Pepper 96.6 Summer Party brings the sound of the Athenian summer to one of the city’s most charming pedestrian streets. On Saturday 30 May, from 18:00 onwards, Ipitou Street will host a lively open-air celebration, welcoming Athenians and visitors alike for an evening of music, cocktails and free entertainment. At the centre of the event
Coming all the way from Cyprus, the Krama Brass Band arrives at the This is Athens City Festival 2026 with a fresh, subversive musical take that completely redefines tradition. Founded in 2023 by musicians Andreas Theocharous and Nikolas Georgiou, this eight-piece powerhouse, featuring six brass instruments, guitar, and percussion, joins forces to create an explosive,
Athens Photo World celebrates the opening of its 2026 summer exhibitions with an open party organised in collaboration with Athens Cocktails and the This is Athens City Festival at Stoa Culture, an iconic cultural venue in the heart of Athens. The evening will feature digital projections of Athens Photo World’s outdoor exhibitions at the National
Athens DeeJay 95.2 and its creator, Michalis Tsaousopoulos, are celebrating a unique milestone: 26 years of continuous airwaves. These are 26 years packed with music, countless hits, thousands of happy listeners, and some of the wildest parties the city has ever seen. At the helm is the most recognisable voice in Greek radio, Michalis Tsaousopoulos.
As part of the This is Athens City Festival, the War Museum opens its collections and invites us on a journey through Greece’s military history and cultural heritage. Through specially designed thematic tours, visitors will have the opportunity to discover iconic exhibits and lesser-known narratives that shed light on the Greek past. The activity is
Athens Photo World is transforming the fence running around the National Garden into a stunning open-air gallery dedicated to the "king of sports." This exhibition presents 50 iconic photographs from the historic archives of the Associated Press, offering a fascinating journey through the evolution of the World Cup, from the very first whistle in Uruguay
For the seventh consecutive year, Athens Photo World returns to the perimeter of the Megaron Athens Concert Hall transforming it into a street gallery, showing a different and deeply personal perspective on Greek identity. As part of the This is Athens City Festival 2026, this year’s exhibition features 13 selected photographs from the broader work
The Museum of Philhellenism, a unique landmark of its kind worldwide, opens its doors to the audience of the This is Athens City Festival for two special Sundays with free admission. Visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the history of the philhellenic movement through a comprehensive experience that combines cinema with a
The This is Athens City Festival invites explorers of all ages to an educational adventure that reimagines ancient Athens through the eyes of two real-life legends. Auteas and Philoxenides, two "choregoi" (the visionary sponsors of the time) from Aexone, today’s Glyfada, are making a symbolic comeback 2,300 years later to guide us through the thrilling
Yannoulis Chalepas' "Sleeping Maiden" is, without a doubt, the most iconic sculpture of the First Cemetery of Athens, but the beauty of this open-air museum goes far beyond its famous resident. As part of the City of Athens Festival 2026, archaeologist and certified guide Michalis Giohalas invites us to step off the main path and
We never go out with a low-key applause. For this year’s grand finale, we are transforming the iconic Athinas Street into a vast, glowing dancefloor. One of Athens' most historic thoroughfares will shed its everyday, bustling face, surging with music, lights, and crowds for a closing that will be truly unforgettable. The evening is a
Marking its fifth year with a great collaboration with Onassis Stegi, we offer an encounter with one of the season’s most keenly discussed artistic propositions. At its centre is Tilda Swinton, a figure who has long moved with deliberate, almost defiant ease between cinema, fashion, and the visual arts, each appearance less a performance than
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