Athens - Event

Each summer solstice, members of the European Music Day network (aka Fête Européenne de la Musique) organise free concerts all around their cities. Athens stretches the event to cover three days, with more than 100 free public performances to entertain the crowds.

Unlike a music festival, which normally focuses on one composer or one specific type of music and follows a programme selected by an artistic director, European Music Day is a free event and is open to anyone who wants to perform.

The event also encourages the major music institutions to perform outside their usual locations and to embrace styles of music outside their traditionally accepted genres. Preferred locations include the open-air, streets, parks, courtyards and museums. Stages crop up all over town, with big ones being used for the evening performances. Greek talent from across the country comes together, with a broad range of musical genres represented.

For a full line-up of events, please visit the festival website.