Vamvakou Experience Festival 2021

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

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).

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)

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