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SUMMARY:Athens Cocktails at the Japanese Park
DESCRIPTION:Athens Cocktails returns\, bringing with it all the elements that have established it as a seasonal highlight: world-class mixology\, adventurous flavours\, and a soundtrack that sets the mood from the very first beat. This year\, the event takes over one of the city’s most Zen locations\, the Japanese Garden\, creating a sanctuary that feels worlds away while remaining in the very heart of Athens.\n\nSet against the garden’s exotic\, and tranquil backdrop\, leading mixologists will showcase signature cocktails that turn a simple drink into a reason for connection\, relaxation\, and celebration. As the music dictates the rhythm and the sunset completes the scene\, the evening takes on an effortless cosmopolitan flair. This is a spring outing that perfectly blends taste\, atmosphere\, and urban finesse\, ideal for those looking to discover a more surprising side of the city centre.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/athens-cocktails-japanese-park/
LOCATION:Japanese Park of Athens\, Niriidon 12\, Athens\, Athens\, 116 34\, Greece
CATEGORIES:DJ SET,GASTRONOMY,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
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SUMMARY:E=MC²
DESCRIPTION:Athens’ big celebration of street culture is back for its seventh round\, flipping Amerikis Square into a hub of creativity\, energy\, and community. E=MC² is the ultimate open-air link-up where the city’s “urban tribes” collide through the four elements of hip-hop\, reclaiming the streets in the most creative way possible.\n\nThere’s no ego\, no entry fee\, and no competition\, just pure culture. The square is set to ignite with heavy beats\, live bars\, and spontaneous ciphers as DJs\, beatboxers\, MCs\, and breakin’ crews set the pace. This is hip-hop at its purest: a tool for expression\, a bridge for connection\, and a platform for everyone to be heard.\n\nConsider this your open invite to catch the vibe\, meet the fam\, and witness the electric energy of a square that stands for the diversity and unifying power of Athens.\n\n\nSessions:\n\n18:00 – 19:00: B-bop aka Digga – Cookin’ in da Square. Strictly Vinyl Set.\n\n19:00 – 20:00: Dj Beatstrike – Chessboard Cypher.\n\n20:00 – 20:45: Dj Beatstrike & Top Rock Bunch – Feeling James Vol.5. Get the funk up!\n\n20:45 – 21:15: Dj Beatstrike – Rocking Apache Line. Only the real ones survive.\n\n21:15 – 21:30: BeatboxGreece – Bite That Mic.\n\n21:30 – 23:00: Dj MarWax – Boombox Session. Old school grooves party time!\n\nHosts: Cameelloco Unbreakable & Loyal T
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/emc%c2%b2/
LOCATION:Amerikis Square\, Patission 167\, Athens\, Athens\, 112 52\, Greece
CATEGORIES:DJ SET,ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
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SUMMARY:Piano City Athens: Every Me and Every You
DESCRIPTION:Mitropoleos Square is transformed into an open and vibrant space of inclusion\, where art dissolves every dividing line. On Sunday\, May 17\, from 18:30 to 20:30\, the Alpha Conservatory and the Hellenic Centre for Research in Sound\, Music and Speech (E.K.E.I.M.) present a double music programme that powerfully demonstrates how music knows no boundaries\, only forms of expression. Professional soloists\, students and musicians with disabilities share the same stage\, building a bridge between the “I” and the “you” in order to arrive at the essential and precious “we.” \nThe evening begins at 18:30 with a 40-minute performance by the Orchestra\, Music Therapy Group and Choir of E.K.E.I.M. Under the coordination of Michalis Tobler\, Sofia Latsinou and Anna Dakourou Tofalou\, the ensemble combines guitars\, flute\, hand chimes and voices\, accompanied on piano by Nektaria Linaraki\, a student musician with disabilities. \nAt 19:10\, the programme continues with a high-level piano and vocal recital. A distinguished group of soloists\, including Dimitris Chrysanthakopoulos\, Alexandros Makris\, Giorgos Chatzis\, Vasiliki Manika\, Giorgos Gavriil\, Nefeli Manou and Kostas Barkas\, presents a multidimensional repertoire ranging from French Impressionism and the Western classical tradition to contemporary Greek song and Mediterranean musical memory. \nA deeply moving artistic collaboration without barriers\, ready to flood the heart of springtime Athens with light.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/piano-city-athens-every-me-and-every-you/
LOCATION:Mitropoleos Square\, Mitropoleos Square\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 63\, Greece
CATEGORIES:CONCERT,ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
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SUMMARY:Fairytales with Babis Bourekas
DESCRIPTION:Do heroes get scared?\n\nFolk tales from Greece and around the world become a precious guide for both children and adults. Through the wisdom of peoples\, our heroes learn to overcome their fears\, stand up for what is right\, and confront the powerful—and win! As the old saying goes: it takes not effort\, but cleverness. Fortune favours the brave\, and humour can unlock even the hardest of hearts.\n\nIn an age filled with passive images\, live storytelling and music work differently: they activate the imagination and invite us all to become one big\, engaged community. Join us to discover how intelligence and determination can achieve anything!\n\nMusic: Leda Xydia\n\nThis activity is only available in Greek. 
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/fairytales-with-babis-bourekas/
LOCATION:Dourouti Square\, Dourouti Square\, Athens\, 104 36\, Greece
CATEGORIES:FOR KIDS,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
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SUMMARY:Athens Pride Street Party
DESCRIPTION:Klafthmonos Square is transformed into the city’s most colourful and vibrant hotspot. On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia\, Biphobia\, Transphobia and Interphobia (IDAHOBIT)\, Athens Pride\, in collaboration with the City of Athens Festival\, returns to its roots for an explosive street party filled with flowers\, music and visibility. \nWith flowers as symbols of resilience and diversity\, we reclaim public space and celebrate freedom of expression against the city’s grey backdrop. From 19:00 to 23:00\, a dynamic line-up brings everyone together on a dancefloor without exclusions: \nDJ Sets: KIMON\, KRONT\, MIRELLA KAPPA\, TZINALive Shows: Aphrodite HGW & LéonaSounds: House\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, afrobeats and global club music \n*Ableism\, ageism\, body shaming\, homophobia\, misogyny\, racism\, sexism\, transphobia\, and the stigmatisation of any form of sexual freedom\, expression and self-determination\, as well as patriarchy\, have no place in our events. If you witness any such behaviour or action\, please contact Athens Pride or members of staff wearing designated badges. Please note that audiovisual material (video and photography) will be recorded during the event and may be published on the official Athens Pride communication channels.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/athens-pride-street-party/
LOCATION:Klafthmonos Square\, Klaftmonos Square\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 61\, Greece
CATEGORIES:DJ SET,ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,PARTY
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SUMMARY:Second Story x Bless Me Father
DESCRIPTION:A downtown favourite spot is coming alive. We’re meeting at Karytsi Square\, where Second Story and Bless Me Father are joining forces for a line-up that knows exactly how to handle the energy of central Athens. This isn’t just a party; it’s an urban takeover designed to transform the square and hand the keys of the city back to the night-dwellers.\n\nTaking control of the decks are Raise (88Butterfly\, Second Story)\, Seemo\, Caelina\, Bkey vs Kayo\, and Synthbeat. Together\, they’ll be crafting a soundtrack that will awaken the surrounding architecture and set a brand-new rhythm for one of our favourite squares.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/second-story-x-bless-me-father/
LOCATION:Karytsi Square\, Karytsi Square\, Athens\, 105 61\, Greece
CATEGORIES:DJ SET,ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,PARTY
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SUMMARY:Innersense pres. LTJ Bukem LIVE & Junior SP
DESCRIPTION:This is definitely a headline moment for this year’s This is Athens City Festival. Because when legendary LTJ Bukem steps behind the decks\, other DJs listen. This is the man who added layers of cinematic\, “intelligent” soul to D&B\, proving that 170 BPM could be as atmospheric as a late-night jazz session. This massive billing brings Bukem’s trailiblazing blend and precision to a city ready to vibrate.\nExpect a masterclass in sonic world-building: lightning-fast breakbeats anchored by ambient textures and a spiritual freedom that only a true pioneer can command. This isn’t just a night for the dancefloor; it’s a full-body immersion into the sophisticated side of rave culture. It’s about feeling the sub-bass in your chest while your head stays firmly in the clouds.\n\nJoining the icon is Junior SP.\, a cornerstone of the Greek urban scene since ’92. As the driving force behind Innersense Productions\, he’s spent three decades shaping the country’s bass DNA. Having shared stages with everyone from The Prodigy to Wu-Tang Clan\, his set promises the kind of raw authenticity and veteran energy that only a true architect of the local scene can deliver.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/innersense-pres-ltj-bukem-live-junior-sp/
LOCATION:Theseus Square\, Athens\, 118 51\, Greece
CATEGORIES:DJ SET,ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,PARTY
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260518T180000
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SUMMARY:Athens: Urban Frictions
DESCRIPTION:The Macart Cultural Space\, in collaboration with iFocus Gallery\, presents “Athens: Urban Frictions”\, a collective photographic exploration of the Greek capital. Thirty contemporary Greek and international photographers attempt to capture the city’s identity through diverse and often conflicting lenses\, highlighting its inherent contradictions\, tensions\, and ongoing transformations.\n\nIn this exhibition\, Athens is not approached as a singular\, static image\, but as a field of constant negotiation between memory\, lived experience\, and change. Black-and-white and colour works\, analogue shots\, and contemporary digital perspectives weave a narrative where the act of wandering becomes a way of “reading” the city. The show explores Athens in the space between noise and silence\, the visible and the suggestive\, and the weight of history versus a constantly shifting present. It is an invitation to view the capital not as a mere backdrop\, but as a living\, complex entity.\n\nExhibition duration: 6 May – 6 June\n\nOpening: 6 May at 19:00.\n\nOpening hours: Monday–Friday: 10:00–18:00; Saturday: 10:00–14:00. Closed on Sunday.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/athens-urban-frictions-2/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Macart’s Cultural Space\, Lenorman 244\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 43\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,GALLERY
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260518T120000
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SUMMARY:1945: The End of the War
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “1945: The End of the War” invites us on an immersive journey through the landmark year that sealed global history. The result of months of research in Greek and international archives\, the exhibition illuminates the dramatic contrasts of those twelve months: from the horror and revelation of Nazi barbarity in the concentration camps to the explosion of joy at the victory of the free nations.\n\nThrough rare photographic material presented for the first time in Greece and authentic documents\, visitors follow the dense sequence of events that shaped the modern world: the fall of Berlin and Germany’s surrender\, the historic conferences of Yalta and Potsdam\, the devastation of the atomic bomb in Japan\, as well as the birth of the UN and the Nuremberg Trials.\n\nThis series of guided tours allows for a meaningful understanding of the “day after” for humanity\, offering a profound look at the foundations of modern peace and justice.\n\nThis activity is only available in Greek.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/1945-the-end-of-the-war-3/
LOCATION:Public Tobacco Factory\, Lenorman 218\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 43\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,TOUR
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SUMMARY:Constantine Xenakis – Dimitris Chiotopoulos: Writing and Trace Two Journeys into the Labyrinth
DESCRIPTION:Ersi Gallery hosts a deep and unexpectedly poetic dialogue between two masters of the symbolic: Constantine Xenakis and Dimitris Chiotopoulos.\n\nWriting and Trace explores the moment when a mark\, a symbol\, or a simple gesture transcends its everyday use to become a language of its own. Dense with meaning and open to endless interpretation. The internationally acclaimed Xenakis employs codes\, hieroglyphs\, and signals from modern communication to offer a sharp commentary on how meaning is constructed in our digital age. In contrast\, Chiotopoulos brings a more interior\, tactile search to the gallery\, weaving in archetypal shapes and calligraphy elements.\n\nTogether\, they transform the “Labyrinth” into a space of discovery. This isn’t just an exhibition; it’s an invitation to stroll through a maze of signs and silences\, losing yourself in the traces of culture only to find your own way back.\n\nExhibition duration: 5 May – 6 June\n\nOpening hours: Monday–Friday: 11:30–14:30 & 17:30–20:30; Saturday: 11:30–15:00. Closed on Sunday.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/constantine-xenakis-dimitris-chiotopoulos-writing-and-trace-two-journeys-into-the-labyrinth/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Gallery Ersi\, Kleomenous 4\, Athens\, Athens\, 106 75\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,GALLERY
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260518T180000
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SUMMARY:Inna Orlik: The Permanent Collection
DESCRIPTION:Orlik Gallery invites the This is Athens City Festival audience to a distinctive encounter with the visual universe of Inna Orlik. This exhibition brings to the fore a world where contemporary painting enters into a dialogue with mythology\, nature\, and the human experience\, creating an environment rich in symbolism and layers of interpretation.\n\nDefined by bold colours\, complex textures\, and a singular painterly language\, Orlik’s works move between the visible and the suggestive\, the personal and the collective. The artist transforms the canvas into a space for narrative and exploration\, inviting the viewer to discover forms\, symbols\, and underlying connections. It is an exhibition tailored for those seeking not only aesthetic intensity in contemporary art but also a substantial\, resonant depth.\n\nExhibition duration: 1–31 May\n\nOpening hours: Daily: 12:00–18:00.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/inna-orlik-the-permanent-collection/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Orlik Gallery\, 3 Palaiologou Benizelou\, Athens\, 105 56\, Greece
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: "The Association of Athenians" & The "Athenian Museum"
DESCRIPTION:We celebrate International Museum Day with a free guided tour that transports us to the “heart” of old Athens. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the historic “Association of Athenians” and the “Athenian Museum\,” embarking on a conceptual journey through two centuries of Athenian history.\n\nThrough precious documents and donations from the families who shaped the character of the capital\, the tour highlights the urban lifestyle of the 19th and 20th centuries\, illuminating hidden facets of the city’s social and cultural evolution. The tour will be conducted by the President of the Association\, Eleftherios G. Skiadas\, and museologist Elena Gotsina\, offering an authentic experience that connects collective memory with the Athens of today.\n\nA rare chance to get to know the legacy of the people who built the city’s identity\, through the collections of one of its most emblematic institutions.\n\nThis activity is only available in Greek.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/guided-tour-the-association-of-athenians-the-athenian-museum/
LOCATION:Association of the Athenians\, Kekropos 10\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 58\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,MUSEUM
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260518T203000
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SUMMARY:Fairytales with Babis Bourekas
DESCRIPTION:Once Upon a Time\, Animals Could Speak… \n\nThere was once a time when animals had their own voice and wrote their own stories! Through folk tales and myths from Greece and around the world\, heroes with fur and whiskers\, scales\, beaks and wings come to life and draw us into their fascinating world. Join us to listen to their secrets and share in their wisdom. Children and adults become one group\, singing\, solving riddles\, and rediscovering nature through words and imagination. A joyful experience full of humour and lessons\, reminding us that\, in the end\, we have much to learn from our animal friends! \n\nMusic–Song: Leda Xydia (kanun)\n\nThis activity is only available in Greek. 
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/fairytales-with-babis-bourekas-2/
LOCATION:Attiki Square\, Attiki Square\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 40\, Greece
CATEGORIES:FOR KIDS,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260518T230000
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SUMMARY:Billie Kark 2026
DESCRIPTION:Billie Kark\, one of the most fresh and multifaceted figures on the contemporary Athenian music scene\, returns to the This is Athens City Festival with a live performance that promises to once again draw us into her distinctive world. A creator\, performer and DJ\, Billie balances electronic music with sonic memories of tradition in a unique way\, composing a universe where experimentation\, intensity and a sense of ritual coexist with complete naturalness.\n\nThis year\, she brings her distinctive sound to Dexamenis Square\, a location that feels made for her music. From techno rhythms to melodies inspired by nature\, myth and the primal element\, Billie Kark creates an atmosphere that looks both towards the future and towards our deepest roots.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/billie-kark-2026-2/
LOCATION:Dexameni Square\, Dexameni Square\, Athens\, Athens\, 106 73\, Greece
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SUMMARY:Midnight Express: '80s Night Out
DESCRIPTION: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 pure pleasure of the big screen. \nFor this edition\, Midnight Express steps out of dark theatres and into the open\, bringing the magic of cinema to the This is Athens City Festival. \nProgramme: \n11/05: Out of Africa\, Sydney Pollack\, 198518/05: Labyrinth\, Jim Henson\, 198625/05: Big Trouble in Little China\, John Carpenter\, 1986
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/midnight-express-80s-night-out/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Plato’s Academy Park\, Monastiriou 138\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 42\, Greece
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