Vamvakou Experience Festival 2023

July, 14-16 2023, Vamvakou, Lakonia

“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine, it’s summertime!” (Kenny Chesney). It’s the village, it’s the mountain, it’s a festival, it’s an experience, it’s a drop of freshness… it’s Vamvakou Experience Festival!

Culture & Education, Sports & Wellbeing, Innovation & Technology, Gastronomy & Agri-food, all at an altitude of 900 meters, on the slopes of Mount Parnon, in the village of Vamvakou during a three-day celebration with free entrance for all, full of authentic experiences, from July, 14 to July,16 of 2023 organised by Vamvakou Revival, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

In the midst of summer, among fir trees and paved village alleys, people all together, unique experiences, unforgettable summer memories! Vamvakou Revival has designed a marvelous programme for all preferences, for the visitors and inhabitants of the village, drawing inspiration from and with lots of love for the place. Collaborators and friends were invited this year to do their part by bringing along experiences, programmes, activities and their best of moods.

Vamvakou Experience Festival | Live the experience of Vamvakou, live the experience of the Revival!

July, 14-16 2023, with free entrance for all

Organised by: Vamvakou Revival

With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

Friday July, 14 of 2023 – Well begun is half done

15:00 Vamvakou Summer Camp 2023 Closing Ceremony

Demonstrations, races, crazy Formula routes, tracks, wheels, small-scale cars and the programmes F1 in Schools and 4×4 in Schools | Addressed to children aged 6 to 12 years old

17:00 The Field of Life returns to Vamvakou!

The Field of Life returns for a second year in a row to Vamvakou and takes part in Vamvakou Experience Festival with sport, cultural and educational activities | Addressed to children aged 6 to 12 years old

17:00 Walking on our solar system

A unique experience in Vamvakou, guided by the renowned scientist and astrophysicist Anastasia-Fiori Metalinou, following the trail of Agia Kiriaki in Vamvakou | Addressed to children aged 6 years and over

21:00 Star-party with Giorgos Mouchtaridis as special guest

A unique DJ set under the starry night of Mount Parnon and at the same time, a telescope will be there for… star fans, who will have the chance to find out all the secrets of the stars | Addressed to all

Saturday July, 15 of 2023 – How many experiences can fit in a day?

10:οο Trekking on the trails of Vamvakou

Sports programme | Mountain activities addressed to individuals aged 12 years and over

10:00 Mountain biking on the trails of Vamvakou

Sports programme | Mountain activities addressed to individuals aged 12 years and over

11:00 – 17:00 Outdoor massage at the Clock

Face & head massage with essential oils, lavender and lemon, at the heart of Mount Parnon | Addressed to adults

11:00 The Legends 2004 make it to Vamvakou

The Champions of Europe will be welcoming children into an interactive process, a mentoring programme they have conceived and designed themselves | Addressed to children aged 6 to 12 years

14:00 VR fοr Virtual Reality @ V.Lab with Timos Kouremenos

Timos Kouremenos introduces us in the magic world of virtual reality and gaming at V.Lab (Vamvakou Technology Lab fully powered by SNF) | Addressed to individuals aged 12 years and over

14:00 Graviera Project with Timos Zaharatos

Cooking lesson with chef Timos Zaharatos sharing with you all the secrets of graviera cheese along with the women of “Vamvakia” Women’s Cooperative of Vamvakou | Addressed to all

15:00 Graffiti Doodle Workshop on the mountain

Graffiti & doodling art workshop in collaboration with the School Programmes of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) | Addressed to children aged 13 to 17 years

16:00 Click-able: Vamvakou with eyes closed!

A Blindfold Photography Workshop with Liminal, an inclusive photography workshop with eyes closed | Addressed to adults

17:00 Robotics Lab

The school programmes of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) will bring to Vamvakou an interactive construction and coding lab | Addressed to children aged 9 to 14 years

18:00 Experiment stroller in the village square

A surprise on wheels for visitors is coming to the square of Vamvakou all the way from Stavros Niarchos Park of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) | Addressed to primary and high school students

19:00 “Miss Margarida’s Way” by Roberto Athayde is coming to VEF

A “special” teacher will find herself again in the village of Vamvakou in order to turn all of you, the spectators, into her students. The reason is the much-talked about theatre play “Miss Margarida’s Way” by the Brazilian playwright Roberto Athayde | Addressed to individuals aged 15 years and over

21:00 Kostis Maraveyas in Vamvakou

Kostis Maraveyas is coming to Vamvakou Experience Festival 2023 with a big concert, a party, a feast of joy, emotion, carefree mood, dance and singing along with Xenia Dania | Addressed to all

Sunday July, 16 of 2023 – Sunday, Funday at the heart of Mount Parnon

10:00 Mountain biking on the trails of Vamvakou

Sports programme | Mountain activities addressed to individuals aged 12 years and over

11:00 – 17:00 Outdoor massage at the Clock

Face & head massage with essential oils, lavender and lemon, at the heart of Mount Parnon | Addressed to adults

11:00 Messy & clay play with Ηehe

we will indulge into the charm of the absolute organic material, natural clay, by having at our disposal huge quantities of it that will allow us to make our dreams come true | Addressed to children aged 2 years and over

12:00 Wine connoisseurship in new vineyards in Vamvakou

Join us in a marvelous wine voyage in Vamvakou along with Diamantis Farandatos, owner of Lacovino vineyards | Addressed to adults

12:00 Click-able: Vamvakou with eyes closed!

A Blindfold Photography Workshop with Liminal, an inclusive photography workshop with eyes closed | Addressed to adults

14:00 Yoga Dance & a trip in the jungle

Drawing from our imagination and simple yoga poses, during this Vamvakou Experience Festival, we will discover the animals and move according to their rhythm | Addressed to all and families

14:00 Artistic trekking with the ballet of the Greek National Opera

An original artistic trekking in collaboration with the ballet of the Greek National Opera (GNO) is expected to attract the interest of visitors, who will walk along the path that leads to the cave monastery of Agia Kiriaki while enjoying on the way three pieces of dance | Addressed to all

17:00 It’s a wrap or jazz!

Vamvakou Experience Festival 2023 will be concluded with a unique jazz concert and an exhibition of all the unique things that people can see blindfolded and which were captured by the participants in Click-able project | Addressed to all