In addition to the slew of music choices, the Park Your Cinema series of outdoor screenings also returns in the summer! In June, we can enjoy two of Alfred Hitchcock’s best movies, and in July we get romantic, with comedies from the golden age of American movies.
Also in June, the SNFCC is hosting the Ibero-American Literature Festival in Athens – LEA, which promotes intercultural dialogue between the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America and Greece.
For a week in June (18-25/6), Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is hosting the summer’s great festival, SNFestival, organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Also, in June four food & beverage spaces will commence their operations in SNFCC's premises: Agora Bistro, Canal Café at the Visitors Center, Park Kiosk at the Stavros Niarchos Park and Pharos Café at the Lighthouse. Last but not least the SNFCC Store will also open its doors in June! Once again, admission to all SNFCC sporting, educational and cultural events during these months is free of charge thanks to the exclusive support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, offering visitors from Greece and all around the world the opportunity to be actively involved in SNFCC’s activities every day.
School’s out, summer’s here, temperature is rising and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Culture Center (SNFCC) invites us to go out! The Stavros Niarchos Park, the Panoramic Steps, the Canal and the Agora are just some of the outdoor venues where SNFCC's multifaceted program unfolds, including sporting events, creative workshops, film screenings and a lot of music.
June starts with the second act of Microclimata in the Agora, to be continued next month on the Lighthouse Path, inviting us to discover unexpected soundscapes. Music Escapades return for two dynamic shows with K.BHTA in June and Theodore in July. Moreover, in early June, the Nikolaos Lavdas Athenian Mandolinata ensemble will take us back in time through a nostalgic concert; also, El Sistema Greece returns, joined by famous soprano Joey DiDonato, to prove that in music what unites us is greater than what divides us. In July, we celebrate youthful creativity at the Great Lawn, with SNFCC hosting Schoolwave, the festival that for 12 years now gives young bands from all over Greece the opportunity to perform before thousands of young people.
Read the full schedule of June-July events here.
Admission to all SNFCC-organized events is free of charge; events are made possible with exclusive support from the Stavros Niarchos.
SUMMER NOSTOS FESTIVALBack to our Best Summers!
Summer Nostos Festival (SNFestival) is a multifaceted international festival of art, sport and education organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), with free entrance for all. It welcomes visitors of all ages and interests in an open creative field of encounter, expression and exchange of ideas.
For one week every June, SNFestival invites us to travel back to the summers we loved, and makes each summer special through music and dance, stories and fun, exercise and play!
The festival’s main features are music, dance, sports, open discussions, arts and architecture, events and activities for children and families, as well as screenings, guided tours and creative happenings for everyone. The program is curated by the SNF team in collaboration with internationally recognized consultants.
SNFestival is organized and sponsored exclusively by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and hosted at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center between 18-25 June 2017.
www.SNFestival.org
Participation to all events is free of charge.
Information about your visit
Summer opening hours (1 April to 31 October): Stavros Niarchos Park, Running Track, Agora, Lighthouse 06.00–00.00, Visitors Center 09.00–22.00
Four food venues will be in operation on SNFCC's premises in June at the Agora, in the Visitors Center with a view to the Canal, in the Lighthouse and at the Park. Mobile food carts will also be available in outdoor areas.
Pets can enter all SNFCC’s outdoor areas, except the Great Lawn, the Labyrinth and the playgrounds. They should always be accompanied by their guardian, who must keep them under direct and constant supervision and clean up after them.
SNFCC has earned the Platinum LEED certification as a green building, the highest distinction for environmental and sustainable buildings. LEED certification verifies that a building was designed and constructed following rigorous principles of sustainable construction and environmentally innovative practices that focus, among other metrics, on water and energy efficiency, reduction of CO2 emissions, indoor environmental quality and the rational management of resources. SNFCC is the first cultural project of such scale to earn the LEED Platinum Certification in Europe.
For information about how to get to the SNFCC click here. For information about accessibility click here.
