General Events & Happenings

The rooftop Galaxy Restaurant & Bar at the Hilton Athens hotel is participating in the Tasty Guide 2016 competition and is asking for your vote!

For one Greek in New York, homemade cooking went from the kitchen to the world thanks to “League of Kitchens”, an online group of home cooks from New York’s immigrant communities offering classes on the cuisines of Lebanon, India, Japan, Argentina, Trinidad, Uzbekistan and more.

The Society of Cretans in Traditional Costume on Tuesday sang traditional Christmas carols to Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura at the Tourism Ministry.

Kastri Bistro, the new gastronomy hot spot of Athens, is participating in the Tasty Guide 2016 competition, in the “High- end cuisine” category and is asking for your vote!

Celestyal Cruises is inviting all to play “Merry Greecemas” on Facebook and enter the drawing for one of 16 authentic 2016 cruises, including 7-, 4- and 3-day Aegean cruises and 7-day cruises around Cuba.

So Santa Claus is coming to town… and Athenians young and old will have the chance to combine seeing him with indulging in plenty of chocolate at the newly opened Choco Factory Museum at the Helexpo Center in Marousi.

It’s that time of the year again and the holiday festivities are in full swing at the city’s leading luxury hotels: the Grande Bretagne and its neighbor, the King George.

The Hilton Athens Hotel has dressed up its lobby with sparkling Christmas decorations and invites all to kick off the festive season with a special event on Wednesday, December 16.

In tune with the holiday spirit the German Embassy in Athens, in collaboration with Athinorama magazine, invites art-loving youngsters to participate in its Christmas card contest with the theme “The Sweets of Christmas”.

On Sunday, November 22, KLM will operate three unique Welcome Flights on its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner named “Sunflower”.