The creative team behind Techno Yoga Greece invites us to redefine our relationship with wellness and entertainment. Through a contemporary and dynamic approach, the event combines the power of music with the practice of yoga, creating a unique experience that connects body and mind. Featuring yoga sessions accompanied by energetic DJ sets and an immersive
The Street Outdoors crew, the team behind some of the most influential open-air parties of the last decade, reclaim Eleftherias Park as the ultimate meeting point for the city’s vibrant, extroverted soul. Stripping away the "closed club" mentality, the music here breathes freely under the trees, in a setting that perfectly fuses raw urban energy
This activity is only available in Greek. "GREEN ATHENS | National Garden – Metropolitan Green," in collaboration with the This is Athens City Festival, invites you for the 2nd consecutive year to a unique wellness escape in the capital's most enchanting ecosystem. Under the guidance of Nicki Petroulaki and a team of acclaimed professionals, the
Cooling Havens, an innovative European project of the City of Athens, invites you to an immersive walk through Metaxourgio Square, 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
The iconic archaeological site of the Roman Agora of Athens opens its gates to welcome acclaimed composer Dimitris Papadimitriou. In one of his rare appearances in Greece, the composer himself conducts an eleven-member orchestra, presenting timeless works that have earned the love and admiration of audiences over the years. The programme includes beloved songs from
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
Midnight Express is the brainchild of film critic Akis Kapranos who, inspired by nostalgia for the magical midnight screenings at Alphaville and Cine Dexamenis, set out to revive them. It is a cinematic journey for older audiences to reminisce, for younger ones to share the experience, and for everyone to celebrate a common passion: the
Once upon a time, and a long while ago… Join us on a journey through the neighbourhoods of the world, carried by music and storytelling. Two musicians and a storyteller climb onto their magical carpet and take us from Mexico to China, and from the frozen North to the scorching desert, alongside love-struck princes and
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 This is Athens City Festival is serving up a back-to-back cultural double bill at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST). One booking gets you into two consecutive guided tours, exploring the legacies of two Greek artists who put their personal seal on modernist art. 17:00 | Jani Christou: Enantiodromia Curator Kostis Zouliatis introduces
Parko Eleftherias is being transformed into a sprawling open-air hub of energy and well-being for this year’s This is Athens City Festival. At Fitness Sessions, movement is a celebration; here, exercise isn't about competition—it’s about self-care, community, and recharging your batteries right in the heart of the city. Set within one of Athens’ most refreshing
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
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