Arta, like every other place in Greece, maintains its own traditions and customs, which visitors have the chance to get to know through various events.

In Arta, the women's masquerade is organized during the carnival. It is a parade of masked local women that offer a unique show. The women's carnival is a tradition maintained since the time when the city of Arta was dominated by Venice and is definitely worth watching.

Easter in Arta, as throughout Greece, is a once in a lifetime experience not to be missed. The procession of the Epitaph, the Resurrection of Christ with the following fireworks and of course the Eastern table, will undoubtedly remain deeply etched in the memory of every visitor. On Holy Thursday a big fire is lit in the churchyard of St. Theodora church in Arta, which is said to represent the fires that were lit outside the palace of Pontius Pilate by the disciples of Jesus Christ after his arrest.

Apart from Easter there are many more festivals and celebrations mainly religious, yet full of dancing, singing and feasting. Some of them are:

• March 11, St. Theodora in Arta (patron)
• August 15, in many villages of the region
• End of September, festival with small shops and goods, Arta

In June many events are organized in Arta, to celebrate the anniversary of the city's liberation from the Turks. Also, in the village Kommeno events are organized the week before mid-August, to honor the memory of the people who were executed by the Nazi troops on August 16, 1943, a fact that went down in history as the Massacre of Kommeno.