Events in Greece

Also known as the Opening Nights Festival is a non-competitive international festival with an emphasis on lower-budget independent productions and American indie cinema. The Audience picks the winner which grants them advertising funding for a Greek distributor.

This is Athens biggest film festival which has been running yearly since 1987. Movie lovers can enjoy films from around the globe and pay homage to their favorite legends of cinema from Greece and beyond. The films are screened at the Ideal Cinema and Trianon Theatre.

There are many cities around the world that have an annual marathon, but the Athens marathon is the original one. The route traces the famous run of the soldier Pheidippides in 490BC, the 42km (26.2 mile) race begins at the town of Marathon itself and ends up at the Panathenaic Stadium.

In December, Syntagma Square in Athens is transformed with beautiful Christmas decorations into quite a Christmas market. Cabins in the Town of Treats sell local pastries and sweets. At Santa’s Workshop children can watch as the elves create toys and play and chat with St. Basil himself (as he is known in Greece) and get to know his magical world. There is also an antique carousel that dates all the way back to 1886 on display with vividly-painted horses and carriages. In the middle of the square is a large Christmas tree decorated with fairy lights and colorful balls.