Photo credits: Stefan Rayner-SNFCC

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center celebrates its first Carnival and invites visitors to a boisterous party and traditional Ash Monday events.

On Sunday, February the 26^th, live bands, a percussion ensemble, a DJ set by Palov, as well as face painting and mask-making workshops for both children and adults will take place on the Great Lawn.

At the same time, from 11.30-13.30, children of all ages explore and depict carnivalesque shapes, colors, and forms in a creativity-oriented free time workshop.

From 11.30-13.30, the children will design and build their own kites, and will then collaborate to build three large kites in the colors of the SNFCC.

On Ash Monday, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center celebrates the end of the Carnival festivities and the first day of the Orthodox Lent, with a traditional feast of Lenten delicacies and the tradition of kite flying.

Even if you don’t have a kite there is no reason to worry: a workshop offering free lessons in kite making will also take place on the premises, so you can make your own and soar the skies with it! The workshop will run from 11.00-14.00 at the Southern Walks and will assemble 20 kites per 30 minutes.

The music ensemble of Manos Achaliniotopoulos will complement the colorful atmosphere, by presenting a festive repertoire, featuring traditional tunes from all over Greece. The group consists of four soloists (clarinet, violin, lute, percussions) and two singers: Giorgos Angelopoulos and Ria Ellinidou.

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From: Anthi Sasmatzoglou

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