Get ready for the first Meet Market of 2022!

We will be kicking of the spring season with our classic Easter edition Meet Market at Technopolis, City of Athens. Expect to find 120 plus stands of locally produced wonders from makers all over Greece – both inside our classic D12 venue and outside in the central courtyard and Mixanourgio courtyard of Technopolis. And they’ll be plenty of new participants too!

As usual, we’ll have dj sets, interactive games for kids, street food, cocktails, our classic Easter egg hunt and general good vibes, so spend the day with us. Its been a while and we can’t wait to meet again.

Plenty more info coming soon!

One of Finland’s most internationally successful comedians, Harri Soinila has headlined shows from Edinburgh to Casablanca and from Rio de Janeiro to Tallinn, and appeared at European comedy Festivals such as Ljubljana’s PANČ, The Barcelona Comedy Festival, The Liverpool Comedy Festival, Helsinki’s Arctic Laughs and The East European Comedy Festival in London, among others. He’s been on Finnish TV and Maltese radio, and he represented Finland at Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World. He also warmed up for the Canadian mega star Russell Peters on his European tour in 2022.

Unusually open for a Finn, Harri’s first full English language solo talks about being Finnish, drinking and especially the Finnish drinking. Every problem is an opportunity and this is how you turn a drinking problem into a drinking opportunity. There’s also some stuff about dogs and babies, and why dogs are better.

His observational one-liners have been described as dark humor with a golden heart and sometimes the other way around.

Opening: Katerina Vrana
Date: Wednesday April 26th
Time: 21:00 (Doors open 20:30)
Duration: 1h15

Tickets:
* Early-bird (til April 16th): €14
* General admission (after April 16th): €16
* At the door: €20
We also offer 3 free tickets per show to persons with disabilities or unemployed persons (phone reservation required).

Info: 6987994689 // athensenglishcomedyclub@gmail.com
Address: ELIART Theater - Konstantinoupoleos 127 (closest to Kerameikos and Metaxourgeio metro stations).
The theatre is wheelchair accessible.

 

This is Athens City Festival, the city’s big celebration from the Municipality of Athens.

Grass, live music, Dj sets, educational labs, kite show, music theatre for young and elder audience, creative workshops for kids, cinema.

An all day event in the heart of Spring, in the heart of the City.

 

Artisans & Markets Walk – Your Greek shopping therapy is a walking tour to indulge in local open markets and experience local crafts and artisans.  Our walk will take you through the most vibrant parts of the city and everyday life, allowing you to stroll and buy your local treasures.

Starting from the Trekking Hellas Athens base, at the Koukaki area, we will walk up Areopagus Hill to admire the view. We will then head south through the Plaka district before we reach the areas of Monastiraki and Psyri.  We’ve now reached the marketplace and the well-known Varvakios Market (meat market), a memorable experience!

Around the corner is the old Stock Exchange and Athens City Hall.  We then enter a more diverse side of Athens, through Geraniou Street, a hidden multicultural neighborhood.

The last part of our walk takes us around Omonia Square, an always buzzing part of Athens.

We get to taste the street food in this area before ending our walk at the Omonia metro station!

With an exceptional success on its first event and positive impressions from exhibitors and visitors, the 2nd Bio Festival returns dynamically 6-8 May 2022, at the Technopolis in Gazi, with the participation of the most important commercial and productive companies of the industry.

Enriched with new sectors and a holistic approach to sustainability and the circular economy, it redefines the concept of sustainable development, thus laying the foundations to be an important trade forum and a reference point for the culture of healthy and eco living in Greece.





Why visit bio festival?

- The sector’s professionals who will visit the festival, will have the opportunity within three days to meet under the same roof important companies and small producers of organic or natural products as well as to discover products and proposals that promote eco living, in order to upgrading their businesses and the products they offer to consumers whether it is food, drink, cosmetics or experience.

- The consumers will have the opportunity to find selected businesses with products and services that promote the transition to a more healthy lifestyle and strengthen the eco-living culture.

- Through a rich and specialized program of special events, professionals of the sector will be informed about trends and developments in their industry, while consumers will be educated and will acquire a better knowledge and insight into organic foods and the bio culture in general.

From the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, which on 4 October 1957 emitted a robotic repeating pattern every 0.3 minutes, to the “cinematically” exciting landings and future flights to the moon by private spacecraft, we will follow step by step the global adventure of human activity outside the Earth, summed up in the phrase “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.

Who were the early pioneers of this new interplanetary experience, who withstood accelerations of 13G? Through interviews, documents, testimonies, research we will explore the passion, hard training and incredible heroism of space conquerors from the dawn of the space age to the present day, through the first announcement of Apollo 11: “Huston, this is Tranquillity Base, the Eagle has landed”.

Estimated Age: From First Primary and above.

Opening Hours: Morning at 09: 00-13: 00 and afternoon at 16: 00-18:00.

Sunday 08/05 : 09: 00-13:00

On 7 May 2022, this year’s Book Day brings an important message to literature lovers and to all those willing to give it a try.

Under the motto “read & change”, as part of this multifaceted effort, held for the 7th consecutive year with great success, the book walk will also take place on the same day, giving the opportunity to avid readers – and not only – to tour publishing houses, libraries, publishing houses and book stores – small and large – of Athens, which are organizing events, activities and guided tours especially for this day.

During this literary walk, participants will have the opportunity, among other things, to talk to the authors of literature, while young visitors will have the chance to participate in children’s events with music and storytelling.

Opening time: 10.30 am.

Starting point: 10:30 am: Kotzia Square, opposite the Athens Town Hall.

The popular online art workshops for children and adults, organized by the Museum of Greek Children’s Art, continue in May.

Once again, young, aspiring artists will travel through art to imaginary worlds of vibrant blue waves and colourful flowers, be inspired by favourite artists and create their own unique works of art.

See the May programme in detail:

- 14 May: Paul Siniak and pointillism / Online art workshop.

- 21 May: A ship on the seas by Panagiotis Tetsis / Online art workshop / Online art workshop.

- 28 May: Let’s go fishing with George Kypri / Online art workshop

Workshop times: during the mentioned dates, fixed time 17:30-19:00

The classes will be held via the zoom platform.

- 18 May: “The power of Museums. With the power of art we dream and design a better future!” – Join the celebration of International Museum Day 2022 / Online art workshop with free participation.

- 29 May: “Making Pablo Picasso’s Guitar” Independent art workshop in the Museum’s workshop.