The biggest festival of contemporary electronic sound in Athens, returns on the 25th of May to make Athenians dance from dusk till dawn. six d.o.g.s and Onassis STEGI unite and reactivate spaces of the building complex of the old airport at Hellinikon which have been empty for years, creating an urban music environment.

Following the “Noises Off-Street Party” in October 2018, ADD festival moves the creative partnership of Onassis STEGI and six d.o.g.s even further. Together they curate a program that covers a great spectrum of electronic sound through DJs and Live Sets featuring more than 20 international and local artists. From electronic music legends Deep Dish and (Miss) Kittin, to the rising star Nastia, and from Ben Klock, DVS1 and Detmann, to indie-favorites Kiasmos and Forest Swords.

On the 25th of May, from dawn till dusk, from the past to the present and the future of dance music, ADD returns to become a meeting point for the festival music scene of Europe

A fun biathlon relay race on balance bikes for children aged 2.5–5 years and their adult chaperones. Children start first and, after finishing the first round on their bikes, pass the baton to their companions, who are welcome to either run or walk the race. The young runners cross the finish line.

Participants must bring their own bicycles and helmets; training wheels are not permitted.

A lucky draw for a fantastic prize will be held after the finish.

For children aged 2.5–5
Up to 30 pairs per age group 2–3/3–4/4–5
Free admission by online preregistration (the activity is conducted in Greek)

Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival is coming back for another year and fills our spring nights with the best jazz music in the city! From the 27th May to 2nd June, Technopolis City of Athens is celebrating the 19th jazz event and welcomes rising and already noted international music ensembles, original sounds and many side jazz events! All this, of course, on free entry!

Jazz days ‘n’ nights are coming!

The first day of the festival, on Monday 27th May, is dedicated to contemporary Greek jazz scene. Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival is bringing out the local jazz trends, supporting the Greek jazz bands and presenting some of the most innovative and creative Greek jazz groups. So, we welcome Yako Trio-Festival’s Pick- who will present music based on the work of the musician Yannis Konstantinidis. They will be followed by the experimental sounds of Grey Paris, who are this year’s festival suggestion, whereas some time later Petros Klampanis Trio will bring the air of the American metropolis in Athens.

On Tuesday 28th May, we expect the special group of Wajdi Riahi (Tunisia), the M. Messios Symmetry Band (Cyprus) and Gaspar Karoly Trio feat. Krisztina Pocsai (Hungary), while on Wednesday 29th May the central stage of Technopolis is taken by Clara Peya & Vic Moliner (Spain), Richard Koch Quartett (Germany) and the highly-anticipated New York-based composer, drummer, academic and activist Jaimeo Brown (USA), who will present his project “Transcedence with Chris Sholar and Jaleel Shaw.

On Thursday 30th May we welcome the Filip Jers Quartet (Sweden), Month of Sundays (Austria) and Septeto Internacional (Switzerland). On the next day-and-night- Friday 31st May we are travelling with the jazz sound of the Things I Can’t Control (Netherlands), Alfa Collective (Estonia) and Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet (Poland).

When the weekend arrives, our mood is high and we can’t wait to enjoy the Helge Lien Trio (Norway) and the Dainius Pulauskas Group (Lithuania). They will be joined by the beloved Mammal Hands (UK) who will present their enchanting and rhythmic minimal melodies on the jazziest stage of the city on Saturday 1st June.

The last day of the festival, Sunday 2nd June, belongs to Ondrej Havelka and his Melody Makers (Czech Republic), Ernie Hammes (Luxembourg) and Girls in Airports (Denmark) who mark the ending of this fascinating jazz experience.

A jazzy Meet Market, special exhibitions as well a plethora of other side events accompany the biggest Jazz Festival in the country. This year as well, METAPolis are presenting two original photo exhibitions based on the city surrounding us. Celebrating 10 years since METAPolis’ foundation, the exhibition “Urban” examines and renegotiates the identity of urban photography, while the group exhibition of 145 members of METAPolis expresses their love for travel photography.

Naturally,19th Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival wouldn’t be the same without the jazziest Meet Market of the year! For seven days -and nights- we will host more than 120 stalls and many exciting activities for young and adults!

It’s true: 20 years of Technopolis and 19 years of Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival! Seven days of celebration, music and unexpected surprises in the jazziest week of the year! #JazzBeThere and… don’t forget: Once you go jazz, you never go back!

Summer is finally here, and keeping with tradition, we will be kicking off the season together with the Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival. Yes indeed, coming live and direct for its 19th year running, hand in hand with The Meet Market, we will be taking over Technopolis for a 7 day long Meet Market marathon, Monday to Sunday, indoors and outdoors, with plenty of hand-made and independently produced innovations and creations from local brands.

Come join us for a week of warm nights, live Jazz concerts, tasty street food, yummy buzzy cocktails, dj sets and over 120 stands from small scale businesses, designers, artists and collectors. Bring your little friends over the weekend for some fun-in-the-sun and interactive games, including an outdoor activity course from ΠΑΙΖώΝΤΑΣ on Saturday, and a dance- theater workshop from Arts in the Mixer on Sunday. Check the press release for details! And of course, make sure you stop by the central cash – info point to roll our dice and win free prizes. There’s something for everyone!

The Meet Market – Jazz Edition: A week-long celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit… A nomadic market place of local goods, fresh ideas and friendly folk. An audio-visual jigsaw of handmade & independently designed clothes, accessories, art, objects, organic body products, home ware, tasty food, vintage & retro collectables, records, interactive games, free prizes, DJ sets, and good vibes.

Monday 27/05 – Friday 31/05 from 19:00 – 00:00
Saturday 01/06 & Sunday 02/06 from 15:00 – 00:00

To read the detailed line-up click HERE! 

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XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor Of the Meet Market

YES Forum says YES to Sea Tourism on Wednesday, 29 May 2019, during the International Conference & Exhibition of the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2019, at Domotel Kastri Conference Center – Kifissia, from 14.00 to19.00.

YES Forum is the leading platform for an open dialogue within the Greek Shipping and Sea Tourism Industries among principals, executives, university students, recent graduates and young executives. The main aim of YES Forum is the creation of a comprehensive connection and understanding between young people and our Greek shipping and tourism history. YES FORUM is taking place under the auspices of the Ministries of Shipping, Education, Tourism, GNTO, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and the majority of Greek Universities.

This year’s goal is to inform young people about the distinctive features of sea tourism and cruising along with the employment prospects and professional trajectories. Once again, all participants will have the opportunity to ask questions before and during the Forum and dialogue directly with the distinguished executives.

The welcoming addresses will be made by: Danae Bezantakou, CEO – NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS & Concept Founder - YES Forum, Dr. Panagiota Dionysopoulou, Head of the General Directorate of Tourism Policy–Ministry of Tourism, Dorra Giannaki, Special Advisor in the General Secretariat for Youth, Theodore Kontes, President - President Union of Cruise Ship Owners & Associated Members.

This year’s research has been carried out to enable young people to express their opinion on sea tourism and employment prospects. The results will be compared with those of the respective survey answered by companies active in the sea tourism sector in order to compare the supply and demand. Xenia Kourtoglou, Founder & Managing Partner, FOCUS BARI will introduce the data.

At the end of the event, there will be a lottery for a cruise offered by Celestyal Cruises and 100 bilingual albums " Greek Coastal Ships" offered by Greek Shipping Miracle.

Our Keynote Speaker will be Capt. Paris Dragnis, Founder & President – GOLDENPORT GROUP OF COMPANIES.

Panel Moderator will be Mr. Minas Tsamopoulos, Journalist – Proto Thema Newspaper. Speakers of the panel are Maria Deligianni, Government and Public Affairs Representative Eastern Mediterranean - Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) , -Capt. Vassilis Gkazikas, Marine Operations Director - Celestyal Cruises, Thanos Pallis, Professor of Port Economics & Policy , University of the Aegean, Greece & President of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), Alexandros Seremelis, Lecturer – Metropolitan College - Metropolitan College.

The YES to Sea Tourism Forum will also enable executives from the shipping industry to create networking corners on following topics: 1. Operations, Crew, Chartering & HSQE Departments of a Shipping Company, 2. Startups, Innovation & Technology, Service Providers and 3. Masters in Shipping.

i. Crew, HSQE, Operations, Chartering Departments of a Shipping Company
Artemis Kazantzidi, HSQEEn Officer – LATSCO MARINE MANAGEMENT
Katerina Xenou, Crew Manager – ALASSIA NEWSHIPS MANAGEMENT (more speakers will be announced soon)

ii. Innovation, Startups, Technology & Service Providers
Maria Paliothodorou, Happiness Officer – MARINE TRAFFIC
Eleni Polychronopoulou, Vice President- Environmental Protection Engineering (EPE) SA & President - HEMEXPO
Dimitris Sousoudis, Senior Sales Executive - Greece - Cyprus - Middle East – MARINE TRAFFIC
Dr. Panagiotis Nomikos, Business Development Director, DANAOS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS S.A.

iii. Masters in Shipping
Vicky Apostolopoulou, Business Development Executive, School of Maritime Studies - METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
Prof. Serafeim Kapros, Head of Dept. of Shipping, Trade and Transport - UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN
Pavlou Elias, MSc Shipping Programme Manager – BCA COLLGE
Marianna Bliablia, Administrative Manager - MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management at Athens University of Economics and Business

Registration at YES to Sea Tourism Forum will be free of charge.

Submit your questions and register now!

At the end of the event, there will be a lottery for a cruise offered by Celestyal Cruises and 100 bilingual albums " Greek Coastal Ships" offered by Greek Shipping Miracle.

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YES Forum says YES to Sea Tourism on Wednesday, 29 May 2019, during the International Conference & Exhibition of the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, at Domotel Kastri Conference Center – Kifissia, 14.00-19.00.

The YES Forum is the leading platform for open dialogue in the Greek Shipping and Sea Tourism Industries among principals, executives, university students, recent graduates and young executives, which takes place under the auspices of the Ministries of Shipping, Education, Tourism and the majority of Greek Universities.  Among the topics to be discussed are sea tourism, cruising and yachting in Greece, challenging and profitable sectors, which present a variety of professional opportunities for young people. Delegates will once again be able to submit their questions during registration and at the Forum.

Panel Moderator will be: Mr. Minas Tsamopoulos, Journalist – Proto Thema Newspaper

The YES to Sea Tourism Forum will also enable executives from the shipping industry to create networking corners with the following topics: Technical and Operations Departments of a Shipping Company, Startups, Innovation, Technology & Maritime Cluster, giving young people the chance to engage with them and ask questions in reference to the above mentioned sectors.

Participation at the YES to Sea Tourism Forum will be free of charge. Submit your questions and register HERE!

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XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor Of YES FORUM

Fimonoi Stage presents the immortal world literature classic “Oedipus Rex” by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, with English and French overtitles, June-September 2019, in Athinais Theatre located at 34 Kastorias St, Votanikos, Athens.

The plot: 

After Oedipus was born, his father, King Laius of Thebes, learned from an oracle that he, Laius, was doomed to perish by the hand of his own son, and so ordered his wife Jocasta to kill the infant. But faith decided differently.

Oedipus Rex is long considered the greatest Greek tragedy and hailed by Aristotle as the tragedy par excellence. It remains a model of what tragedy should be; deftly plotted and perfectly executed, it has a sympathetic protagonist, a crushing climax, inspirational poetry, and a wealth of meaningful themes. The play remains on the very short list of exceptionally and undeniably great world literature masterpieces that are taught all over the world.

About Fimonoi:

“Fimonoi Stage” is a professional theatrical group, with the vision to inspire visitors and spread the message of Classic Greek culture and Ancient Drama to tourists from all over the world. Fimonoi’s vision is for foreigners visiting our country to have the complete cultural experience, watching theater, poetry and music performances, adding up to the overall travel experience, and get to know the role of Athens and Greece in the global cultural life.


From May 30 to September 26, 2019
Every Thursday at 20:30

For a fourth season, after a successful series of performances in Athens, on tour in cities of Australia (Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin) and in Brussels as well as in the 8th Theatre Olympics in India (New Delhi, Bangalore) the theatrical performance “Women of Passion, Women of Greece” is back for another season of performances in the Railway Carriage Theater to Treno sto Rouf. The theatrical play in English by Eugenia Arsenis is directed by the well- known Greek actress Tatiana Ligari, creator of the Railway Carriage Theater to Treno sto Rouf, which is the unique cultural venue in the world that operates in vintage wagons of the Orient Express inside “Rouf” railway station in Athens. The performance that moves a wide variety of different audiences thanks to the powerful play, the distinctive directorial approach, the great acting by Evelina Arapidi in the 3 leading roles, the exceptional live music and the impressive video design continues its journey every Saturday at 7.00 pm in the Theater Wagon.

Three mythical female figures, Medea, Maria Callas and Melina Mercuri, travel among a crowd of passengers by a train of the 50’s.

Medea, the tragic figure of ancient Greek drama, blinded by her deep love for her husband, murdered her own children.
Maria Callas, the internationally celebrated opera diva, devoted her life to music and let her fate be sealed by a “fatal” romance.
Μelina Mercouri, one of the most beloved greek actresses, singer, and politician, who starred in the most well-known international films, fought for culture and democracy.

The departure station of this journey is ancient Greece while contemporary Greece is its destination. The tragic ancient drama heroine Medea, meets the two great priestesses of modern Greece, Maria and Melina. A common feature unites their different paths, and that is passion. Passion for life, passion for love, passion for creation, passion for freedom. History, culture, the power of the human soul, the struggles for democracy come alive by an actress and a musician, who accompany us to this fascinating journey of creative memory, humor and emotion where Greece is at the same time the starting point and final destination, with the feelings of people all over the world as stopovers.

Shows: 
Every Saturday at 19:00 hrs (as of June 1, 2019
The shows may be followed by dinner in the Wagon Restaurant or at the open-air Bar & Restaurant “Apovathra” (dishes from 5€ / glass of wine 3,5€ / spirits 6€)

The theatrical performance is under the auspices of the Greek Tourism Organization and with the kind support of the Organization of Culture, Sports & Youth of the City of Athens while it has been attended with great interest and emotion by the President of the Hellenic Republic, English-speaking audience of various nationalities, women societies and unions, ambassadors, diplomats, Greek expatriates, high-school and university students, etc.