events

A respectful and decent event took place at the Parliament of New South Wales to honor the memory of the Greeks of Pontus, Anatolia and Eastern Thrace. The Pontian associations of NSW, Pontoxeniteas, Panagia Soumela and Wollongong joined forces to...

The curtain opened on June 22 for the Matala Festival for a third consecutive year, with a spectacular celebration. Visitors from around the world and from many parts of the country flocked to the reference point of the 1960's...

Famous Greek rock singer, Vasilis Papakonstantinou, will sing on the evening of June 21 in front of the building of ERT, participating in the events in support of the Greek Broadcasting Corporation. ERT employees answer to the agreement that the...

Matala in southern Crete is a region that became popular in the 60's and the 70's as the temporary home for a stream of travelers who followed the traces of a particular hippie-trail. They lived in ancient caves, next to...

The Petit Paris d’Athènes 2013 is organized in cooperation with the City of Athens Culture, Sports and Youth Organization (OPANDA), the Athens Traders Association, the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens and the first departmental community of Athens. It...

Two major conferences will be held in Greece next month, with the initiative of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association. The first will be held from July 7 to 9 in Thessaloniki with the cooperation of the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of...

The thousands of visitors who flock each year to the banks of the Aliakmonas river in Imathia, seem to confirm that this river party is the best Greek camping fest within the summer. This year it takes place from...

Organizers of cultural events which are to take place in the coming days in a number of Italian cities, such as in the Province of Viterbo, 100 km north of Rome, and in the town of  Lanciano, in the...

The organizers of town races for all, Run Greece, that took place on June 16 in Heraklion, Crete, announced that the race will become an institution for Crete. This year, Run Greece was organized by the Hellenic Association of Amateur...

The fifth and last week of Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013 was successfully completed. Mediterranean Gourmet included a wine “journey” with local Mount Athos varieties, as well as dishes made by “olive oil and olive fruit of the Mediterranean”...

On June 20, the Acropolis Museum is celebrating its fourth birthday. The exhibition areas and the restaurant will remain open from 8 a.m. until 12 midnight. For the occasion, admission will be reduced to three euros for all visitors. Visitors...

The Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (O.C.S.C) celebrated its 20 years of operation since its founding during an event at its headquarters in Athens. Greek Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos, the First Vice President of the Parliament Giannis Tragakis, representatives of the...

The 22nd Nafplion Festival will take place in the historic city of Nafplion in the Peloponnese, Greece at June 21 to 30. Giannis Vakarelis is the artistic director and Phormigx Concert Agency has the organizational responsibility. The festival will honor...

With Lena Papaligoura, recent winner of the Melina Mercouri Award in the main role and other well-known actors such as Vicky Papadopoulou, Christos Sapountzis, Lydia Fotopoulou and Orfeas Avgoustidis , Sophocles' Antigone will be presented only for 15 performances...

Before Midnight opened the 3rd Athens Open Air Festival, the festival that fills parks, squares and pedestrians around central Athens with films and music. The two actors were accompanied by the trilogy’s director, Richard Linklater. The last movie was...