The This is Athens City Festival invites you to step inside one of the city’s most prestigious landmarks for a tour that’s as much about art history as it is about faith. Guided by art historian Despina Paraskeva, we’re exploring Agios Dionysios on Skoufa Street, often called the "Saint of Athens", to see what happens
Athina Latina is back as a massive, one-day cultural blowout, where Latin America and the Caribbean "flood" the heart of the capital with music, flavours, and inexhaustible energy. As a standout highlight of the This is Athens City Festival, Klafthmonos Square is set to be transformed into a colourful patchwork of cultures. Embassies, artists, and
The Athens City Festival 2026 meets the World of Beer Festival for a unique three-day event dedicated to those who love great beer, food, and music. From 8 to 10 May, more than 300 beer brands from Greece and abroad will gather at Technopolis: from classic lagers and weiss to original craft beers infused with
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
The concept of "Synaesthesia" takes shape through a unique concert that dissolves the boundaries between the arts. Set in a space surrounded by paintings, sound and colour become one, offering visitors a rare, hour-long multi-sensory experience. The distinct combination of the bassoon and the harp creates a tonal spectrum full of contrasts: from the deep,
This year, the This is Athens City Festival marks its fifth anniversary with a truly special collaboration. We’ve teamed up with the Onassis Foundation to invite you on a deeply personal journey through the life of one of the world’s most influential poets. For the first time as part of the festival, we’re stepping inside
While Halepas’s "Sleeping Maiden" is undoubtedly the most iconic sculpture in Athens’ First Cemetery, the beauty of this open-air museum goes far beyond its famous headline acts. As part of the This is Athens City Festival 2026, archaeologist and guide Michalis Giohalas invites us to step off the main path. We’ll be heading up the
What happens when mathematical perfection meets inner revelation? In "Phi of Light", an exhibition by Gerasimos Galiatsatos curated by mosaico, art transcends simple representation. It becomes, as the psychologist and author Rollo May might suggest, a "revelation of new forms of being. The artist brings viewers face-to-face with two fundamental forces: The Golden Ratio: Named
Yucatan meets Sensory Production for an extraordinary night on the Jacaranda path at Zappeion, one of spring’s most cinematic locations in Athens. Beneath the canopy of blooming purple trees, these two creative powerhouses are setting up an open-air club that blends cutting-edge electronic sounds with a meticulously crafted aesthetic. The setting, the season, and the
Queer Movie Nights are bringing an open, vibrant, and inclusive celebration of LGBTQI+ cinema right to the heart of Athens. Through a curated selection of queer feature films, shorts, documentaries, and homegrown Greek productions, this event creates a vital meeting point where queer stories find visibility, a voice, and an audience. This initiative has already
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
This Remembrance Route is a moving tribute to the thousands of anonymous victims of the Great Famine during the Nazi Occupation of Athens, as well as those who fell before the firing squads. This walk unfolds the harrowing yet deeply human stories of our city and its people who didn't make it through one of
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