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Vamvakou Experience Festival 2021

Vamvakou Experience Festival 2021

Back to Nature, Back to Yourself, Back to Life!

This year brought along the hope for a return to normality and, of course, allowed us to address an invitation to the friends and supporters of our project, to nature and mountain afficionados and to the ad-mirers of Vamvakou in order to join us in a big celebration. We are planning a unique three-day festival full of Vamvakou-originating experiences on the slopes of Mount Parnon, on September, 3-5 of 2021. So, Vamvakou Experience Festival 2021 is a fact!

And if you are wondering about the experiences included in this three-day festival, let us give you an idea!

Hiking / Mountain cycling / Walks in nature and the village / Picnics in the countryside, food and wine tasting / Open-air cinema / Environmental and educational programs for children / Uranography / Robot-ics and science marathon in V.Lab  (Vamvakou Technology Lab fully powered by SNF) / Narrations in-spired by the village / Music events by the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata, D&A Guitar Duo and Oros Ensemble.

A mix of activities in the natural environment, in the countryside, in the open air. All those things that we missed, that we desired, that represent freedom and that give sense to human contact.

September, 3-5 2021 | Live Vamvakou Experience Festival with all your senses!

Free entrance

Organizer: Vamvakou Revival

With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

 

Discover all the magic here!

*In compliance with all the safety regulations and health protection measures.

Friday 03/09 | The welcoming

16.00-20.00 – Play & creative activities

Recreational activity | Addressed to children: 5 years old and over

21.00 – 23:00 – Counting stars under movie scores

Music & Silent movie | Ensemble “Moving Band” of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata (Giorgos Pavlakos – flutes, Arion Giftakis – double bass, tenor saxophone, Ipapanti Alexandropoulou & Katerina Miliaresi – percussion, Antonis Koufoudakis – guitar, Stathis Giftakis – piano)

Stars observation | Anastasia-Fiori Metallinou, astrophysicist

Saturday 04/09 | Vamvakou is revealed

10.00 – 17.00 – Trekking throughout the trails of Vamvakou

Sports / Mountain Activities | Mountain guide: Panagiotis Panagopoulos. Addressed to all (10 years old and over). The activity is conducted in Greek & English

10.00 – 17.00 – Cycling throughout the paths of Vamvakou

Sports / Mountain Activities. Addressed to all (12 years old and over). The activity is conducted in Greek & English

10.00-11.00 – Photo memories

Recreational activity for children aged 5-12 years old | Martha Verdilou. The activity is conducted in Greek & English

11.00-15.00 – Play for families

Interactive sports activities for all the family and children aged 4-14 years old, 3 groups | Margarita Kambouri, trainer; Maria Konstantinidou, trainer. The activity is conducted in Greek & English

11.00-16.00 – Robotics Marathon at V.Lab

V.Lab Workshops | Robot-fun team by Nokia Hellas. The activity is conducted in Greek & English

11.00-11.30 Bee-Bots for children aged 4-6 years old

11.45-13.00 Dash and Dot for children aged 6-9 years old

13.15-14.30 Lego WeDo 2.0 for children aged 5-8 years old

14.45-16.00 Lego Mindstorms for children aged 9-12 years old

12.00-15.00 – Food & Wine Tasting Picnic

Gastronomy | ICC WOMEN HELLAS Cluster Laconia – Person in charge: Rigakou Emilia, Head of Culture: Marilenna Koustoukou Kallitsantsi, Dina Nikolaou, chef, Maria Karambela, writer, Andrea Paola Rojas, assistant professor in the University of Peloponnese

Wine tasting | Alexandros Ioannou, CEO Katogi Averoff S.A.

The presentations are conducted in Greek

12.00-14.00 – SNFCC travels to Vamvakou

Educational program, addressed to children aged: 8-12 years old – Fanzine by SNFCC | Very Young Contemporary Art/ VYCA, Giorgos Rimenidis, designer

The activity is conducted in Greek

15.00-18.30 – Yoga Vinyasa in nature

Sport event, 3 groups, addressed to all (15 years old and over) | Katerina Nteli – Certified yoga teacher ERYT200, RYT500, Mantra Chanting, Sanskrit Chanting, Reiki Healer. The activity is conducted in Greek & English

15.00-17.00 – Books make it back to nature!

Educational program with the books of the Library of the School of Vamvakou, addressed to children aged: 6-12 years old | Educational team Ap’ousia. The activity is conducted in Greek

17.00-19.00 – A beautiful day

Cinema screening, addressed to all  | Directed by: Danis Karaisaridis, Giorgos Paterakis, Cinematography, Editing, Production: Danis Karaisaridis, Music: Maria Loloni. There are English subtitles.

19.00-19.30 – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Commemorates 25 Years of Grantmaking

Documentary screening, addressed to all  | Directed by: Danis Karaisaridis, Giorgos Paterakis, Cinematography, Editing, Production: Danis Karaisaridis, Music: Maria Loloni. There are English subtitles.

19.30-21.00 – The Past, the Present and the Future of Vamvakou

Speech / Presentation / Narrative dialogue. Addressed to all. The event is conducted in Greek

21.00 – 22.00 – Oros Ensemble | Music resounds over the mountain peaks

Classic music – Oros Ensemble final concert | Konstantinos Zigeridis – accordion, Dimitris Karagiannakidis – cello, Apostolis Koutsogiannis – composition, beak flute, artistic organization, Irini Krikoni – violin, Giorgos Madikas – percussion, Antonis Tsahtanis – clarinet. Addressed to all (bilingual).

 

Sunday 05/09 | Activities in Nature

10.00 – 17.00 – Trekking throughout the trails of Vamvakou

Sports / Mountain Activities | Mountain guide: Panagiotis Panagopoulos. Addressed to all (10 years old and over). The activity is conducted in Greek & English

10.00 – 17.00 – Cycling throughout the paths of Vamvakou

Sports / Mountain Activities. Addressed to all (12 years old and over). The activity is conducted in Greek & English

10.00-11.00 – Photo memories

Recreational activity for children aged 5-12 years old | Martha Verdilou. The activity is conducted in Greek & English

 11.00 – 13.00 – Play on the path

Environmental education program, family walk | Parea tou Dasous. Addressed to grown-ups and children aged 5-12 years old

11.00 – 14.00 – 3D design & printing at V.Lab

Tech V.Lab workshop | Robot-fun team by ΝΟΚΙΑ Hellas. Addressed to all (bilingual)

11.00 – 14.00 – Holistic Pilates in the countryside

Sport event | Filippopoulos Panagiotis – trainer. Addressed to all (bilingual)

12.00 – 14.00 – Widely-traveled suitcases

Vamvakou Revival tailor-made educational program, addressed to children aged: 6-12 years old | Programme designed by Kalliopi Koutroumbi, Realized by Martha Verdilou. The program is conducted in Greek

12.00 – 14.00 – Chemistry Lab by CTY Greece

Science V.Lab workshop, addressed to children aged: 6-12 years old | Sofia Haskou, CTY Greece at Αnatolia College. The program is conducted in Greek

15.00 – 17.00 – Want to get messy?

Theater education, addressed to children aged: 6-12 years old | Flora Kalomiri, actress. The program is conducted in Greek

15.00 – 17.00 – How will you survive in the woods?

Science V.Lab workshop, addressed to children aged: 6-12 years old | Dora Kourkouli, physicist. The program is conducted in Greek

16.00 – 18.00 – D&A Guitar Duo return to Vamvakou

Music / Concert by tow guitars | D&A Guitar Duo (Dimitris Kourzakis & Angelos Botsis). Addressed to all (bilingual)

All three-days at Voureiko...

09:00 – 00:00 – Tastes & Smells of Vamvakou

Gastronomy | Menu with traditional tastes and local recipes of Laconia proposed exclusively for the three-day festival by writer Maria Karambela.

Fr 03 & Sa 04/09 | 21.00 – 00.00 – As if you had cocktails in your village!

Gastronomy | Specially designed cocktail list with ingredients and aromas from Mount Parnon | Voureiko