Ermou Street will come alive with rhythm, colour and vintage style as Athens marks World Lindy Hop Day. On Tuesday 26 May, from 9 pm to 11 pm, Lindy Hop groups and swing enthusiasts from across the city will gather at 148 Ermou Street for a huge open-air celebration, open to all. Lindy Hop, the
As part of the 2026 Philosophy Festival / European Dialogues organised by the French Institute of Greece, the public spaces of Athens are transformed into an open platform for historical memory and reflection. The This is Athens City Festival hosts the outdoor photography exhibition Look at Ukraine by Oleksandr Glyadyelov. The artist’s powerful photographs, presented
Cooling Havens, an innovative European project of the City of Athens, invites you to an immersive walk through Ano Patisia, in one of Athens’ most vibrant neighbourhoods. Newly created cooling points serve as the starting point for rediscovering our relationship with water, public space, and the urban environment. Exploring traces of the city’s past, contemporary infrastructure and everyday
An abandoned piano, long-silent in a dusty Athenian corner, finds its voice once more. Pianist and performer Melachrinos Velentzas presents Rebirth, blending performance, installation, and collective ritual in some of the city’s most emblematic spaces. Through a musical ceremony, Velentzas resuscitates an instrument that has endured years of stillness. It is a powerful parallel between
A garden of fairy tales! Georgia Chaikali, Marina Dakanali and Ioanna Rigas weave a world made of words, sounds and images. A form of storytelling that is not just speech, but experience—rhythm, breath, glances. Alongside them, music becomes a living presence: voice, percussion and santouri create a vivid sonic landscape that carries the audience away.
The historic Dexameni Square, with its old-school Athenian charm and the cool breeze of Lycabettus lingering in the air, becomes the stage for a major musical takeover headlined by Papazó. Vassilis Papazotos, songwriter, music producer, and medical doctor, brings the vibrant energy and effortless connection that made his viral music videos and unexpected collaborations a
The magic of the big screen comes to the lawns of Eleftherias Park, celebrating some of the finest moments of Greek cinema. For four consecutive nights, the park transforms into a refreshing open-air screening venue, inviting audiences to surrender to the charm of the seventh art. Beneath the Athenian sky, with screenings beginning daily at
Stella Karyda invites us on a soulful journey that balances perfectly between land and sea. With her evocative voice, she leads a programme that weaves together her acclaimed collaborations with masters like Christos Nikolopoulos and Nikos Oikonomidis, alongside the timeless rebetiko and folk anthems of Tsitsanis, Vamvakaris, and Theodorakis. The setlist spans from the modern,
As part of the 2026 Philosophy Festival / European Dialogues organised by the French Institute of Greece, the public spaces of Athens are transformed into an open platform for historical memory and reflection. The This is Athens City Festival hosts the outdoor photography exhibition Look at Ukraine by Oleksandr Glyadyelov. The artist’s powerful photographs, presented
The Τhis is Athens City Festival welcomes Nepenthe, a project that reimagines the dance floor by focusing on atmosphere, detail, and a deep connection to the city's architecture. In Korai Square, one of the most historic corners of the centre, a curated musical "ritual" unfolds, transforming public space into a living, breathing stage. As daylight
The This is Athens City Festival hosts a theatrical performance by the Athens Conservatoire Drama School titled "It’s Story Time" at Drakopoulou Park. Six short narratives, inspired by iconic works of the classical and contemporary repertoire, come to life under the direction of Sofia Paschou and Alexandros Chrysanthopoulos. With storytelling as the ultimate theatrical tool,
As part of the This is Athens City Festival 2026, the Embassies of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Austria in Athens invite the public to a multicultural celebration. Mesologgiou Square will be transformed into a vibrant meeting point of cultures, bringing the traditions, flavours and rhythms of Central Europe to the heart
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