"It is an institution with dynamics that do not easily meet. It is a "platform" on which many events may take place, of a nature constantly changing, which manages every year to serve a variety of thematic fields of culture, to proceed with the look in future, take care and highlights the past and reflect a rich indigenous activity in an area where different social and ethnic groups harmoniously coexist" (Royal Sirakoulis: Carnival of Xanthi - Thracian Folk Festival, Forty years 1966-2005, Municipal Xanthi Development - PAKETHRA, Xanthi 2005).