With the background of White Towerthe symbol of Thessaloniki, but also with an impressive spectacle of light, residents and visitors of the city are preparing to welcome 2025. For the first time, the change of time event “moves” from Aristotelous Square to the paving of Nea Paralia, by decision of the municipal council principle.

At the point of the beach front, a big New Year’s party will be set up with top djs of the international and domestic scene, who will join forces and excite the crowd from 8 pm on the eve until 3 am on the new year.

At the same time, with the sponsorship of Protergia and the support of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, when the clock strikes midnight, the White Tower will be “dressed up” with a unique spectacle as beams of light from around 100 robotic heads will fill the sky. The tests for the special lighting of the monument have already begun, after permission from the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City and the Museum of Byzantine Culture.

“We are returning after years to a new venue, to the symbol – landmark of the city, and we are combining a new kind of music with a unique light show, which we aspire to promote online to visitors using social media. We are showing the new character of Thessaloniki, the new face, the modern, the digital, the innovation”, said Vassilis Gakis, Deputy Mayor for Culture, Tourism Development and Inter-Municipal Cooperation of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, to APE-MPE.

It is estimated that the people who will watch the spectacle will be many, since the municipality of Thessaloniki, in cooperation with the Tourism Organization, has “run” a campaign both in the city and in the Balkan countries to attract tourists. According to the booking data for the days of the New Year, occupancy in hotels seems to “reach” 97%.