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SNFCC Christmas World comes alive 2024
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Christmas World comes alive, from 1 December 2024 to 7 January 2025.
© Pelagia Karanikola
Once again, this year, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is generously offering moments of magic and spreading the holiday joy, warmth, and hope, at a place that is established by now as the most beloved Christmas destination in the capital for millions of visitors.
The Ice Rink on the Canal, the Festival of Light Installations at Stavros Niarchos Park, the Dancing Fountains, the towering, decorated fir trees at the Agora and the 80 illuminated trees along the Canal, the glamorous lighting celebration on December 1, and the ever-spectacular event on New Year’s Eve are the components of an enchanting Christmas setting. They also form the background for a rich program of events that has something for everyone: concerts, performances and film screenings for the entire family, DJ sets, ice skating, games, workshops, happenings, to name a few of what will make this Christmas truly special for all!
From December 21 to January 7, the Christmas Makers’ Market is making its debut at the SNFCC, aiming to transform the Mediterranean Garden of Stavros Niarchos Park into a festive meeting point and creativity hub. Well-established and up-and-coming creators gather to share original handmade gifts with visitors, as well as to help them make their own creations in real time.
On December 1, at 19.00, the SNFCC is illuminated in a glamourous celebration hosted by actress and director Smaragda Karydi. The towering, decorated fir trees dominate the Agora, the plane trees along the Canal are garlanded with thousands of lamps that light up, and the stage is set to welcome VOX The Acapella Group, the first polyphonic pop group in Greece that uses the human voice as a musical instrument, as well as Sofia Strati who will offer us soul-funk tunes with her charismatic voice. Joining them, the Fountains in the Canal and the skaters on the Ice Rink will be dancing to popular Christmas beats.
All activities and events are offered free of charge, or with an affordable ticket.
The SNFCC’s Christmas world comes to life thanks to the grant of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
