At a time when East Africa’s underground club scene is becoming a matrix for new dance music movements and a top destination for major festivals, the Summer Nostos Festival, imagined by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), is bringing the East African dance scene to Athens and to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

In celebration of the Olympic Day, the annual evening race of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, SNF RUN: Running into the Future, will take place on Sunday, June 23, as part of the Summer Nostos Festival. 
Τhis year, the race includes 6K and 10K runs, as well as a 1K run for Special Olympics athletes.

The 2019 Summer Nostos Festival, organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and taking place from June 23rd to June 30th at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), will host more than 80 unique events featuring more than 700 artists! As every year, admission is free for all, though advance online registration is advised for some events.

One of the world’s best chess players, the British Grandmaster Nigel Short, returns for the second time to the SNFestival to captivate us with his skills and techniques.

It was with mixed feelings that we recently learned from Sho Madjozi’s team that she has cancelled her European tour and that she will not be taking part in the Summer Nostos Festival.

If you had to attribute one of Aristotle’s five elements to the nature of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), your choice would be clear: water.