What time does it get going?

Late morning. At the last edition, the Philharmonic Orchestra started playing at 11am and the island music party with Nikos Oikonomidis and Kyriaki Spanou began at 11:30am.

Should we bring our own kite?

Yes. The city's Filopappou program didn't mention kites for kids, while some suburbs such as Egaleo, Alimos and Ilioupoli hand out free ones at their own Koulouma events.

Upcoming

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Clean Monday at Filopappou Hill

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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Where

Athens, Filopappou Hill

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Music

Live Philharmonic and traditional island music

What you need to know

Kites are the point, so bring one
Free Lenten food from the City of Athens, so packing a full picnic is optional
Open hillside, so you can come and go around naps and lunch

About

Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) is when Athenians head outdoors to fly kites and share Lenten food, a tradition called Koulouma. For decades, Filopappou Hill has been the city's traditional meeting spot for it. The City of Athens has welcomed the crowd with its Philharmonic Orchestra, free Lenten dishes and a traditional island music party. Kids come for the kites, so bring one and let them run.

Free

Dates to be announced

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