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Zante graduation trip 2027: how to plan your July week
The trip after your exams, planned with real dates: how July 2026 ran in Zante, night by night, and how to shape your class week for 2027.
Planning the trip after your exams with your class? In summer 2026, the parties in this guide gave Zakynthos, the island Italians call Zante, a party week built around Italian travellers: Italian nights in Laganas and Argassi, two boat days and Sunday nights with Italian artists. Here is how their July 2026 ran, night by night, to help your group pick its week.
Why Zante works for a class trip
The 2026 programme spoke Italian. Little Italy at Sizzle Club was an all-Italian Tuesday in Laganas, and Italiano Night at Gatsby the Italian Wednesday in Argassi. Dolce Vita at AURA was the Italian Saturday of Laganas, and Champagne Spray Italiano at Pure Zante was designed for an Italian crowd. By day, the Mamma Mia! boat trip was made for young Italians on holiday, and the pirate ship sailed with Italian music and the hits of the moment on deck.
Add a beach party on the sand every Tuesday and Italian artists at Gatsby on July Sundays, and a group of friends can fill a whole week without repeating a night.
Parties mentioned
Season 2026Champagne Spray Italiano
Season 2026Mamma Mia!
How July 2026 filled up, week by week
The parties in this guide began on Tuesday 7 July with the Martedì Bianco opening party at Club Barrage. The rest of that first week brought the Mamma Mia! boat on 8 July, Elegant Party on 10 July, and Dolce Vita and the first pirate ship on Saturday 11 July.
From mid-July the afternoons joined in: the Laganas beach party from 14 July, Italiano Night from 15 July, the Paradiso Sunset Party and Papi Chulo from 16 July, Champagne Spray Italiano from 18 July and the first Gatsby headliner, Rondodasosa, on Sunday 19 July. From 14 July to 26 August, every Tuesday to Sunday had at least one of them.
The last series arrived at the end of the month: Favelas from 24 July, the Latin Party and Ludwig at Gatsby on 26 July and Little Italy from 28 July. That made the week starting Monday 27 July the first in this guide with something on every single night.
One July week, night by night
Here is the week of 27 July to 2 August 2026, exactly as it ran. Monday: Favelas, a Brazilian night at Garrison Club on the Laganas strip, from midnight. Tuesday: the beach party at Infinity Beach Club from 17:00 to 21:00, then Little Italy at Sizzle Club or Martedì Bianco at Club Barrage, dressed in white.
Wednesday: the Mamma Mia! boat from the port of Laganas in the afternoon, with a turtle-spotting stop, Marathonisi, a swim at Mizithres and the Keri caves, then Italiano Night at Gatsby. Thursday: the Paradiso Sunset Party from 18:00, then Papi Chulo at Sizzle Club from 23:00. Friday: Elegant Party at Club Barrage, dress to impress.
Saturday: the pirate ship to Shipwreck Beach and the Blue Caves, or Champagne Spray Italiano at Pure Zante from 17:30 to 21:00, then Dolce Vita. Sunday: Guè at Gatsby or the Latin Party at Club Barrage.
Wednesdays and artist Sundays at Gatsby
Gatsby Live Theater, in Argassi, was the Wednesday stage. Italiano Night ran every Wednesday from 15 July to 26 August 2026, with Italian and international hits, a drink included and a dress code of Italian elegance. In July the same stage hosted Rondodasosa on 19 July and Ludwig on 26 July, with Guè following on 2 August. Each artist had a single date, so those Sundays are the ones to book first.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at Sizzle Club
Sizzle Club, on Laganas Road, ran two nights a week. Little Italy, on Tuesdays from 28 July to 25 August 2026, was an all-Italian playlist from start to finish, with entry and a drink. Papi Chulo, on Thursdays from 16 July to 20 August, played reggaeton, hip-hop and trap from 23:00, also with a drink included.
Saturday night: Dolce Vita at AURA
Every Saturday from 11 July to 29 August 2026, Dolce Vita brought the Italian Saturday to AURA, on Laganas Street, with a drink included. It was on from 11 July, the first weekend in this guide, so even an early-July trip catches it.
Tuesday in white at Club Barrage
Martedì Bianco was the longest-running series in this guide, from the opening party on 7 July to the closing party on 8 September 2026. The dress code is total white and the ticket included a drink. Barrage also had Elegant Party on Fridays, with house and reggaeton, so a group staying a week can do both.
Where to base the group
Choose the base by the nights you want most. Laganas puts the strip and the beach clubs within walking distance: Infinity Beach Club to Sizzle Club is about 350 metres on foot. A base in Argassi leaves Gatsby and Club Barrage on your doorstep, about 200 metres apart. From Laganas to Gatsby and Club Barrage it is about 8.6 km by road, so agree a taxi for those nights before you go out.
Your 2027 week starts with your dates
Martedì Bianco opened the 2026 nights in this guide on 7 July, and from 27 July to 9 August all 13 weekly series were on: use that pattern to pick your week. Once your nights are on sale, book the whole group for the same night in a single order.
Frequently asked questions
When does the party season start in Zante?
Among the parties in this guide, 2026 began with Martedì Bianco on Tuesday 7 July and ended with its closing party on 8 September.
Which July week had a party every night?
In 2026, the week starting Monday 27 July was the first in this guide with something every night, from Favelas on Monday to Guè at Gatsby and the Latin Party on Sunday. From 14 July to 26 August, every Tuesday to Sunday had at least one party.
Which parties were made for Italians?
Of the 2026 parties in this guide: Little Italy at Sizzle Club, Italiano Night at Gatsby, Dolce Vita at AURA, Champagne Spray Italiano at Pure Zante, the beach party at Infinity Beach Club, the Mamma Mia! boat trip and the pirate ship boat party.
Laganas or Argassi for a group?
Laganas to have the strip and the beach clubs on foot; Argassi if your week is built around Gatsby and Club Barrage. From the Laganas strip to Gatsby and Club Barrage it is about 8.6 km by road.
When do Zante 2027 tickets go on sale?
The date is not announced yet. In 2026 the first night in this guide was Martedì Bianco at Club Barrage, on 7 July.