 

Guzel Garden bar and lounge at Agias Kyriakis Square reopens May 25

 

Starting on May 26, Ceresio7 Mykonos will present live entertainment by Duo Violins every Thursday night

 

 

The Lio Mykonos cabaret restaurant and bar  is back for its second season starting Thursday May 26 

 

DJ/Producer Felix Da Housecat will be the special guest for the Lio Mykonos opening party on May 26

 

May 27 is  the season opening of Toy Room Club in Mykonos Town

 

DJs Karr and BRB will be on the decks at Mosaic on May 27

 

DJs Junior Pappa and Freespirit will be playing for Cavo Paradiso’s third party of 2022 — on Saturday May 28

 

It has been open since May 22, but Adelon Cocktail and Sunset Bar will hold its grand opening for the season on Saturday May 28.  You’ll find it in the Dexamenes area, just off the peripheral road above Mykonos Town. The bar opens daily at 6 p.m.

 

Aroma Bar is hosting a DJ music workshop on Sunday May 29

 

DJs Argie and Mark Code will be playing at Cavo Paradiso on Tuesday May 31

 

 

 

June openings and events

 

June 1 is the anticipated opening night for Tabu Mykonos, a new concept nightclub that will offer guests “a different kind of ambience inspired by Japanese culture.” A summer project of the Tabu London club in Mayfair, it will be located on the Mykonos Town harbourside restaurant strip, at Promenade (which last year hosted a nightclub called Shiba).  Tabu Mykonos is scheduled to open on June 1.

 

June 1 is opening night for Sanctus club in Mykonos Town

 

This is the lineup of DJ acts that will be performing at Sanctus during June

 

DJs Heavy G and Marianna appear at Cavo on June 2

 

DJs G. Siras and MaPet will be on the decks at Cavo Paradiso on Saturday June 4

 

Moni nightclub at Agia Moni Square in Mykonos Town will be opening on the first weekend of June

 

 

On Tuesday June 7, DJs Ionas Feenstra and AnXid bring their FUSED show to Cavo Paradiso

 

DJs Freespirit and Terry play at Cavo on June 9

 

DJ Liva K will be playing at Void club on June 10 — his first of six appearances there during the month of June

 

Junior Pappa and Agent Greg are the featured DJ acts appearing at Cavo Paradiso on Saturday June 11

 

On June 14, DJs Argie and Heavy G will play for the Full Moon Party at Cavo Paradiso

 

 

MaPet and Mark Code are the featured DJs at Cavo on June 16

 

DJs Freespirit and Argie play at Cavo Paradiso on June 17

 

FUSED (Djs Ionas Feenstra and AnXid) perform at Cavo on June 18

 

DJs Terry and Antony PL take over the decks at Cavo on June 19

 

Heavy G and Marianna take over the decks at Cavo Paradiso on Monday June 20

 

Cavo Paradiso presents DJs Argie & Terry on June 21

 

DJs CJ Jeff and Freespirit perform at Cavo on June 22

 

Ace2Ace is the headline act at Cavo on June 23

 

Manolaco and Eliios are the headline acts at Cavo on June 24

 

 

DJs G Siras and MaPet play at Cavo on June 25

 

Reign of Time and Salin are the headline DJ acts performing at Cavo Paradiso on Sunday June 26

 

Agent Greg and Junior Rush are the featured DJs at Cavo Paradiso on June 27

 

Cavo presents FUSED (DJs Ionas Feenstra and AnXid) on June 28

 

Audiofly will play at Destino Pacha Mykonos on Tuesday June 28 and again on Thursday August 25

 

Ace2Ace returns for another show at Cavo on June 29

 

Destino Pacha Mykonos presents DJ Ameme on Thursday June 30

 

On June 30, Cavo Paradiso presents DJs Dino MFU and Antonis Dimitriadis

 

 

 

July events

 

This is the lineup of DJ acts that will be playing at Sanctus club in July

 

DJ Mochakk will be performing at Destino Pacha Mykonos three times this summer — on July 14 and 21, and on August 23

 

Destino Pacha Mykonos presents Bâzâr by Sasson on July 20 and August 9

 

Benny Benassi plays Cavo Paradiso on Friday July 1. Rivaz also will perform at this event.

 

Will Sparks is the headline act playing at Cavo on July 4

 

DJ Miss Monique from Ukraine will be the headline act at Cavo Paradiso on Tuesday July 5

 

MaRLo is the feature act at Cavo Paradiso on July 6

 

Vintage Culture is the headline act at Cavo Paradiso on Thursday July 7

 

Purple Disco Machine is the headline act at Cavo Paradiso on Saturday July 9

 

Meduza is the featured act at Cavo Paradiso on Sunday July 10

 

Mamacita will be playing at Cavo on Monday July 11 and will be returning for another gig on Monday August 22

 

 

Mathame perform at Cavo on July 12

 

Boris Brejcha will perform at Cavo Paradiso on Thursday July 14. Ann Clue also will be playing for this event.

 

ACRAZE performs at Cavo Paradiso on Saturday July 16

 

Alesso is feature act at Cavo on Sunday July 17

 

On Monday July 18, ARTBAT make their first of four summer appearances at Cavo Paradiso. Also in the DJ lineup that night is Patrice Bäumel.

 

On Tuesday July 19, Afrojack makes his first of two appearances this summer at Cavo Paradiso. He’ll play the club again on August 5.

 

 

 

Nina Kraviz will be the headline act at Cavo on Wednesday July 20

 

Camelphat plays at Cavo Paradiso on Saturday July 23

 

Alesso plays his second gig of the month at Cavo Paradiso on Monday July 25

 

ARTBAT make their second headline appearance of the summer at Cavo Paradiso on Friday July 29. Also in the DJ lineup for this event are Shall Ocin and Dino Lenny.

 

Benny Benassi and Rivaz return to Cavo on Saturday July 30

 

Deborah De Luca takes over the decks at Cavo on July 31

 

 

August events

 

This is Sanctus club’s DJ show schedule for August

 

Robin Schulz performs at Cavo on August 1

 

Claptone will perform at Destino Pacha Mykonos on August 2

 

Afrojack returns to Cavo Paradiso on Friday August 5

 

On Saturday August 65, ARTBAT headlines at Cavo Paradiso for the third time this summer. Also in the DJ lineup for this event are Magdalena and Argy.

 

Charlotte De Witte is headline act at Cavo on August 9

 

On Thursday August 11, Meduza returns to Cavo Paradiso for the second time this summer

 

ARTBAT returns to Cavo Paradiso on Sunday August 14. Colyn also will be playing that night.

 

After a two-year hiatus due to Covid restrictions, the annual XLSIOR Festival returns to Mykonos. The week-long event is set for August 17 to 24 with night and day parties at major venues around the island. Acts and events have not yet been announced.

 

 

 

David Morales returns to Cavo Paradiso on Saturday August 20 for his birthday celebration. Hector Romero also will be on the decks for this event.

 

 

Mamacita makes a second appearance of the summer at Cavo on Monday August 22

 

Vintage Culture makes a repeat appearance at Cavo Paradiso on Tuesday August 23

 

Claptone performs at Cavo on August 26

 

Gioli and Assia are the featured DJ act at Cavo Paradiso on Saturday August 27

 

Korolova is the featured act at Cavo on August 28