Athens Hotels Sponsor ‘Omonoia Christmas Market’
Events for the municipality’s “Christmas in Athens” program will transform the Greek capital’s Omonoia Square into a festive commercial and entertainment hub sponsored by the area’s hotels and businesses.
Opening on December 17, the “Omonoia Christmas Market” will run to January 1, 2023, in the context of the Athens Municipality program of holiday events with the contribution of Brown Hotels, SMB Capital, DAVE Red Athens, Melia Athens and Athens Tiare.
Athenian residents and visitors will have the opportunity to taste handmade sweet and savory treats, purchase gifts from the market’s stalls and participate, regardless of their age, in numerous specially designed activities.
Additionally, the market is scheduled to host guest DJs and performers who aim to add color to Omonoia’s Christmas “face” throughout the festive season.
The “Christmas in Athens” 38-day program will officially launch on December 1 with a tree lighting ceremony on central Syntagma Square where mayors and officials from all over the world will send a message of unity, peace, and solidarity.
Ten Athenian neighborhoods including Pagrati, Thisseio and Ellinoroson will host smaller versions of the “Omonoia Christmas Market” where Santa and his elves will offer sweets, teach face painting, and lead other activities to set the holiday season mood.
Highlights of this year’s “Christmas in Athens” program also include:
- a 12-hour concert marathon at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church celebrating the biggest night of the year (December 21);
- a live pop-up concert organized by the Athens Municipal Radio station “Athens 9.84” that will travel to different locations around the city during the festive season;
- a radio marathon organized by “Athens 9.84” aiming to inspire listeners to donate for a special cause (December 22);
- a Christmas Gala with festive melodies, songs from famous musicals and operettas at Syntagma Square (December 23);
- a Xmas Party at the central Moxy gallery organized by “Best 92.6” radio station and all its producers; and
- the Grand 2023 Welcoming Event at Syntagma Square on New Year’s Eve that will be followed by a party at Varvakeios Market.
More information about “Christmas in Athens” and its full program of events will soon be listed here.
Yes it’s all very nice/ beautiful.
What about the majority of humans in Greece?
We are all living all shoestring n
It’s so painful not beable to send Christmas to Grandchildren and Children.
Next can’t afford Supermarket shopping.
You pay the hell and have nothing in your trolley.
Can’t feed anymore for a week’s shopping.
So tyred and etc etc.
I truly love Greece and can’t believe what’s happened to it???????
BUT, we ( apparently) where able to give billions to Ukraine, plus plenty of amor.
Yet we have big problems to exist.
We are also over full of claiming to be refugees.