{"id":22773,"date":"2026-10-02T15:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/what-to-do-in-athens-in-october-2026-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:56:41","slug":"what-to-do-in-athens-in-october-2026-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/what-to-do-in-athens-in-october-2026-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do in Athens in October 2026 \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"


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October in Athens is busy: a film festival, a fashion conference, concerts, two exhibitions and Oxi Day. Here is the month in date order.<\/h2>\n

32nd Athens International Film Festival \u2014 1\u201311 October<\/strong>
Independent films, including dramas and war documentaries, plus short-film competitions with premieres and first screenings. Venues include Cinobo Opera, Danaos and Astor. Tickets via more.com.
aiff.gr<\/a><\/p>\n

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11th Hellenic Yoga Festival \u2014 3\u20134 October The Hellenic Yoga Association\u2019s weekend returns to ART 63: open classes, workshops, talks and an exhibition floor for teachers, schools and anyone starting out. Organisers expect more than 1,000 visitors. One ticket covers the programme. <\/p>\n

Day pass \u20ac10, both days \u20ac15. Hours 11:00\u201320:30. The full timetable is still to be announced. Teachers and exhibitors can apply via the association site. ART 63, 63 3is Septemvriou. hellenicyogaassociation.gr<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ostracism \u2014 Ostrako II \u2014 1 October to December<\/strong>
Forty contemporary artists at the Epigraphic Museum, shown with the clay shards Athenians used to vote people into exile. The show links that practice to cancelling, blocking and digital isolation.
Epigraphic Museum, 1 Tositsa St.<\/p>\n

A Different Europe \u2014 Takis Tloupas \u2014 2\u201330 October<\/strong>
Photographs from the Thessalian photographer\u2019s trips through Italy, France, Austria and Germany in the 1950s and 1960s, many shown for the first time. He left Larissa in 1953. Curated by his daughter, Vania Tloupa, with personal objects and archive material.
Hellenic American Union Galleries, 22 Massalias St. hau.gr<\/a><\/p>\n

Change Makers IV, Vogue Greece \u2014 3 October<\/strong>
A one-day conference at the Athens Concert Hall on craft, heritage, AI and beauty. Speakers include Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Susie Lau, David Gandy, Anouk Wipprecht and Zeus+Dione co-founder Dimitra Kolotoura.
Megaron, 115 Vasilissis Sofias. changemakers.vogue.gr<\/a><\/p>\n

Quatuor Modigliani \u2014 7 October<\/strong>
The French quartet opens Megaron\u2019s Beethoven 200 cycle, having recorded all 16 string quartets. Programme: Quartet No. 6 (La Malinconia<\/em>), Quartet No. 16, and Kry\u0161tof Ma\u0159atka\u2019s Amedea<\/em>, after Modigliani\u2019s portraits.
Megaron, 115 Vasilissis Sofias. megaron.gr<\/a><\/p>\n

Printed Athens Art Weekend \u2014 10\u201311 October<\/strong>
Fourth edition at Kypseli Municipal Market. More than 60 artists: illustration, screen printing, design, streetwear, handmade prints and independent publishing. Free entry.
42 Fokionos Negri.<\/p>\n

Deep Purple \u2014 13 October<\/strong>
Deep Purple play the Olympic Sports Complex in Marousi, with UK band Jayler opening. The set is built around the catalogue: Highway Star<\/em>, Smoke on the Water<\/em>, Child in Time<\/em>, plus Perfect Strangers<\/em> and Woman from Tokyo<\/em>.
Athens Olympic Sports Complex, 37 Kifisias Avenue, Marousi.<\/p>\n

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Oxi Day \u2014 28 October<\/strong>
The national holiday marking Greece\u2019s \u201cNo\u201d to Mussolini in 1940. The main parade passes Syntagma from 11am: students, clubs and bands. Arrive early. State museums, archaeological sites and monuments are free that day.<\/p>\n

Anyma presents \u00c6DEN \u2014 31 October<\/strong>
Matteo Milleri\u2019s live electronic show \u00c6DEN comes to Greece for the first time, after its Coachella premiere, at OAKA\u2019s Wall of Nations in Marousi. Music, digital art and a large-scale production.<\/p>\n