City of Athens “Summer in Athens 2026” : The Antigones

The City of Athens “Summer in Athens 2026” is a month-long programme of free cultural events bringing music, performance and celebration into parks, squares and streets across the capital.

From 20 June to 20 July, 63 events unfold across 50 locations across the city, from the National Garden and Zappeion to neighbourhoods such as Kypseli, Patissia, Neos Kosmos, Kolonos, Plaka, Monastiraki and Pangrati. Familiar public spaces are reimagined as open-air venues, encouraging residents and visitors alike to experience the city through its everyday cultural life.

Curated by the Organisation for Culture, Sport and Youth of the City of Athens (OPANDA), the programme spans live music, theatre, dance, stand-up comedy, performance and family activities, reflecting the breadth and energy of Athens’ contemporary cultural scene.

At its core is a simple idea: culture belongs in the public realm. For 31 days, the city’s squares and parks become places of encounter and creativity, where neighbourhood life and artistic expression naturally overlap. 
Among them is a multilingual performance that transforms a classical tragedy into a delicate, tactile theatrical experience. 

The Antigones

08/07, 8 pm & 9 pm: Centre for the Arts, Eleftherias Park

Reimagining Sophocles’ enduring myth through paper theatre, shadow play and multilingual performance, The Antigones brings ancient drama into an intimate, playful format.

Performed in French, Persian and Greek, the work reduces theatre to its essentials—storytelling, silhouette and voice—while exploring themes of resistance, authority and moral choice that remain strikingly relevant today.