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Ancient Greece
China Hosting Greek Mythology Digital Art Festival in Beijing
China is hosting a Greek mythology digital art festival to showcase the ancient cultural ties between the two nations.
The festival in the capital Beijing is hosted by the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group and the Greek Embassy.
The event combines digital...
Diaspora
Thousands Celebrate Greek Music and Dance in Arizona Festival
Thousands of Greeks from the western states of the US gathered in Phoenix, Arizona for a festival of Greek music and dance, organized by the Orthodox Church of America.
The Festival (FDF), which was originally launched 46 years ago, was...
Culture
Santorini Volcano Lights Up in Spectacular Display of Fireworks
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the ''Ifestia Festival'' or ''Volcanoes Festival'' in Santorini is back and took place on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
A spectacular compilation of fireworks and fires caused the volcano to ''erupt'' again in...
Culture
Delphi Takes Center Stage As Summer Festival Kicks Off
A few weeks after the completion of the annual Delphi Economic Forum, the world-famous historical site in Central Greece once again gets ready to host local and international visitors, this time as the seat of a regional summer festival...
Australia
Antipodes Greek Culture Festival in Melbourne Postponed
For the second year in a row, the Antipodes Festival/Lonsdale St Greek Festival has been postponed due to the pandemic. The Festival was scheduled for 5 and 6 March.
Traditionally taking place in the historic Lonsdale St Greek Precinct it...
Art
US Band “Manowar” Recruits Greek Actors for Odyssey-Themed Song
As part of a press conference before the Release Athens Festival, the founder and bassist for the band "Manowar," Joey DeMaio, announced an epic collaboration between the band and the Greek father-and-son acting duo Costas and Konstantinos Kazakos for...
events
The Greek Film Festival in Berlin to Take Place in January 2021
The Greek Film Festival in Berlin announced recently that next year's program will take place in January 2021, against all ...coronavirus odds!
In a press release they issued, the organizers say that ''even though COVID-19 is separating us and keeps...
Festivals
Hellenic Film Society USA Prepares for Virtual Festival for 2020
The Hellenic Film Society USA announced their first-ever virtual Greek film festival, which will be held from July 10, to July 20, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Audiences from across the country will have the opportunity to stream...
Canada
Vancouver’s Annual Greek Summerfest Expected to Continue this Year
Vancouver's Annual Greek Summerfest announced that it will have its 34th consecutive year of celebration in 2020, serving delicious food to patrons to-go style.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was uncertain whether or not the celebration would take place....
Greece
Raise Your Voice Festival 2020 Goes Digital
Raise Your Voice Festival 2020, the first digital festival against human trafficking and climate change is set to take place digitally between April 24 and 26 in Greece.
The festival is coordinated by 53 civil society organisations from Greece and...