Party Island Zante • Guide
Zante nights, explained: start times, dress codes and what's included
In summer 2026 a Zante party day ran in three acts: a beach club or a boat in the afternoon, dinner, then a club night later in the evening. Seven of the eight weekly club nights in our listings included a drink, and four set a dress code: all white on Tuesdays and dress to impress on Fridays at Club Barrage, Italian elegance on Wednesdays at Gatsby and dress to impress on Saturdays at AURA.
- Our afternoon parties (2026)
- Tue 17:00–21:00 · Thu from 18:00 · Sat 17:30–21:00
- Club nights start
- 23:00 Papi Chulo · 00:00 Club Barrage (Fri, Sun) and Favelas
- Boat days (2026)
- Wed Mamma Mia! · Fri & Sat pirate ship
- Drink included
- 7 of 8 weekly club nights (2026)
- Dress codes
- All white Tue · Italian elegance Wed · Dress to impress Fri and Sat
Beach party at five, club after dark: in 2026 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday let you do both on the same day.
Pack one all-white outfit and one smart one for Club Barrage's Tuesday and Friday.
Each ticket is for its own date: book the nights you want before you fly.
A party day in Zakynthos (Zante) has a simple shape: sun and music in the afternoon, a break to change, then a club after dark. Once you know the timings, every day plans itself. This page explains how the 2026 nights in our listings worked, from the earliest beach party at 17:00 to the club nights that opened at midnight, using the times, dress codes and inclusions published on the official listings.
The shape of a party day
Zante's party day runs in three acts. In the afternoon you are at a beach club on Laganas beach or on a boat around the island. Around sunset you head back, eat and change. Then the clubs open: on the Laganas strip, or on the road from Zante Town towards Vasilikos, where Gatsby Live Theater and Club Barrage sit on the Argassi side.
The beach afternoons in our 2026 listings were Italian parties. Beach Party – La Festa Italiana ran at Infinity Beach Club on Tuesdays from 17:00 to 21:00. The Paradiso Sunset Party ran at El Paradiso Beach Club from 18:00 on Thursdays. Champagne Spray Italiano took Pure Zante on Saturdays from 17:30 to 21:00. After each one came dinner and a club.
After dark, Papi Chulo opened Sizzle Club at 23:00 on Thursdays. Club Barrage started its Friday and Sunday nights at midnight, and Favelas at Garrison Club opened at midnight. The other nights did not publish one clear start time, so check each night's official ticket page.
Beach and club, same day
In our 2026 listings, Tuesday, Thursday and four Saturdays each had a beach or pool party in the afternoon or early evening and a club night later.
Afternoons: beach clubs and boats
The three beach afternoons each had their own mood. On Tuesdays, Infinity Beach Club turned into an Italian party on the sand, with summer hits, spritz and mojitos as the sun went down. On Thursdays, El Paradiso Beach Club paired palms, a pool facing the sea and deep house and chill sets, with one drink included in the ticket. On Saturdays, Pure Zante hosted the Champagne Spray: between 19:30 and 20:00 every guest got a bottle for one big show, all at the same moment.
Two boats in our listings filled the days. On Wednesdays the Mamma Mia! boat trip left the port of Laganas in the afternoon to look for Caretta caretta turtles, stop at Marathonisi, swim at Mizithres and finish with a photo stop at the Keri caves: four stops and two swims in one afternoon. On Fridays and Saturdays the pirate ship boat party sailed for a photo stop at Navagio (Shipwreck Beach), a swim in the Blue Caves and an open bar on the way back. Both boats' boarding times were confirmed on the island, and the Mamma Mia! programme could change with the weather.
Parties mentioned
Season 2026Mamma Mia!
Club nights: who started when
In our 2026 listings, Club Barrage, on the Zakynthos–Vasilikos road, had three nights a week: Tuesday's Martedì Bianco, Friday's Elegant Party from 00:00 and Sunday's Latin Party from 00:00, using both its indoor floor and its open-air garden. Gatsby Live Theater, on the same road with an Argassi address, hosted Italiano Night on Wednesdays and four Sunday nights with Italian headliners.
In Laganas, Sizzle Club had Little Italy on Tuesdays and Papi Chulo from 23:00 on Thursdays. Garrison Club, on the main strip, ran Favelas from midnight. AURA, on Laganas Street, was home to Dolce Vita on Saturday nights.
A simple plan works every night: be at the door close to the published start time. You get the drink that comes with your ticket, the whole set and an easy evening with no rushing between afternoon and night.
Brazilian night on the strip
Favelas at Garrison Club, on the Laganas strip, opened at midnight in 2026: baile funk, samba and Latin hits.
Dress codes
Four of the 2026 nights in our listings asked you to dress for the occasion. Martedì Bianco at Club Barrage was total white, and the white crowd was the whole point of the night. Elegant Party, also at Club Barrage, was dress to impress, from the main room to the garden. Italiano Night at Gatsby Live Theater asked for Italian elegance, and AURA's own Dolce Vita page asked Saturday guests to dress to impress.
The beach afternoons published no dress code, and on the boats you want swimwear for the swim stops. So the packing list is short: one all-white outfit, one smart outfit, beachwear and comfortable shoes for the strip.
Parties mentioned
What a ticket included
Seven of the eight weekly club nights came with a drink in 2026: Martedì Bianco, Elegant Party and Latin Party at Club Barrage, Little Italy and Papi Chulo at Sizzle Club, Dolce Vita at AURA and Italiano Night at Gatsby Live Theater. The Paradiso Sunset Party included one drink as well.
On the water, the pirate ship had an open bar on the way back to port, and the Mamma Mia! trip included its four stops and two swims. At Champagne Spray Italiano the ticket came with your bottle for the show. When a party is on sale, its event page shows the price.
Buying tickets
You buy online on GetYourTickets, the official seller for these nights. Each ticket is for its own date, so booking before you fly is the simple move.
The nights we list appear in Events and in the calendar, each with its date and official ticket link.
A Tuesday, step by step
Here is how a full Tuesday looked in August 2026. At 17:00 you are on the sand at Infinity Beach Club for Beach Party – La Festa Italiana. At 21:00 the beach party ends and you go back to change and eat. Later you choose: Little Italy at Sizzle Club in Laganas, or Martedì Bianco at Club Barrage, all in white, about 8.6 km away by road.
If you pick Club Barrage, book the ride before you go out; the transport page explains taxis and buses between Laganas, Argassi and Zante Town.
Parties mentioned
What to wear to Zante parties: white nights, dress codes and beach afternoons
Total white on Tuesday, Italian elegance on Wednesday, dress to impress on Friday and Saturday: the 2026 dress codes, and a packing list for 2027.
Frequently asked questions
What time do clubs in Zante open?
In 2026 the club nights in our listings with a published start time opened between 23:00 and midnight: Papi Chulo at Sizzle Club from 23:00, Elegant Party and Latin Party at Club Barrage at 00:00, and Favelas at Garrison Club from 00:00. The beach parties ran earlier, starting at 17:00, 17:30 or 18:00.
Do Zante clubs have a dress code?
Four of the 2026 nights in our listings had one: total white at Martedì Bianco and dress to impress at Elegant Party, both at Club Barrage, Italian elegance at Italiano Night at Gatsby Live Theater and dress to impress at Dolce Vita, on AURA's own page. The beach afternoons published none.
Are drinks included in the ticket?
On most club nights, yes. In 2026 a drink came with Martedì Bianco, Elegant Party, Latin Party, Little Italy, Papi Chulo, Dolce Vita and Italiano Night, and with the Paradiso Sunset Party. The pirate ship had an open bar on the way back.
Can I go to a beach party and then a club on the same day?
Yes. In our 2026 listings, Tuesday, Thursday and four Saturdays each had an afternoon party followed by club nights: Little Italy or Martedì Bianco on Tuesday, Papi Chulo on Thursday and Dolce Vita on Saturday.