Rhodes hosts a multitude of events through the year ranging from concerts to athletic events. During the summer holidays season, from May to October, the Open Theatre Melina Merkouri in the Medieval Moat hosts concerts and theatrical almost every evening.

Some of the most important annual events are:

• Ecofilms: Rodos International Film + Visual Arts Festival
• The Medieval Rose Festival
• RhodesRock Festival in Lindos
• The Aegean Regatta
• Events organized by the International Writers and Translators’ Center of Rhodes