02.09 || Vevilos “Purgatory” | A thousand and one fires will be lit in the center of Athens, in a meeting so obvious and at the same time so well hidden from the outside. Through the flames, fierce forces of purification will be unleashed, leading the initiates to enter another dimension, where darkness will become Light and purification will flood. The Holy One invites us to Purgatory, to face ourselves, to transmute our fears, to cleanse our souls, before we are reborn in light and freedom.

03.09 || Gimme Shelter Open Air Fest | With Firewind, as part of their tour of the big summer festivals in Europe and new songs from the upcoming album that will be heard live for the first time in Greece, in their biggest ever headline show! With special guests the stormy Nervosa in their first Athenian appearance, but also the first world appearance of Timo Tolkki’s Strato! Opening act the now famous Lazy Man’s Load. The band from Athens, with its unique stage presence, prepares us as only it knows, for the incredible things that will follow.

04.09 || Giannis Angelakas & 100ºC | Special Guest: CHILD TRAUMA | The appearances of Yiannis Angelakas with 100°C are more like a celebration than a concert. Creative, subversive and above all restless, they promise to take us on a journey that starts with “Trypes” and has as its last stop the album “Echo kefia”, which they released in 2022. With them as a special guest is Paidi Trauma.

06.09 || Marina Spanou | Together with her band, she invites us on a musical journey through her city, Athens. On Wednesday, September 6, in the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, we say goodbye to summer and its loves.

07.09 || Iulia Karapataki | The smiling and full of positive energy Iulia comes together with her band for a big concert and promises to seduce us with songs that we have all loved and associated with special memories! The program she has chosen – with respect, lots of love and passion – shows the way she communicates her thoughts and feelings. We will listen to covers, traditional, artistic and old folk songs as well as new ones that will be released soon!

08 – 09.09 || Off The Hook Festival 2023 | A two-day event dedicated to the culture of the hip hop scene. Top artists from Greece, Europe and America are meeting for a celebration that will be unforgettable for everyone. #offthehookfestival has established itself as our beloved culture’s big annual date! Don’t miss the chance to be a part of history and live the ultimate Off The Hook experience.

10.09 || “In the factory yard” | Visual workshop of the Fotaeri Industrial Museum for children from 3-9 years | Inspired by travel and the summer sun, we capture our favorite moments with our own homemade camera made of recyclable materials. What will your film capture? Get ready for an enjoyable visual adventure in the Skywalk courtyard!

10.09 || Matoula Zamani | Songs for lovers of the beautiful, cool farmers, tender beekeepers, walkers in bright meadows, dreamy swimmers and possibly acrobats between reality and the creation of a more magical and free world. Matoula Zamani and her fellow-travellers, fly alloparmically into the realm of hyperrealistic reality without lusting after anything by force, only the sharing of emotions. Open embrace, smacking, erotic mood and the minds on the bars.

11.09 || Alcinoos Ioannidis live | The reunion of Alkinou Ioannidis’ historical band was a great artistic event. More than two decades after their first joint performances and recordings, the great musicians present for the second summer a concert program full of creativity, emotion and energy. A program full of favorite songs, unexpected arrangements, improvisation and communication. An electric celebration in the midst of the difficulties of our time, a living confirmation of the relationship between the musicians and the audience, a precious sharing of soul that we all need.

12.09 || Spyros Grammenos “The Last Concert” | Many years after their great success and numerous spectacular appearances in Greece, but also abroad, Spyros Grammenos are coming back for a dynamic – last concert! The decision to break up was mutual and as they say, they will continue to walk the path of music, each one alone, without this meaning that they will not be able to do another “Last Concert” next year. The evening will be opened by Spyros Grammenos, with “90s TDK”, and “Types of Athletes”, to be followed by Spyros Grammenos with “Ti me kotaas”, “Kamia Moni” and others. In general, whatever our soul can bear!

13.09 || Winter Swimmers – Usurum – Kadinelia “Something Like a Festival” | When a unique case of a musical group, such as the Winter Swimmers, meet on stage with the lovers of musical “experiments” Usurum & Kadinelia, an unforgettable “Something like a Festival” can only be created.

14.09 || Hatzifrageta the band | The miscreants Hatzifragetas in a full band line-up are coming to Technopolis to meet their fanatical audience again this summer!

15.09 || Babies on Fire – Panx Romana | Special guest: CEMENT | Two of the most important, historical and timeless bands, of the Greek-speaking independent rock music scene, signal ALARM and flood the center of Athens with adrenaline, inviting all the brothers in hell to “dive into history”, with music of freedom, passion and inspiration , singing about the real, manifesto… “the manifesto of our heart”!

16.09 || ALLAH-LAS | Opening acts: The Underground Youth & Antonin | One of the consistently favorite bands of the Greek public returns for a special concert. Allah-Las after four years of absence, will give us a night full of 60s nostalgic beats dressed in a dreamy, colorful psychedelia. They are joined by Underground Youth and Antonin.

17.09 || “In the factory yard” | Visual workshop of the Fotaeri Industrial Museum for children from 3-9 years | Our little friends become explorers and prepare for the strangest visual birdwatching. What kinds of birds can one meet in the city center and even in an old factory? Mixed techniques and new ways of expression await us… in the factory yard!

17.09 || A walk to the museum with… a backpack | Young and old are invited to discover the old gas factory through an alternative route with maps, stickers, memory games, puzzles and much more! From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., museum people will be on site to help you get to know all the secrets of the backpack. For 4- to 6-year-olds, the backpack focuses on discovering information through the senses and interaction, following the museum’s original sensory trail and yellow boxes. For 7- to 11-year-olds, the interactive backpack focuses on the hidden machines and rare inventions hidden inside the old gasworks.

Until 18.09 || Dinner in the sky | Dinner in the Sky Athens is coming back powerfully… in the sky of the city to offer you unique moments, an incredible view of the Acropolis and an experience you will remember for a lifetime! This year, with a renewed menu and even more mood, it promises special flights during the colorful sunset or over the lights of the cityscape.

23 – 25.09 || Athens Coffee Festival 2023 | The festival, which highlights coffee trends since 2016, comes with top coffee brands, plenty of music, exciting coffee championships, seminars from top coffee experts and of course lots of coffee… surprises! Thousands of executives of the coffee industry and home baristas will be in Technopolis, to get to know the biggest and most emblematic coffee brands of the Greek and world scene, to live beautiful moments with their friends, their family, their pets and to become and they part of the big coffee party!

24.09 || Industrial routes in the city: “Shh… Listen to the buildings!” | An experiential tour, in collaboration with MONUMENTA, on Vasilissis Sofias and Panepistimi streets, focusing on the buildings that were once the homes of businessmen of the 19th and 20th centuries. Walking, observation, photography, discussion, are the tools with which the participants will discover the buildings and the stories they hide, while they will “get to know” for a while the people who inhabited them. The tour takes place within the framework of the anniversary activities of the Industrial Gas Museum, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

30.09 – 01.10 || Vegan Life Festival Athens 2023 | Speeches by experts in every scientific field, sportsmen and women as well as people active in the Vegan community, cooking workshops by Vegan chefs and food bloggers, activities for children of all ages, art exhibition and visual events, live music events, speed dating with the slogan “let’s be friends” to help network and strengthen relationships within the community, an exhibition of Vegan products and services, food cosmetics, clothing, ecological items, etc. make up the largest vegan institution in Greece, as well as the largest vegan festival in attendance of Europe.

*Find special gifts in the Industrial Gas Museum Shop for young and old. Discover unique objects and jewelry designed by Greek designers, publications for museums, industrial heritage, architecture, design, art, philosophy and much more… Tel: 210 3460981 | Thursday to Sunday 10.00-18.00 | E-mail: [email protected]

**Use your free time in the most creative way! The renovated and completely safe playground, the outdoor Gym park, the Skywalk or otherwise the state-of-the-art play and interaction area for children of all ages, but also the iconic Observatory with a 360° view that offers a “journey” to the magical world of industrial heritage inside from the innovative and interactive Augmented Reality (AR) application “Athens IndustRy” promise to offer a unique experience in the heart of the city. And of course, don’t forget to enjoy your coffee or drink as well as a light snack or a hearty meal in a place with a special atmosphere and industrial aesthetic, the Technopolis Café.

Check your dates now! Find the day you will visit Technopolis!

More information: www.athens-technopolis.gr