AMW | Athens | May 22-25
WHAT'S ON

Athens Music Week (athensmusicweek.gr) returns from May 22 to 25 with a series of events at Technopolis (Pireos 100) and other key concert venues.

Viva Espana | Athens | April 25
WHAT'S ON

The Olympia Municipal Music Theater (59 Akadimias) hosts saxophonist, composer and orchestrator Bernard van Rossum’s Greece debut with the Athens Bing Band in an eagerly anticipated collaboration.


Herstories | Thessaloniki | May 17 – September 25
WHAT'S ON

Embarking on a pioneering journey celebrating women photographers from the post-communist era to today, the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Warehouse A, Thessaloniki Port, momus.gr) presents “Herstories.”

Michalis Kalkanis | Athens | April 25
WHAT'S ON

Charismatic double bassist Michalis Kalkanis graces the stage of the Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trvinianou, halfnote.gr) on April 25 with his ensemble, the Michalis Kalkanis Group.

My Father Had a Big Nose | Athens | April 19 – May 24
WHAT'S ON

The Blender Gallery (4 Zisimopoulou) in Glyfada hosts the latest solo exhibition by artist Konstantinos Patsios (b. 1977), titled “‘My Father Had a Big Nose,’ Objects and Toys from an Aggressive Childhood,” curated by Christina Ntougeropoulou.


Pindos-Himalayas | Athens | April 18 – May 11
WHAT'S ON

Gallery Genesis (121 Ippokratous) unveils a retrospective exhibition titled “Pindos-Himalayas/Landscape Quests 2012-2024” by artist Ioanna Konstantinou, curated by Yiorgos Tzaneris.

The Smashing Pumpkins | Athens | July 15
WHAT'S ON

American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins will be joined by Tom Morello, former guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (1 Ethnarchou Makariou) this summer.



Monument is ancient, not the art
KATERINA EVANGELATOU

Stage director Katerina Evangelatou is midway through her second term as artistic director of the Athens-Epidaurus Festival, the country’s biggest cultural event.

Paris 2024 Olympics torch lit in ancient Olympia
CULTURE

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’ start on July 26.

Nick Cave | Athens | June 1-3
WHAT'S ON

Nick Cave is coming to Athens this June, and he’ll be in great company – Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood.


Printed Art Weekend | Athens | April 20-21 
WHAT'S ON

The 1st Printed Athens Art Weekend is shaping up to be a real treat for graphic art lovers as it prepares to take over the Kypseli Municipal Market (42 Fokionos Negri).


Sivert Hoyem | Athens | April 27
WHAT'S ON

Norwegian singer and former member of Madrugada, Sivert Hoyem returns to Athens this April for a solo show at Floyd (117 Pireos).


Science | Athens | April 16-21
WHAT'S ON

This years Athens Science Festival celebrates change throughout human history from evolution to the adaptation of new technologies at Technopolis (100 Pireos).