A season of music under the Acropolis: discover all the concerts happening at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus until October 15, before it temporarily closes for renovations

Photography, film, comics, drag shows, cabaret, and more come together in a three-day celebration of queer experience at the Hellenic American Union, September 12–14

Rising stars and established talents of the Greek jazz scene join forces with contemporary dance, acrobatics, and improvisation in the ancient Forest of Dionysos. In other words, we just found your weekend plans.

Ioannidis' accolades include international recognition from UNESCO (2022), WBAF/G20 (2024), and Who is Who International (2025).

One of Athens’ most iconic community hubs unveils a vibrant month-long program featuring art workshops, multicultural celebrations, international cuisine, pop-ups, DJ sets, theater, sustainability initiatives, and socially conscious projects

Athens celebrates literature with the city’s biggest book festival, bringing together 210 publishers, 285 stands, and more than 200 cultural events from September 5 to 21

The 2025–2026 program brings world-class soloists, orchestras, Greek artists, dance, jazz, and family productions to the Athens Concert Hall, with ticket presales opening September 8

Athens is more than Plaka’s cobbled streets and the marble crown of the Acropolis. For those willing to venture a little further, the Greek capital reveals hidden corners of history well beyond its tourist-filled center.

It all kicks off September 1 with Throwing Muses at Gazarte, bringing alt-rock nostalgia led by Kristin Hersh’s unmistakable voice.

A true phenomenon of post-classical music, Ludovico Einaudi will grace for the first time the Panathenaic Stadium, known as Kallimarmaro, on September 26. Tickets are already available.

With a program that balances spectacle and substance, the Greek Fashion Festival aims to establish itself as a key event on the international fashion calendar—celebrating Greek creativity and positioning Athens as a growing capital of cultural innovation

From iconic open-air concerts to nostalgic cinema nights, art installations, jazz under the stars, and folk festivals in shaded corners of the city, Athens is anything but quiet. Here’s your weekend plan—no ferry required.

Busting the myth: Athens is so much more than a stopover, it’s a dynamic destination worth discovering. This is why you should stay.

This year's Race for the Cure Athens takes place on Sept. 28 and aims to unite thousands in the fight against breast cancer.

A bold new show in Athens raises urgent questions about our treatment of animals. Are we’re ready to change our ways?

From a high-stakes Jurassic return to a poignant walk along Britain’s Salt Path and a bus hijacking that rewrote Barcelona’s urban map, this week’s cinema line-up balances spectacle, soul, and subversion — with re-releases by Newman, Almodóvar and Buñuel adding classic firepower

This moth, cool off in Athens' new art exhibitions, where feminine entities dominate mythic creatures, paper figures evoke silent celebrations in motion, and contemporary artists explore urban–rural contradictions in modern Greece

Concerts, ethnic cuisines, discussions and art take center stage at the annual event which kicks off on July 4 at Goudi Park in Athens.

Enjoy a full moon night with DJ sets and Acropolis views, creative family Sundays, and English-language tours through the life of Maria Callas—one of the 20th century’s most legendary opera divas

At the heart of the season is the Athens Epidaurus Festival, Greece’s premier cultural institution, celebrating its 70th anniversary this summer. In this week’s edition of TO BHMA International, we round up the highlights