Free actions by various cultural organizations and agencies in Athens give us the opportunity to get out of the house, without spending a single… euro.
Art exhibitions, theater performances and music events with free entry to spend quality moments with friends, with the children and with… ourselves. Especially this Saturday, April 27, there will be many events dedicated to World Book Day throughout the country.
What can you do completely free her Friday, April 26 and Weekend of April 27-28;
Free event in Kallimarmaro
On the occasion of the Olympic Torch Relay in Greece, the Embassy of France and the French Institute of Greece, in collaboration with Flux Laboratory, present “The Olympic Cypher”, a dance performance conceived, choreographed and artistically edited by Ilias Hatzigeorgiou.
In order to honor breakdancing, a new sport of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024, a series of performances will be organized from April 16 to 26, which will accompany the Olympic Flame from Ancient Olympia in Athens.
Breakdance
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The course of the dance performances will follow that of the Olympic torch relay, making stops in certain cities: in Ancient Olympia on April 16, in the Municipal Theater Square in Piraeus on April 17, in Giali Mosque in Chania on April 18, in Volos Beach – University of Thessaly in Volos on April 20th, in Mavili Square in Ioannina on April 23rd, and then in Athens on April 26th for the Touching and Handing of the Olympic Flame Ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium.
Ilias Hatzigeorgiou and the group of dancers of The Olympic Cypher create a big dance circle in each city. Is it battle, performance or improvisation? On 4/26 the free event – without pre-booking – will take place at Panathinaikos Stadium at 18:30. See more at ifg.gr
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Free Festival for your hobbies
skywalker.gr – Work in Greece organizes the Hobby Festival on 26-28/4, at the Old OSY Depot, 11:00-23:00, and awaits us to experience a unique opportunity to learn about hobbies from all the professionals and organizations who manage means and know-how of hobby and leisure activities!
The Hobby Festival – with free entry – features non-killing hobbies, which can contribute to well-being and the prospect of happiness – while enhancing personal skills –, discovering and cultivating inclinations and talents, as well as meeting people with common interests and abilities.
Exhibitors with experiential presence and showtimes will be there throughout the festival for you to try and find what suits you, in a highly entertaining atmosphere that has it all: music, food, drink, raffles and prizes! See detailed information at hobbyfestival.gr.
Free Reading Club “Nober” at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
April 23 has been established internationally by UNESCO as World Book Day
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In April, the SNFCC Reading Club continues with writer Demosthenes Papamarkos in the role of coordinator.
On Friday 26/04, the coordinator of the Reading Club, Demosthenes Papamarkos, will welcome the participants to the Book Tower to exchange opinions, starting with the book of the month, “Nober” by Osin Fegan. The Reading Club will be attended by Margarita Zachariadou, translator of the book “Nober” by Osin Fegan published by Doma publications. Location: Pyrgos Biblio EBE.
Free events for the Book Festival 2024
This year’s annual Book Festival has a three-day duration and many events.
More specifically, it includes:
Book Bazaar at the Benaki Museum
- Friday April 26, 10:00 – 22:00
- Saturday April 27, 10:00 – 22:00
- Sunday, April 28, 10:00 – 18:00
In the large Book Bazaar on the ground floor of the Benaki Museum / Piraeus 138, 220 Museum publications will be available at a 50% and 70% discount on their retail price. The editions of the years 2022-2023 will be available with a discount of 10%-20%.
At the same time, it will be possible to buy books online at bazaar.benaki.org which will run more days (Monday 22 to Sunday 28 April). In the bazaar there will be a section with SECOND HAND books at extremely low prices.
Book launches:
- Friday April 26, 18:30 -20:00 / Presentation-discussion on the recent publications of the Benaki Museum related to the Islamic Collection.
- Saturday April 27, 19:00 -20:30 / Presentation of the book by Evgenios Mathiopoulos “Beyond temperance and pleasure: the love that creates the world”. Two studies on Giannis Tsarouchis, Benaki Museum, Athens 2023.
Guided tours
- Friday April 26, 18:30 / Guided tour of the exhibition “Nikos Alexiou. The Collection” by its curators, Polyna Kosmadaki, curator of modern and contemporary art, head of the Department of Painting, Prints and Drawings of the Benaki Museum, and George Tzirtzilakis, professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly. As part of the tour, an excerpt from an earlier broadcast of “ARCHIOU ERT SA” will be shown. in which the artist and his Collection are presented.
- Saturday April 27, 18:00 / Guided tour of the exhibition “Renee Revah. Tehom” by the photographer Renée Revah and the curator of the exhibition Kostis Antoniadis, Emeritus Professor of Photography at the University of Western Attica. Free entry with a limited number of entries. More at benaki.org
Second International Conference “Ancient Myths in the Performing Arts”
The Second International Conference “Ancient Myths in the Performing Arts” is dedicated to the memory of Maria Callas and will be held on April 26-27, 2024 at the Hellenic Cultural Foundation.
Theatre, music and dance are the primary forms of performing arts, directly linked to human creativity. Subsequently, based on these forms and in various combinations, various manifestations were created, which over time evolved expressing the existential, social and cultural quests of each era. From the story of the passions of the god Osiris in ancient Egypt (200 BC) to today’s performances, myth and ritual give universality and timelessness to man’s need for expression and creation.
Open Door Easter Holiday Market “Flowers and Colors”.
The children, staff and volunteers of Porta Anichtis invite the public to the Easter Holiday Market that will take place on April 26 & 27, 2024 (10:00-18:00) in the Foyer of the War Museum (Rizari 2, Athens).
As always, you’ll find Easter gifts, ornaments and handmade candles, clothing (men’s, women’s, children’s), accessories & jewellery, toys, crafts, books, housewares, engravings, china, packaged food, homemade sweets & more.
During the Easter Holiday Market, songs will be heard from the Open Door Choir. information at 210-96 37 124 & 210-96 22 290 and at [email protected].
Free charity bazaar in the garden of the Numismatic Museum
The Numismatic Museum, in collaboration with the Guide Dogs of Greece, Nine Lives Greece, Crazy Cat Ladies, Stray pawsitive and Ippothesis, invite the public to the Easter bazaar that will take place on April 27 & 28, 2024 in the garden of the museum for the support of the groups that take care of the care and protection of animals.
Free screening of the historical film “Astero” with live piano accompaniment
The Saturday, April 27, the B&E Goulandris Foundation in collaboration with the Film Archive of Greece will host at Amphitheater of the Foundation the screening of the historical film by the Gaziadis brothers “Astero”, with live accompaniment on the piano by the composer and Director of the Music Schools of the Athens Conservatory Filippos Tsalachouris.
“Astero”, a pastoral romance shot on the peaks of Kalavryta in 1929, is the first major commercial and artistic success of Greek cinema and is a bucolic look at Greece at the beginning of the 20th century through the lens of the Gaziadis brothers.
The live accompaniment of the silent film with piano, which for decades was the only practice, gives drama and intense emotionality, but it is extremely difficult and laborious work for the pianist due to the long duration of the films. More difficult, however, is watching the film carefully, in order to have a correct rhythmic and dramatic synchronization.
Philippos Tsalachouris, who will accompany the film live on the piano, reviving the practice of screenings at the beginning of cinema history, composed the music after a request from the Film Archive of Greece.
The World Book Day at the Piraeus Cultural Foundation
As part of the celebration of World Book Day (23/4), the Piraeus Group Cultural Foundation (PIOP) participates in the 2024 Book Walk and organizes creative employment workshops for adults. In more detail:
• Architectural walk in Athens. With reference point the publication of PIOP “Riddles for Athens”, by Tonia Kafetzakis illustrated by Panagiotis Pantazis, and in the context of the 2024 Book Walk with the central message “read & change”, on Saturday, April 27, 2024 (time 10:30-12 :15) an architectural walk is organized in the center of Athens.
The author presents to the readers-walkers of the historical center a route with stops at architectural landmarks, historical buildings and spaces, revealing forgotten stories and secrets of the city. The walk will start from the Stoa Spiromiliou and the MUSEUMSHOP of PIOP, heading towards the heart of the historical center, Plaka.
Participation is free. It is necessary to reserve a place on tel. 210 3256924, 210 3256930, 210 3256943, daily 12:00-17:00. Arrival time: 10:00-10:25.
2nd Worship Music Festival
The 2nd Worship Music Festival under the artistic direction of George Koumendakis, will present a marathon of more than 50 concerts and artistic activities, approaching numerous and unexpected aspects of the relationship between religious worship and music. The Festival returns on April 28, 29 and 30, 2024, as part of the 2nd Worship Music Festival. See the program.
