Christmas Open Air Film Festival 2021 - CANCELLED

Event has been cancelled due to preventative measures against the Covid Omicron variant.

Harry Potter and the First Modern Olympics. Gene Kelly in Kypseli. Gremlins beneath the Acropolis. Are you getting all this? It's that time of the year again when our favourite free movie screening fiesta, the Athens Open Air Film Festival, puts on its festive filter and rolls out the celluloid. As part of the Municipality's Christmas In Athens merry agenda and starting December 17, Athenians and visitors can catch free screenings of classic Christmas movies—yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie—at landmark sites such as Zappeion Megaron, Agion Asomaton Square at Thissio and the Kypseli Municipal Market. Check the programme below and follow the links to preregister for free in order to gain entry to the screenings.

• 17/12: Gremlins, Agion Asomaton Square / pre-register here
• 23/12: Die Hard, Kolonos Theatre / pre-register here
• 22/12: Singin' in the Rain, Kypseli Municipali Market / pre-register here
• 28/12: Lady and the Tramp, Ambelokipi Basketball Court / pre-register here
• 29/12: Beetlejuice, Grava Theatre / pre-register here
• 30/12: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Zappeion / pre-register here

All screenings will take place at 7pm. Nominal entry tickets are required for entrance to the screenings. Each spectator will be allowed to only one ticket so make sure to arrive in time with your escorts. No vaccination certificate is required for the screenings that will take place in open-air spaces. The Kypseli Municipal Market is an exception and a vaccination or immunity certificate will be required. Social distancing measures will be in effect and use of face mask is mandatory.