City guideAthens · Sat 7 – Sun 8 November
Athens this weekend: the Athens Marathon and Pina Bausch’s Vollmond
The Athens Marathon, Pina Bausch’s Vollmond at the Megaron, Sleaford Mods and Uriah Heep at Floyd, Belle Époque posters at the Goulandris Museum, the last weekend of Jani Christou at EMST and Traversa near Panormou.
The weekend at a glance
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Saturday · 7 November
Sunday · 8 November
All weekend · Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
7 November
Sat 20:00–23:30From €32
Concert · Floyd, Gazi
Sleaford Mods at Floyd
Sleaford Mods, the Nottingham duo of Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn, return to Athens with their latest album, The Demise of Planet X. Williamson rants and raps about modern Britain over Fearn’s minimal electronic loops and beats.
The show runs from 20:00 to 23:30 at Floyd, Pireos 117 in Gazi, near Keramikos metro. Tickets start at €32 on more.com and floyd.gr, and under-18s aren’t admitted.
Sunday
8 November
Sun 8:30Free to watch
Run · Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium
The Athens Marathon, from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium
The 43rd Athens Marathon, The Authentic, follows the legend of Pheidippides, 42 km from the town of Marathon to the marble Panathenaic Stadium, home of the 1896 Olympics. About 75,000 runners take part in the weekend’s races, including 5 km runs on Saturday.
Entries are closed; watching is free. Runners start in waves from 8:30 and enter the city along Vasilissis Sofias, past Syntagma, to the stadium. Expect road closures in central Athens on Sunday.
Sun 20:00–23:30
Concert · Floyd, Gazi
Uriah Heep’s farewell show at Floyd
Uriah Heep, the British hard rock band formed in 1969, play their last show in Greece on The Magician’s Farewell tour. Known for multi-part harmonies and the Hammond organ, they have released more than 25 studio albums, and the set is their greatest hits.
It runs from 20:00 to 23:30 on Sunday at Floyd, Pireos 117 in Gazi. Tickets are sold on more.com, floyd.gr and by phone on 211 770 0000.
All weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Sat 20:00 and Sun 20:00Sold out
Dance · Megaron, Ilisia
Pina Bausch’s Vollmond at the Megaron
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch brings Vollmond (Full Moon), first staged in 2006, to Athens. A huge rock dominates the stage, water floods it and the dancers run, dive and slide through it, to music by Tom Waits, Cat Power and the Balanescu Quartet.
It plays at 20:00, Friday to Monday, in the Alexandra Trianti Hall and runs about 170 minutes with an interval. All four nights are sold out; ask the box office about returns.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–18:00€16, €13 reduced
Exhibition · Pangrati
Belle Époque posters at the Goulandris Museum
Belle Époque, which opened on 31 October, follows Paris from 1880 to 1900 through the artistic poster: about 90 works by 15 artists, among them Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Steinlen, Bonnard and Vallotton. A set design recreates the city’s streets, with early Lumière and Méliès films alongside.
The museum is at Eratosthenous 13 in Pangrati, near the Panathenaic Stadium, and opens 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost €16, or €13 reduced.
Sat and Sun, 11:00–19:00€10, €5 reduced
Exhibition · EMST, Koukaki
Jani Christou at the National Museum of Contemporary Art
Enantiodromia, the first major exhibition on Jani Christou, the Greek composer often called one of the twentieth century’s most radical, ends on Sunday. His archive, shown publicly for the first time, sets letters, photographs, notes and scores inside a sound installation of his music.
Saturday’s finissage brings tours at 13:30 and 15:30, Anna Pangalou singing his Eliot songs from 14:00, and a catalogue and CD launch at 17:00. EMST is near Syngrou-Fix metro.
Sat and Sun, 13:00–01:00Most dishes under €10
Restaurant · Ampelokipi
Traversa, a new Mediterranean bistro near Panormou
Traversa is a new Mediterranean bistro on Nikolaou Gennimata, near Panormou in Ampelokipi, the first restaurant of a group of friends. Chef Christos Moiras cooks plates to share, from taramas mousse and pastitsio croquettes to Corfiot pastitsada with pappardelle, with 30 to 35 Greek and international wines.
At the weekend it serves from 13:00 to 01:00, and many dishes cost under €10. Book on 210 691 9969. Panormou metro, on line 3, is close by.
Saturday
Sat 20:00–23:30
Sleaford Mods at Floyd
Sleaford Mods, the Nottingham duo of Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn, return to Athens with their latest album, The Demise of Planet X. Williamson rants and raps about modern Britain over Fearn’s minimal electronic loops and beats.
The show runs from 20:00 to 23:30 at Floyd, Pireos 117 in Gazi, near Keramikos metro. Tickets start at €32 on more.com and floyd.gr, and under-18s aren’t admitted.
Floyd - Live Music Venue Sunday
Sun 8:30
The Athens Marathon, from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium
The 43rd Athens Marathon, The Authentic, follows the legend of Pheidippides, 42 km from the town of Marathon to the marble Panathenaic Stadium, home of the 1896 Olympics. About 75,000 runners take part in the weekend’s races, including 5 km runs on Saturday.
Entries are closed; watching is free. Runners start in waves from 8:30 and enter the city along Vasilissis Sofias, past Syntagma, to the stadium. Expect road closures in central Athens on Sunday.
Panathenaic Stadium Sun 20:00–23:30
Uriah Heep’s farewell show at Floyd
Uriah Heep, the British hard rock band formed in 1969, play their last show in Greece on The Magician’s Farewell tour. Known for multi-part harmonies and the Hammond organ, they have released more than 25 studio albums, and the set is their greatest hits.
It runs from 20:00 to 23:30 on Sunday at Floyd, Pireos 117 in Gazi. Tickets are sold on more.com, floyd.gr and by phone on 211 770 0000.
Floyd - Live Music Venue All weekend
Sat 20:00 and Sun 20:00
Pina Bausch’s Vollmond at the Megaron
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch brings Vollmond (Full Moon), first staged in 2006, to Athens. A huge rock dominates the stage, water floods it and the dancers run, dive and slide through it, to music by Tom Waits, Cat Power and the Balanescu Quartet.
It plays at 20:00, Friday to Monday, in the Alexandra Trianti Hall and runs about 170 minutes with an interval. All four nights are sold out; ask the box office about returns.
Athens Concert Hall Sat and Sun, 10:00–18:00
Belle Époque posters at the Goulandris Museum
Belle Époque, which opened on 31 October, follows Paris from 1880 to 1900 through the artistic poster: about 90 works by 15 artists, among them Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Steinlen, Bonnard and Vallotton. A set design recreates the city’s streets, with early Lumière and Méliès films alongside.
The museum is at Eratosthenous 13 in Pangrati, near the Panathenaic Stadium, and opens 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost €16, or €13 reduced.
Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Sat and Sun, 11:00–19:00
Jani Christou at the National Museum of Contemporary Art
Enantiodromia, the first major exhibition on Jani Christou, the Greek composer often called one of the twentieth century’s most radical, ends on Sunday. His archive, shown publicly for the first time, sets letters, photographs, notes and scores inside a sound installation of his music.
Saturday’s finissage brings tours at 13:30 and 15:30, Anna Pangalou singing his Eliot songs from 14:00, and a catalogue and CD launch at 17:00. EMST is near Syngrou-Fix metro.
National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (ΕΜΣΤ) Sat and Sun, 13:00–01:00
Traversa, a new Mediterranean bistro near Panormou
Traversa is a new Mediterranean bistro on Nikolaou Gennimata, near Panormou in Ampelokipi, the first restaurant of a group of friends. Chef Christos Moiras cooks plates to share, from taramas mousse and pastitsio croquettes to Corfiot pastitsada with pappardelle, with 30 to 35 Greek and international wines.
At the weekend it serves from 13:00 to 01:00, and many dishes cost under €10. Book on 210 691 9969. Panormou metro, on line 3, is close by.
Traversa