The program of this year's events was edited by the Municipality's Culture, Sports & Youth Organization (OPANDA) and Technopoli, in collaboration with This is Athens and the radio station Athens 9.84, while the actions of "Olympia, Municipal Musical Theater Maria" have a special place Kallas", as well as the new cultural spaces, the Municipal Market of Kypseli, the Maria Kallas Museum and the Athens Book Space in the reformed Freedom Park. Events include, among others, educational programs and workshops for children and families, music in live concerts and parties, musical theater performances, book launches and readings, events inspired by books and museum exhibitions, as well as ten "Christmas villages" with unique holiday surprises in each . "The Municipality of Athens is again this year carrying the festive spirit of Christmas from one end of the city to the other. A program full of music, special performances and hundreds of surprises awaits young and old to celebrate the brightest time of the year. Happy holidays with health and love to everyone", said the mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis. The "Christmas Villages" in ten neighborhoods From December 23 to January 6, ten "Christmas Villages" in as many neighborhoods will offer rich activities for young and old. From Acharnon and Lamprini to Pagrati and Hellinorosson, Santa Claus and his elves will "transform" some of the most central neighborhoods into "villages" of joy and celebration, they will welcome young and old children with constructions, sweet treats , face painting and many more festive events. The events are accompanied by, among others, stilt walkers, jugglers, mascots, animateurs, puppets and jugglers. Athens is full of music Syntagma Square will once again "dance" to the rhythm of Christmas this year. For seven days, a total of 15 live concerts by local artists, bands and bands will take place on the main Christmas music stage. The George Zervos Trio, The Wedding Singers, Hermaphrodites Child, Vasilis Kazoulis with Kitrina Podilata and Alexandra Koniak, Dimitris Tsakas Quintet, Polkar, Gumbo Ya Ya with Sugahspank and Emily Mesko, Nefeli Fasouli, Sub Quartet, Panos Vlachos, Jerome Kaluta, the Mihalis Kalkanis Group, the Christmas Gala with the voices of Maria Katrivesis and Yiannis Housakos, Jaguar Bombs and Tonis Sfinos & The Playmates, promise to lift the festive mood. Parties will be set up again this year in unexpected places of the city. The Mobile Party Needless will turn the Square of Justice (Santaroza) into a Christmas dancefloor, the radio station Kosmos will set up a "Xmas Party" specially dedicated to the magazine "Schedia" at the Municipal Market of Kypseli, the Cool Crips at the Serafion of the Municipality of Athens, the Stoa Emporon is transformed by Pepper 96.6 into a fun spot, while on Christmas day, the "Xmas Extravaganza" & Beyond at the Kypseli Municipal Market with dynamic beats by favorite selectors and DJs. At the same time, at the "Olympia, Maria Callas Municipal Music Theater" the popular operetta by Nikos Hadziapostolos "Apachides of Athens", directed by Vassilis Mavrogeorgiou and musical direction by Cornelios Michaelides, with the Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Municipality of Athens. The same venue will host the concert of Thodoris Kotonias and Savveria Margiolas, as well as "Christmas in New York" by the Athens Big Band, while the cultural spaces of OPANDA and the Polychoros "Anna and Maria Kalouta" will be "flooded" for throughout the holidays with Christmas songs, traditional melodies, but also concerts for children. Finally, on the festive days, the ATHINA 9.84 van will fill the neighborhoods of Athens with Christmas music and children's choirs. His stops include the Benaki Museum on Piraeus Street, as for one morning he will musically "dress up" the educational activities surrounding the exhibition of Giorgos Chatzimihalis, while on 20-28/12 he will decorate the Syntagma with his music. Especially for December 20, the city's radio station joins forces with "Together for the Child" in the Christmas radio marathon supporting families and children in need.   The magic of the book "travels" young and old Fairy tales have their "honorary" every Christmas, which is why the new cultural space of the Municipality of Athens, the Athens Book Space in Eleftheria Park, invites young and old to "get lost" in the magic of the pages. Children will enjoy activities that combine the reading of fairy tales and stories from around the world with comics, music, and even chess, in separate and highly original workshops, while adults will have the opportunity to take part in a creative reading workshop, in the Reading Club of Classical Literature, as well as to attend discussions and analyzes of poetry collections and novels by writers and journalists. At the same time, the Municipal Market of Kypseli will also be "seduced" by the magic of the book, as it hosts the Christmas book markets of Psychogios Publications and the Booktopia group, while the Children's and Adolescent Library will dedicate an educational program to the life and work of Charles Dickens. Museum tours and exhibitions with free entry To celebrate its first Christmas, the city's new museum, the "Maria Callas Museum", opens its doors for a double guided tour with free entry (phone reservation required). Participants will discover the world of the great diva, opera and lyrical theatre, through a path of experiential experience, enriched by audio-visual media, texts, new technologies, audio and historical evidence. At the same time, the first concert in its premises comes from the Athenian Quintet "Dimitrios Dounis", where in the two performances "Christmas Visions" they will present a festive program with Christmas suites from the Renaissance to the present day, written by Greek and foreign composers. At the Arts Center will be held the solo exhibition of Kostas Bassanou entitled "Working Title", which deals with the invisible creative space of artistic production, while at the Athens Municipality Art Gallery the first retrospective exhibition of the painter Alexis Kyritsopoulos entitled "Parallel", with works from in 1963 to date. The Museum of Folk Art and Tradition "Aggeliki Hatzimichalis" will present the exhibition of handmade weavings "The Feathered Weaves of Ossa Thessaloniki", while on New Year's Eve it will organize a folkloric holiday tour of the Hatzimichalis mansion. Finally, the "Melina" Cultural Center organizes for visitors over 60 a nostalgic cultural walk through the city's past, starting from the permanent exhibition "Travelling of old Athens", continuing to the story-filled Thisio and the pedestrian street of Heraklion and ending in the exhibition "Eureka: Science, Art & Technology of the Ancient Greeks" of the Heraklion Museum. Night of Wishes - Atmospheric Christmas Revival in Kotzia Square "Wishing Night" has now become a beloved Christmas Eve custom. On December 24, young and old will "light up" Kotzia Square with traditional biodegradable lanterns, which will travel to the sky carrying wishes. On this magical Christmas night, the atmospheric melodies will come from the van of the ATHINA 9.84 station, which will musically "dress up" the event with selections from its radio producers. We welcome 2024 from Syntagma Square On New Year's Eve, the appointment is of course given at Syntagma Square. Hosted by the duo of ERT's "Studio 4", Nancy Zampetoglou and Thanasis Anagnostopoulos, the world will say goodbye to 2023 with an audio-visual extravaganza full of live music, dance, fireworks, glitter and many surprises, and welcome 2024 with optimism and joy (the line-up of the first live concert of the year will be announced soon). New Year's Eve Party The biggest New Year's party will take place again this year in Varvakeio. Just before the change of time, Street Outdoors will be waiting for the people in the most central Agora of the city, where DJs and producers will turn wishes into music, so that 2024 will find the citizens in the most danceable party in the heart of Athens until early morning hours. (More information and detailed schedule of events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dZu_niqAliBNrZAoyPCg_WpkUNqfs_sHI8b01tJ3Ufo/edit?usp=sharing)

A special festive event with free entry for the public and hosted by Nadia Kontogeorgis, marks the start of the SNFCC Christmas World and is made possible thanks to a donation from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). On the first night of December, countless holiday lights are turned on, casting their glow on the plane trees of the Canal and the decorated fir trees of the Agora. A Festival of Lighting Installations sets a bright tone in the evening Stavros Niarchos Park: four works by distinguished foreign artists and a Greek participation magnetize the eyes by creating a choreography with the material light. Even the Fountains on the Canal participate in the spectacle in their own spectacular way. The scenery is completed by the Ice Rink in Kanali, waiting for experienced and non-skaters to dance on the ice. The appointment is at 19:00 at the Agora where the youth choir of El Sistema Greece opens the evening with traditional carols and other well-known Christmas songs. Next, Mwenso and the Shakes come straight from Harlem, New York and blow the crowd away with a special Christmas program called 'Afrofuturistic Christmas Wonderland'. An exuberant music performance sprinkled with Christmas gold dust and all-time classic hits such as Santa Claus is coming to town, Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Rudolph the red nose reindeer, Winter wonderland and Silent night. This is a celebratory concert held in collaboration with the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, as part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation-Lincoln Center (SNF-LC) Agora Initiative, a partnership to redefine public space, part of which are the "Twin Agoras" at the SNFCC and Lincoln Center. The entire event will be broadcast from Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall. The December 1 celebration will also be broadcast online by ERT2. More information and the detailed program of the SNFCC Christmas World can be found at snfcc.org/Xmas2023, as well as on the SNFCC social media pages @SNFCC. Entrance is free.

On Saturday, Nov. 11, during 17.00-20.00, two consecutive 10km races started at Amalias Ave. at Syntagma Square to the Panathenaic Stadium. Some of the streets passed through include Panepistimiou, Messoghion, Fidippidou and Irodou Attikou. On Sunday, Nov. 12, during 09.00-17.45, the 40th Authentic Marathon path will follow Marathonos Avenue to the Panathenaic Stadium through Messoghion Ave, Michalakopoulou, Vass. Sofias and Irodou Attikou, among others. Also on Sunday, the following two races will take place at the following hours, the first starting at Amalias Ave. in Syntagma and the second starting at Vass. Sofias Ave. in Syntagma, both concluding at the Panathenaic Stadium: 08.15-10.00, a 5km race, through the streets of Panepistimiou, Akadimias, and the NIMITS hospital area. 10.30-10.47, a Children's race of 1200m, through Ir. Attikou. In addition, short children's races will be held by local municipalities along the Marathon towns. In general, traffic restrictions will be introduced early on Saturday morning and stay in place, by location, to late afternoon on Sunday. In Athens, in particular, vehicles will not be allowed to park on several streets as late as 20:30. Bicycle riders and pedestrians are not allowed on the streets runners will use, and they are also not allowed to cross these streets during the race.

In the conference part of the event, more than 25 experts on the real estate sector in Greece will speak, while in the exhibition more than 30 stands have been booked by real estate companies and real estate agencies. The interest of the public is also particular, which is expected to visit the exhibition to see the proposals for houses and apartments in Attica. The opening of the exhibition will be held on November 7th at 14:15 by the Minister of Development Konstantinos Skrekas. Entry to the event is free to the public. The aim of the "Property Show Athens", whose slogan is "Find the home of your dreams", is the presentation of the current data prevailing in the real estate market of Greece and the investigation of its prospects for the coming years. Also, the advantages of the Greek real estate market for attracting foreign investments will be presented. Also, businesses in the real estate sector will have the opportunity at the exhibition to present their proposals to interested buyers. The theme of the Conference will focus on: * In the current data of the real estate market of Greece. * To the factors that affect supply, demand and real estate prices. * In the legal and other procedures required for the acquisition of real estate in Greece. * In lending from commercial banks or other financial organizations for the purchase of real estate in Greece. * In the best utilization of the properties by their owners (rental, airbnb, etc.) * The event is organized by the Attica-Athens Association of Realtors and the FMW Financial Media Way Communication, Publishing, Advertising and Conference company. The exhibition will last until November 9th.

Get to know the SNFCC's favorite spots, information about the design and the daily experience it offers, through the Short Tour! "The Short Tours are carried out by the Volunteering team, upon availability, with the aim of introducing visitors to the SNFCC and the basic information about its creation. Look for the volunteer group at the SNFCC Reception or inquire before your visit by phone about the availability of the volunteer group at: 216 8091000. Short Guided Tours are conducted in Greek. Some areas may not be accessible during your visit due to possible events, and there may be changes in programming. We note that at the SNFCC we continue to observe the current public health measures. The majority of SNFCC events are held with free admission thanks to the exclusive donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). When: 1 October 2023 - 31 October 2023 MONDAY TO FRIDAY 18:00 - 21:00 SATURDAY 10:00 - 13:00 SATURDAY 18:00 - 21:00 SUNDAY 10:00 - 13:00 SUNDAY 18:00 - 21:00 Free entrance.   Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) Leof. Andrea Siggrou 364, 17674 Phone: +302168091000 Website: https://www.snf.org

  This is organized by film distributors and is supported by film theater businesses.  

After last year's great success, the Cinema made in Italy/Athens tribute returns for the third year with seven fiction films, two documentaries and 1 docufiction, with important awards in their baggage and participation in the most important festivals in the world, such as Cannes, Locarno and of Venice. The opening of the tribute will take place with the Greek premiere of the film "A new tomorrow" (Il sol dell'avvenire) by Nani Moretti. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The premiere will be attended by the leading actress Barbora Bobulova. (a limited number of tickets will be available). According to Maria Komninou, president of the Board of Directors of the Film Library of Greece, "Italy is an important example of how a great literary and film tradition, good film schools, strong state support and film archives contribute to a vibrant and competitive national cinema" . For her part, Patricia Falcinelli, ambassador of Italy, notes that "thanks to the valuable collaboration of the Film Library of Greece and with an excellent partner like Cinecittà, we are getting closer to achieving our goal, to establish "Cinema Made in Italy" as an established, annual, appointment within the rich Greek cultural panorama". As for Annabella Nucara from Cinecittà she writes in the catalog of the tribute about the "multiple borders explored at the festival, as if through a revolving door: that between cinema and life (Il Soldell'Avvenire), between theater and life (La Stranezza) and that between reality and fantasy (Gigi la legge). But also two powerful debuts (Stranizza d'amuri and Una Sterminata domenica), which, although they take place in different times and places, tell us about young people who are forced to fight to find their place in the world. Two classic coming-of-age stories but at the same time unconventional in form and directorial choices. The program is also full of strong and groundbreaking female characters, such as the militant Anna, the daring Gina in La Bella Estate, the mother in ElParaiso, the five transsexual friends who they speak with explosive vitality in Le Favolose. The disarming spontaneity of the children who speak, live and move with complete freedom in front of a camera in Il Cerchio (awarded the David di Donatello 2023 as Best Documentary), helps us discover, once again, the innocence of the little protagonist of Luchino Visconti's Bellissima, in which she is forced to play a role by her mother - the wonderful 'Anna Magnani'.  

The unnamed two-month old panda, which was presented to the public for the first time last weekend, is still very closely attached to its mother, Jay. Crepuscular animals, meaning they are mainly active at dawn and dusk, red pandas sleep for about 17 hours a day. With a population of no more than 10,000 in the wild, the species is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Saturday 30th of September and Sunday 1rst of October 2023 from 11:00 to 23:00 at the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, the Vegan Life Festival Athens awaits you with free entry. What will you find at the Vegan Life Festival Athens 2023? Speeches by experts in every scientific field, sportsmen and women as well as people active in the Vegan community Cooking workshops by Vegan chefs and food bloggers Activities for children of all ages Art exhibition and visual events Live music events Speed dating with motto "let's be friends" to help network and strengthen relationships within the community Exhibition of Vegan products and services, food, cosmetics, clothing, ecological items, etc. Organization of the sports competition Greece's strongest human - strongman event by the team of @circus.strongman.experience Swap clothing bazaar and clothing collection in collaboration with @fabricrepublic_gr Food collection for vulnerable social groups in collaboration with @humanitygreece Free, anonymous and quick hiv tests and Hepatitis tests from ref. checkpoint @my.checkpoint Migrant kitchens in collaboration with @greekforumofmigrants Activist groups for animal rights And many more! How can you miss this? Sat. &Sun. , 11:00 - 23:00. Free entrance.   Technopolis City of Athens (Athens, Greece)

September 21-24 and October 28-1 at the Depot in Gazi! Burger Fest, the first and largest food festival in Greece dedicated to burgers, returns for the ninth time for two juicy and tasty four days. More than 15 burger houses, sweet treats and cocktails await us at Amaxostasios from 21-24/9 & 28-01/10 for an experience full of fun activities such as challenges, cook-off battles, games, photo opportunities and as always explosive live musical acts. When: September 21, 2023 - October 1, 2023 THURSDAY 17:00 - 23:59 FRIDAY 17:00 - 23:59 SATURDAY 13:00 - 23:59 SUNDAY 13:00 - 23:59 Tickets: From €6.50   Where? Pireos & Ermou , 10553, Palio Amaksostasio (Old Depot OSY) Phone: +302104270810

Admission to the sites will be free of charge on these nights and the Culture Ministry has organised, as it does every year, numerous events on Tuesday, August 1 and on Wednesday and Thursday, August 30-31, at 50 archaeological sites, museums and monuments. The events include concerts, theatre, opera, art exhibitions and astronomical observation. An additional 50 archaeological sites, museums and monuments will be open for all visitors with no admission charged from 20:00-24:00.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy has also urged motorists to cut down on the use of their cars in favor of public transport as the heat leads to the accumulation of pollutants in the air. The ministry also called on businesses to avoid operating machinery that emits organic volatile hydrocarbons, such as dry cleaners, metallurgical plants and dyers. The use of paints, especially during midday and the early afternoon, is also discouraged.