Children aged 4 to 11 can become mini-cyclists on a specially designed track complete with real traffic signs. This activity offers a fun and interactive way for kids to learn road safety rules through play and movement. With bikes provided, they can practise, explore, and most importantly, have fun. Please note this activity will be
Hit the street with imagination. We lay down turf and cushions, and with the help of an artist, we invite children to pick up a brush and paint the city of their dreams. In this activity, children have the chance to design the future they envision, bringing their dreams to life with colour and creativity.
Award-winning cartoonists guide us through the vibrant world of the ninth art, revealing, step by step, how stories and heroes come to life. Together, we’ll craft a giant comic, where our imagination and creativity take centre stage in the Festival’s most colourful and engaging workshop. Please note this activity will be held in Greek.
A solar storm hits the city, and suddenly all the cars go offline. The event sparks a few different reactions: some cheer, seeing it as a golden opportunity for cleaner air, while others grumble about how to get around. In a fun, interactive workshop, kids aged 8-12 become the heroes! They'll discover that city life
Children and parents embark on an interactive adventure along Athinas Street, with four exciting stations full of games and hands-on activities. Each station has a unique theme, blending learning with fun. The goal of the event is to foster a new culture of urban mobility, raise environmental awareness, and promote safe movement in the city.
An unexpected event that turns everything we know about quizzes on its head! In the heart of Athens, the audience becomes the star of an experience filled with humour, interaction, and surprises. This isn’t just a simple Q&A; it’s a dynamic game that breaks the boundaries of imagination and floods the street with energy. Please
Thought dinosaurs went extinct? Think again! Ross, a super-sweet, playful, and high-energy teen T-Rex, has appeared in the heart of the city and is looking for friends. Come meet him up close and personal to feed him, snap a few photos, take him for a walk, and play with him until you're out of breath!
Athinas Street transforms into a space for reflection and contemplation. A hands-on workshop that confronts us with the real issues of disability and exclusion. Through a specially designed course, participants "experience" exclusion and come to realise that the barriers are not within the body, but in the environment around us. As we move through the
The City of Athens, with the support of the Commonspace Co-op, invites you to take part in a neighborhood mapping activity through a short online questionnaire. This initiative is part of the 15-Minute Open Neighbourhood project, which aims to encourage walking and the use of low-impact, environmentally friendly forms of transport. The goal is to connect key
On Athinas Street, your smile turns into a work of art! Award-winning cartoonists Thanasis Petropoulos, Dimitra Adamopoulou, and Nikolas Stefadouros (Stef) are waiting to sketch both young and old in their own humorous style. A delightful, vibrant "snapshot" of the day that transforms the street into a colourful album filled with laughter, surprises, and little
Without music, everything feels lifeless! Menta FM’s beloved radio producer, Vasia Rentoumi, takes the reins to create a musical backdrop for an Athinas Street like you've never experienced before. Sounds, rhythm, and pure energy will flood the street, inviting us all to celebrate.
A unique concert full of improvisation, songs, laughter, and spontaneity with the unceasing Panos Vlahos, who brings his own energetic baggage to the "Car-Free Athinas Street" stage, closing this big Athenian open-air event with everything he’s gathered throughout his career. His songs tell stories that are personal, social, and political. For Panos, art is all
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