Festivals

The 18th "Great Feast", one of the largest and most beloved cultural events of the Greeks of eastern Ukraine, was held in Mariupol on September 25. This Pan-Ukrainian Festival of Greek Culture is held every two years under the aegis...

A Greek military band accompanied by dancers dazzled the spectators of the XIV International Military Music Festival which took place in Moscow's Red Square last week. The band called "Theseus" performed together with the Historical Parade Platoon of the General...

Birthdays are a big deal--milestones in life, but in Greece, names days "take the cake" so to speak on personal celebrations and ritual.

Athens Pride events have been rescheduled to the week of July 18, originally set to begin on June 4, according to an announcement made by Athens Pride on Tuesday.

The San Francisco Greek Film Festival (SFGFF), held mostly virtually, wrapped its 18th annual event, which was presented April 16-25, 2021.

The rocket war, one of the most beautiful, spectacular and yet dangerous Easter spectacles of Greece, revived on Saturday night on Chios.

This year, Greeks gathered for the mournful Good Friday "Epitaphio" procession under different conditions than usual due to coronavirus restrictions. 

A Greek web developer has launched a mobile app to enable the traditional Easter eggs cracking to take place virtually whilst in lockdown.

The 15th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will be held on May 10-30, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will run online and on-demand only; however, in another twist which is actually an advantage for the event,...

The Hellenic Film Society USA announced their first-ever virtual Greek film festival, which will be held from July 10, to July 20, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Audiences from across the country will have the opportunity to stream...