This Week
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Multiple dates in November
Circo Mundial: Circus Show in Katerini
Circo Mundial, on the road since 1968, sets up in Katerini, with Sunday morning shows.
Sat-Sun Nov 14-15
Athens KIDOT Festival: Two Days for Kids in Gazi
A children's festival filling Gazi's old OSY depot from late morning into the evening. Pick one day, or get the two-day pass if your kids want to go back.
Sun Nov 15
Building a Mycenaean Palace: Kids' Workshop in Agia Paraskevi
A hands-on session at an art space in Agia Paraskevi where kids build their own Mycenaean palace, a good pick for young history fans.
- PerformanceMaya the Bee: Kids' Musical at Diana TheaterSun Nov 15, From €12
- PerformanceThe Little Match Girl: The MusicalSun Nov 15, From €12
- PerformanceIcarus: A Space Adventure Play at Theatro ChorosMultiple Dates Nov-Dec, €12, reduced €8
- PerformanceSundays with Karagiozis: Greek Shadow TheaterMultiple Dates Nov-Dec, €7.50
- PerformanceThe Magic Ticket: Theater for Babies at the MegaronMultiple Dates Nov-Dec, From €20
- PerformanceWho Is the Wizard of Oz? Kids' Theater at MegaronMultiple Dates Nov-Dec, €12, discounted €10
- ExhibitionIn Anger's Palace: Interactive Exhibition at the Emotions MuseumThrough Dec 27, €6 per person
- PerformanceMy Friend Frankenstein: Kids' Music Theater at the MegaronMultiple Dates Nov-Dec, €11-13, €10 discounted
- PerformanceRirika's Birthday: Kids' Musical Play in MetaxourgeioMultiple Dates Nov 2026 - Jan 2027, €12
- PerformanceCirco Bonaccini: Around the World Circus Show in AlimosMultiple Dates Nov 2026 - Jan 2027, From €13
- PerformanceMickey and Friends on the Christmas TrainMultiple Dates Nov 2026 - Jan 2027, From €8
- PerformanceRobin, the Heart of the Forest: A Robin Hood Play at the National TheatreMultiple Dates Nov 2026 - Apr 2027, From €10
- PerformancePocket Opera & Ballet: Children's Shows at the Greek National OperaMultiple Dates Nov 2026 - May 2027, €10
- PerformanceBlue Blue Blue: A Toddler Opera at the Maria Callas MuseumSat Nov 21
- FestivalChristmas BOOM VillageSat-Sun Nov 21-22, From €12
- PerformanceGiselle: Pocket Ballet for ToddlersMultiple dates in December, €10
- PerformanceThe Nutcracker by the Grand Classical Ballet in PeristeriFri-Sat Dec 25-26, From €18
- PerformanceHow the Grinch Stole Christmas: Family Musical at Christmas TheaterDaily Nov 22 - Dec 6, Tickets on more.com
- WorkshopMouse Stories at the Fassianos Museum: Art and Nature WorkshopSat Nov 28, €8 per child
Sun Nov 15
Maya the Bee: Kids' Musical at Diana Theater
Maya breaks the hive, Thekla the spider plots against her, and stilt walkers and aerial acrobats join the cast of this Greek-language musical.
Sun Nov 15
The Little Match Girl: The Musical
Andersen's classic tale retold as a Greek musical with songs, humor and Christmas magic, and a wise grandfather holding the sweetest secret.
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
Icarus: A Space Adventure Play at Theatro Choros
The Icarus myth retold in space: an android bound for a new planet finds something that makes him think again. Physical theater, songs, and kids pulled into the story.
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
Sundays with Karagiozis: Greek Shadow Theater
Haris Psyllas carries on Greek shadow theater at Mikros Kerameikos, with a different Karagiozis story each week, including Karagiozis and the Terrible Gorilla.
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
The Magic Ticket: Theater for Babies at the Megaron
A dancer and a live musician turn a bus-stop wait into a trip of balloons, veils and songs, made for a baby's very first time at the theater.
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
Who Is the Wizard of Oz? Kids' Theater at Megaron
Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion go looking for the Wizard in an hour-long Greek play with live songs, comic surprises and interactive video projections.
Through Dec 27
In Anger's Palace: Interactive Exhibition at the Emotions Museum
Hands-on exhibits show kids what anger does to the body, let them test different ways to react, and send them looking for what calms it down, with a parent playing alongside.
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
My Friend Frankenstein: Kids' Music Theater at the Megaron
Little Victor tries to bring his toys to life and gets a friend he wasn't ready for, in a funny Greek-language musical with live songs and video projections.
Multiple Dates Nov 2026 - Jan 2027
Ririka's Birthday: Kids' Musical Play in Metaxourgeio
A bear cub sets off alone for birthday ice cream and meets a crocodile pastry chef, two lion musicians and a dancing kangaroo. Then she finds the shop closed.
Multiple Dates Nov 2026 - Jan 2027
Circo Bonaccini: Around the World Circus Show in Alimos
An Italian circus company sets up in Alimos for a two-month run, with Sunday morning shows.
Multiple Dates Nov 2026 - Jan 2027
Mickey and Friends on the Christmas Train
Mickey and his friends ride a Christmas train on stage in Piraeus, in a Greek-language holiday show with an intermission.
Multiple Dates Nov 2026 - Apr 2027
Robin, the Heart of the Forest: A Robin Hood Play at the National Theatre
A young forest ranger turns outlaw to stop a greedy official from clearing his woods, told with songs, stage fights and a hands-on forest workshop after weekend shows.
Multiple Dates Nov 2026 - May 2027
Pocket Opera & Ballet: Children's Shows at the Greek National Opera
The Greek National Opera's opera and ballet series made for children, with weekend morning slots that go fast.
Sat Nov 21
Blue Blue Blue: A Toddler Opera at the Maria Callas Museum
A short opera made for toddlers, part of the Maria Callas Museum's family program, and a first brush with live singing for the very youngest.
Sat-Sun Nov 21-22
Christmas BOOM Village
A children's Christmas festival at Anassa City Events in Goudi, with a morning and an evening session each day, so you pick the slot that suits your family.
Multiple dates in December
Giselle: Pocket Ballet for Toddlers
The Greek National Opera shrinks Giselle down to toddler size: a pocket ballet made for ones to threes and the grown-up beside them.
Fri-Sat Dec 25-26
The Nutcracker by the Grand Classical Ballet in Peristeri
A Christmas ballet in west Athens with one afternoon show for kids who fade by evening.
Daily Nov 22 - Dec 6
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Family Musical at Christmas Theater
Dr. Seuss's grumpy green Christmas-hater takes the stage in a Greek family musical with live music, dancers and a Whoville set. Can Cindy Lou win him over?
Sat Nov 28
Mouse Stories at the Fassianos Museum: Art and Nature Workshop
Kindergartners and first graders follow the courtyard mice of painter Alekos Fassianos through a game about insects, plants and the childhood memories hidden in their burrows.