Christmas in Athens Events 2009
The Christmas in Athens 2009 schedule is not yet available - here are the events from 2008. Similar festivities are likely.Official Christmas in Athens Events
Public Christmas displays used to be hard to find in Athens. But a few years ago, then-Mayor and now Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis launched an ambitious program of Christmas celebrations for Athens, Greece. Now the new mayor and the City of Athens Cultural Organization in conjunction with Athina Municipal Radio 9.84 FM and the City of Athens Music Ensembles are continuing and expanding the tradition.Christmas in Athens 2009
The Athens Christmas schedule for 2009 will be posted at the City of Athens website.Christmas in Athens - Schedule
For the complete free arts schedule, you may want to check the official "Christmas in Athens" event lists at the Official Christmas in Athens website.
New Year's Eve usually offers four firework launch spots. A city-hosted party at Technopolis in Gazi is expected to draw a young or youngish crowd. Final New Year's Eve details will be released later in December, but there will probably be free concerts at Syntagma Square, Kotzia Square on Athinas Street where the Athens City Hall is located, and Klathmonos Square.
While the festivities are supposedly aimed at Athenians, Greece has been working to attract more visitors during the "off" season, and a more Western-style Christmas festivity makes Greece in winter an even more attractive destination.
Scandinvian Christmas Bazaar in Athens - The Scandinavian Church is selling Scandinavian ornmanents and gift items November 13-15th, 2009.Christmas in Athens Photo Gallery
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