The First Bars Are Opening in Zante for Summer 2026 — Lucky's Pub & Infinity Beach Club Lead the Way

The 2026 Zante season is officially here. Lucky's Pub opens its doors tonight on the Laganas Strip, and Infinity Beach Club follows on 1st May — two of the earliest venues to kick off what's shaping up to be the biggest summer the island has ever seen. If you've been refreshing your group chat waiting for confirmation that Zante is awake, this is it.

We're on the ground right now in Laganas, and the energy is building fast. Signage is going up, venues are getting their final lick of paint, and the strip is starting to look like the strip again. Here's everything you need to know about the first bars and venues opening for summer 2026 — and why this season is going to be different.

Lucky's Pub Is Open Tonight — 17th April 2026

Lucky's Pub is officially one of the very first bars on the Laganas Strip to open for the 2026 summer season, throwing open its doors tonight, Thursday 17th April.

If you've been to Zante before, you'll know Lucky's. It's a proper pub-style bar right on the main strip — the kind of place where you start the night with a cold pint, catch a game on the big screens, and ease into the evening before the clubs take over later on. It's familiar, it's reliable, and it's one of those spots that just feels like the start of your holiday the moment you walk in.

The fact that Lucky's is opening this early tells you everything about where the 2026 season is heading. Last year, most bars didn't open until late April or early May. This year, venues are pushing earlier because demand is already there. Flights from the UK are filling up, group bookings are through the roof, and the strip is responding.

For anyone flying out in the next couple of weeks, Lucky's Pub will be your go-to while the rest of the strip wakes up around it. Expect drinks deals, live sport, and that unmistakable first-night-in-Zante buzz that never gets old.

Lucky's won't be on its own for long either. Other fan-favourite Zante bars like Cheeky Tikis, Barcode, Sugar, Frozen Bubbles, Flavors, and Loft will all be following in the coming weeks. By mid-May, the full strip will be firing on all cylinders.

Infinity Beach Club Opens 1st May 2026

Two weeks after Lucky's, one of the island's most iconic beachfront venues reopens. Infinity Beach Club is confirmed to open on Thursday 1st May 2026, and it's bringing serious heat with it this summer.

Infinity Beach Club sits right on Laganas Beach, and if you haven't been before, picture this: sun loungers on the sand, a full bar and food menu, resident DJs from the afternoon onwards, and the Ionian Sea as your backdrop. It's the beach club experience that Zante has become famous for, and it's the venue that bridges the gap between your daytime tan and your nighttime plans.

This year, Infinity Beach Club is also the exclusive home of GRV — a brand-new daytime beach party event that Zante Bible is launching for 2026. GRV is the ultimate beachfront house party, bringing quality DJs, a festival-level sound system, and a crowd that's there for the music as much as the sunshine. It's the daytime event the island's been missing, and it only happens at Infinity.

Infinity Beach Club is also where Zante Bible's physical office is based. If you've booked through us and need to collect tickets, grab a discount wristband, or just want to say hello and get recommendations for the week ahead, you'll find us right there. We've been operating from Infinity since it became our base, and having our team on-site at one of the island's best venues means you're always in the right place at the right time.

Infinity won't be the only beach club in Zante opening around that time. Pure Beach Club — home to both ABODE and Champagne Spray — along with Cherry Bay and Karma Day Club will all be launching for the season shortly after. But Infinity on 1st May is the one to mark in your calendar first.

What Else Is Happening in Zante This Summer?

Lucky's Pub and Infinity Beach Club are just the start. The 2026 events calendar is stacked, and if you're coming to Zante at any point between May and September, you're walking into the busiest season the island has ever put together.

Here's what's confirmed so far. ABODE brings London's biggest house rave to Pure Beach Club with a lineup of international DJs. Nathan Dawe takes over IKON Club for the island's biggest urban and chart night. The Tidal Boat Party sets sail multiple times a week as Zante's most popular boat party. Champagne Spray returns to Pure Beach Club after being voted the best event of both 2024 and 2025 — two thousand people, champagne bottles, and prizes that go beyond anything else on the island. And GW House headlines every Wednesday at IKON with full pyrotechnics and pure tech house from midnight to 3am.

The strip itself is evolving too. Aura Club — formerly Zeros Club — has completed its rebrand with fresh signage already visible on the Laganas Strip, and La Fiesta, a house music brand making its Zante debut at IKON Club, adds another layer to the weekly nightlife schedule.

The clubs in Zante have never had a stronger lineup, and between the strip bars, the beach clubs, the boat parties, and the speedboat tours, there's genuinely something happening every single day and night of your trip.

Lock In Your 2026 Zante Event Package

If you're coming to Zante this summer and want access to all of the above without chasing individual tickets, the Zante Bible 2026 Event Package is the way to do it.

The Standard Package is £119 and the VIP Package is £144. Both include entry to ABODE, Nathan Dawe, Tidal Boat Party, Champagne Spray, and GRV at Infinity Beach Club — every major event on the island wrapped into one booking. You can secure your spot with just a £5 deposit and pay the rest before you fly.

We back it with the Zante Bible Price Guarantee — you won't find these events or this package cheaper anywhere else, or we'll refund the difference. No other operator on the island can say that.

The Season Starts Now

With over 15 years on the ground in Zante, we've seen plenty of seasons come and go. This one feels different. Venues are opening earlier, the events calendar is deeper, the strip is sharper, and the demand from the UK is higher than we've ever seen.

Lucky's Pub tonight. Infinity Beach Club on 1st May. And everything else building behind it.

Whether you're landing next week or not until July, Zante Bible has been here since 2009, and we'll be here every night of the season making sure you don't miss a thing. Book your Event Package, get your flights sorted, and we'll see you on the strip.