Thessaloniki – Live & Love our City Like a Local
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DIMITRIA 48th edition
The big arts festival of Thessaloniki is here for the 48th time ! As you should already know if you read a bit about the history of Thessaloniki, this city is 2330 years old, so a 48 year old arts and culture festival is not that old in comparison ! Actually, as early as the…
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Peirama Workshops
Peirama is an activity group aiming “To inspire and equip people to explore and realize their potentials” Their main areas of interest are : • Organizing extraordinary workshops which address everyone. • Staging performances, events, concerts, presentations, parties… on its own devices or in collaboration with other groups. • Contributing by offering the venue, material…
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A different day in the centre of the city !
Tomorrow Sunday the 22nd of September is the annual european car free day. It is the best day to walk in the centre, ride your bike or rollerblade in the middle of the main streets of Thessaloniki. The last few years an activist group named Thessaloniki Allios ( meaning Thessaloniki Otherwise ) formed and supported…
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Bike Parade
This weekend really has it all ! Music festivals, eco festivals, fun events, and 2 bike events ! I don’ t know if the term parade that I put on the title is valid for the organised bike rides, but I’m using it anyway and if you can suggest a better term let me know…
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2nd Day with Colours from Sfina
If you are not so much into music or simply want some genuine crazy type of fun, then I have another suggestion for you! The Day with Colours will be housed tomorrow Suturday 21st and for the second year in a row, at Camp Field Kodra in Kalamaria. The event is inspired by the Indian…
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Κ.Ο.Θ. UNDERGROUND
Another type of music event is running over the weekend besides Reworks festival. It is K.O.Θ. UNDERGROUND and as you will probably NOT understand by its name, it is hosted by the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki and the venue is Block 33. It is an unusual venue for a state orchestra which also has an unusual…
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Reworks International Music Festival
It is here for it’s 9th year, Reworks, the audio – visual Festival of Thessaloniki that presents the most modern artistic waves, from all over the world, to Greece. Reworks is well known to present for the first time in front of the public, new musical and artistic trends through various works and showcases, and…
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Eco Festival Weekend !
There are not one but two eco-festivals this weekend in the city! The first one is GreenWave Festival, a festival hosted in the central park near YMCA, where we will have the chance to participate in discussions related to green subjects, attend free concerts, and eat vegan food. Bicycles will also be available to…
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4th THESSALONIKI BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The 4th Biennale of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki is here ! The Biennale opening will be held on September 18, with the inauguration of the exhibition “Everywhere but Now”, curated by Αdelina von Fürstenberg, Chief Curator of the Central Exhibition of the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, along with the opening the exhibitions by the “5 Museums’ Movement…
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Le Coq tail mix bar
September is one of the best months in the city of Thessaloniki. Besides the many events during the month, the weather is ideal to enjoy all the open spaces and terraces with a view. For a cocktail drink or coffee with a view, a great suggestion is Le Coq tail mix bar. Here you will…
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