Experience a car-free Athens in celebration of World Car-Free Day. From 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, until 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 22, Athinas Street—one of the city’s busiest commercial avenues—will transform into a pedestrian-only festival zone for all to enjoy. And that’s just the beginning!
Athens, Greece World Car Free Day 2024
A full 24-hour program has been curated to offer something for everyone. Expect bicycle workshops, skateboarding and rollerblading sessions, sunset storytelling, film screenings, live music, DJ sets, and much more. With only a brief pause in the early hours of Sunday, the festivities promise almost non-stop fun for all ages. Activities will take place along Athinas Street, from Ermou to Evripidou, so plan ahead for this exciting car-free event in Athens. Browse the detailed schedule below, and don’t forget to bring your own wheels!
Saturday 21/09/2024
- Rolling on Mitropoleos Street: The biggest wheel parade ever in Athens, 8 – 8.30 pm
- Agia Fanfara: Music Parade in Monastiraki and the Athinas backstreets, 8 – 9.30 pm
- Skate Jam on Athinas Street, 8.30 – 9.30 pmÂ
- Athinas Street Party by Enteka Athens, 9 – 11.30 pm
- Cinema on Athinas Street: City Lights, Charles Chaplin, 1931, 12 am – 1.30 am
- Cinema on Athinas Street: Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders, 1987, 1.45 – 4 am
- Storytelling before Sunrise with Taxiarchis Beligiannis, 4 am – 5.30 amÂ
Sunday 22/09/24 World Car-Free Day
- DJ Sets, 10 – 4 am, 5 – 6 pmÂ
- Free Rides for Beginner Skaters with instructed supervision, 10 – 6 pmÂ
- Classical Music with De Profundis Ensemble, 10 – 11.30 amÂ
- Get Skated & Educated: Skate, roller, and scooter lessons, 10.30 – 11.30 am, 1 – 2.30 pm, 4 – 5.30 pm
- Storytelling: Narrations by Nagia Oikonomopoulou with music by Lida Xydia, Babis Bourekas with music by Maria Georgopoulou, and Taxiarchis Beligiannis with music by Lida Xydia respectively, 10.30 – 11.30 am, 12 – 1 pm, 1.30 – 2.30 pmÂ
- Face Painting, 11 – 5 pmÂ
- Bike Art: Painting with my bike (for children and adults), 11 – 12 pm, 12.30 – 1.30 pm, 2 – 3 pm, 4 – 5 pm
- Traffic Safety Workshop, 11 – 11.45 am, 12 – 12.45 pm, 1 – 1.45 pm, 2 – 2.45 pm, 3 – 3.45 pm
- Walker Race: Balance bike race (for children 2.5 – 5 years old and their parents), 11 – 12 pm
- Bike Workshop: “How to / Ride safely in the city”, 11 – 11.20 am, 1.30 – 1.50 pm, 3.30 – 3.50 pm
- Bike Workshop: “How to / Adjust my bike”, 11.30 – 11.50 am, 2 – 2.20 pm, 5 – 5.20 pm
- Urban Cyclist Time Trial: A race for city cyclists, 12 – 1 pm
- Dinoverse: Do you think dinosaurs are extinct? Ross says no., 12 – 3 pmÂ
- Bike Workshop: “How to / Choose accessories”, 1 – 1.20 pm, 3 – 3.20 pm
- Kids Radio Band on Stage, 4 – 5 pm
- Slow Bike Race, 5.30 – 6 pmÂ
- Locomondo live show, 6 – 8 pm
Info
- Tickets:Â Free admission
- Date:Â 21 September 2024Â –Â 22 September 2024
- Time:Â 8 pm – 8 pmÂ
- 1 Athinas, Historic Centre, 105 54
- Wheelchair Accessible