{"id":10005491,"date":"2026-04-21T16:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=35476"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:16:12","slug":"7th-agatha-crime-fiction-festival","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/event\/7th-agatha-crime-fiction-festival\/2026-05-15\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Agatha Crime Fiction Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">The This is Athens City Festival 2026 welcomes the 7th Agatha Crime Fiction Festival, the annual literary rendezvous that transforms Athens into a gripping mystery set. The intrigue kicks off on 5 May with a series of pre-festival pop-ups, culminating in a high-stakes three-day takeover of the War Museum on 15, 16, and 17 May.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s line-up features international titans of the genre, including Spain\u2019s legendary Arturo P\u00e9rez-Reverte, alongside B.A. Paris, Kristina Ohlsson, and Hugues Pagan. From deep dives into true crime and interactive mystery games to creative writing seminars and Rebetiko sessions celebrating the city&#8217;s &#8220;underworld&#8221; anthems, the Agatha Festival promises surprises at every turn. Don\u2019t miss the unique theatrical performance starring the authors themselves, or the grand tribute to the &#8220;father&#8221; of Greek noir, Yannis Maris.\r\n\r\nWith chapters unfolding from Thissio to Cholargos, the city awakens to a rhythm of suspense and shadows. Whether you&#8217;re a seasoned sleuth or a casual reader, it\u2019s a brilliant shout for those wanting to explore the &#8220;hidden gems&#8221; of the literary world.\r\n\r\n<em>This activity is only available in Greek.<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The This is Athens City Festival 2026 welcomes the 7th Agatha Crime Fiction Festival, the annual literary rendezvous that transforms Athens into a gripping mystery set. The intrigue kicks off [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/event\/7th-agatha-crime-fiction-festival\/2026-05-15\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from 7th Agatha Crime Fiction Festival<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35481,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","wds_primary_tribe_events_cat":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[899,895],"class_list":["post-10005491","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-exhibition","tribe_events_cat-literature","cat_exhibition","cat_literature","tribe-recurring-event","tribe-recurring-event-parent"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/10005491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/10005491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10005491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10005491"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=10005491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}