Events in Athens, Greece
This November, Athens has 2 events from the official calendar, 5 concerts and 4 exhibitions on the listing below, with dates from 11 November to 27 November. The official calendar includes Oedipus by Robert Icke (12 November to 13 December) and Bella Freud in Conversation with Afroditi Panagiotakou (15 December). Concerts include Candlelight: Μότσαρτ vs. Μπετόβεν on 20 November and The Three Drums on 27 November. Exhibitions include Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, clinamen at Onassis Mandra until 5 December and Danae Stratou, AFALES | NAVELS at Megaron, Athens Concert Hall until 31 January 2027. Each card below links to the organiser or ticket seller with the latest dates.
Athens events this November from the official listing
The events below come from Athens's official events calendar, and each card links to the organiser for dates, times and locations. For the sights that stay open all year, see the guide to things to see in Athens.
Oedipus by Robert Icke
When: 12 November to 13 December
Where: Onassis Stegi, Neos Kosmos
A modern reimagining of Sophocles' ancient tragedy, set on election night as a political thriller.
Bella Freud in Conversation with Afroditi Panagiotakou
When: 15 December
Where: Onassis Stegi, Neos Kosmos
British fashion designer Bella Freud talks with Afroditi Panagiotakou, using the question 'What are you wearing today?' to explore identity, memory and obsession.
Art exhibitions and museum shows in Athens
Gen X, Tales from the Forgotten Generation
Until: 26 November
Where: DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art
Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection by artists born between 1960 and 1980, the generation known as the Forgotten Generation.
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, clinamen
Until: 5 December
Where: Onassis Mandra
Hundreds of white porcelain bowls drift and collide in three pools of moving water, an outdoor sound installation in Plaka.
Danae Stratou, AFALES | NAVELS
Dates: 8 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
Where: Megaron, Athens Concert Hall
A site-specific show in the Service Yard links humanity and nature through a salt disc evoking the Moon's orbit and a lunar light sculpture.
An Ode to Things, Niki Kanagini retrospective
Until: 14 February 2027
Where: EMST
A retrospective of one of Greece's most significant post-war women artists, from large-scale tapestries to immersive, participatory installations.
Athens tickets and tours
Bank holidays and local festivities in Athens
Public holidays reshape a visit more than most travellers expect. Public offices and banks close, shops shut or move to holiday hours, museums switch timetables and transport thins out, so a day built around a market or a museum can come apart. Greek law fixes nine compulsory public holidays for the whole country, under article 60 of Law 4808/2021, and those are the days on which work is prohibited rather than left to each employer.
National holidays in Greece 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Πρωτοχρονιά)
- 6 January Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια)
- 25 March Independence Day (Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου)
- 13 April Easter Monday (Δευτέρα του Πάσχα)
- 1 May Labour Day (Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά)
- 15 August Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου)
- 28 October Ochi Day (Το Όχι)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Χριστούγεννα)
- 26 December Second day of Christmas (Δεύτερη ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων)
Local holidays in Athens 2026
- 3 October Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, patron saint of Athens (Άγιος Διονύσιος ο Αρεοπαγίτης), local
On that day the administrative, financial and technical services of the City of Athens close to the public, while nurseries, refuse collection, controlled parking and the cemeteries carry on; in 2026 it falls on a Saturday. Beyond the nine compulsory days, the official visitors guide also counts Clean Monday on 23 February, Orthodox Good Friday on 10 April, Orthodox Easter on 12 April and Whit Monday on 1 June among the public holidays that change opening hours, and it notes that shops trade from 13:00 to 19:00 on Good Friday. The national tourism organisation desk beside it keeps 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays and public holidays.
Before you go to Athens
Tourist attractions in Athens
The Athens guide on Tourist Office maps out a first day around the Acropolis, the neighbourhoods worth wandering and the sights to book ahead.
Where to get help in Athens
This page lists the official tourist information points in Athens, the hours they keep and which public holidays change them.