events

“There is no need for the people to stay at home. They can go out see different things and take action to combat their stress and depression.” That was the philosophy behind the decision by artists and actors from Naousa,...

Good news, now if you want to taste original Greek delicacies, you don’t have to go far.  Just a visit to Toronto and a walk at the Taste of the Danforth Festival is enough for Canadians to experience authentic...

Medea by Euripides, the tragedy of love turning into a terrible and savage hatred, premieres July 5 at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, opening the this year’s Epidaurus festival. Spyros A. Evangelatos directed for the second time this play, 12...

This weekend Thessaloniki is going to show its anti-racist face with a  festival that will take place this year in the former Pavlos Melas camp in Stavroupoli. It will include musical, cultural, political, and sports activities as well as...

When last year the international exhibition of the music industry Womex was leaving Thessaloniki, it left behind great enthusiasm not only for the successful integration of a south-eastern European city to the institution, but also for the presence and...

Deputies and senators of Greek descent from the USA, Australia, Canada and Sweden will participate in the Cultural Walk in the Footsteps of Aristotle and Alexander the Great, organized for them by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aristotle Studies (DIKAM)...

In the framework of the world competition RobocupRescue 2013, the Greek team Pandora from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) ranked second among 20 research groups all over the world, with their robotic vehicle Pandora for the location and rescue...

Exhibitions, art events at museums and monuments; art installations, performances, workshops, conferences, educational programs, interventions in public spaces and guided tours will be taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece, during the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, from September 18,...

The Melina Mercouri Foundation, the Cultural Organization of Prespes and ADaM Productions of Badminton Theater present the performance, Melina-wherever I travel to, Greece…, a grand tribute to the famous Greek actress Melina Mercouri. The premier of the performance will take...

On July 1, in Belgium’s capital, Brussels, the Council of European Union announced the cities that will host European Maritime Day (EMD) every year until 2019. For the year 2015, EMD will be hosted in Greece, in the city of...

Grigoris Maninakis holds a magnetic appeal bringing in standing only room crowds during the 2012-2013 concert season in the New York Greek American community. “We must have a strong showing of the Greek-American community,” said East Flushing Community Library...

Four Greek films will be featured at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, that takes place from June 29 to July 6. One, September, a Penny Panayotopoulou production, which focuses on the existential problems of...

The Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra (GTYO), composed of 50 talented young Greek and Turkish musicians and now in its sixth successful year, will perform under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs two major concerts in Greece...

With profound enthusiasm and a ten-minute applause the Israeli audience welcomed the famous Greek singer Haris Alexiou at the two concerts she gave in the crowded hall of Mann Auditorium of Tel Aviv on June 26-27 with the cooperation...

The International Conference, The Holy Mount Athos – the Unique Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Humanity, dedicated to the Orthodox spiritual center, the Holy Mount in Greece, took place on June 23-25 in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. The conference, which was...