The weekend of 30 October – 1 November 2026 in Athens brings two big openings on Friday, a Halloween Saturday and nearly every bouzoukia show of the season in full swing. Below is what is on, grouped by type and with the nights each venue plays. For the full list on one page, see This weekend.
New to Greek nightlife? Bouzoukia venues are large halls where well-known singers perform live with a band, guests sit at tables and the night runs late. Live-music tavernas are smaller and more relaxed, with food, drinks and live Greek music.
Friday’s premieres
On Friday 30 October, Enastron opens on Pireos Street with Sakis Rouvas and Katerina Lioliou. The programme, called “Garden of Enastron”, plays on Fridays and Saturdays. The two singers talked about rehearsals in this report (in Greek).
The same night Votanikos returns on Iera Odos with Giorgos Sabanis, Nikos Makropoulos and Tania Breazou, joined by Kianna and Zaf. Shows run on Fridays and Saturdays, details here. All of the week’s premieres are in one article.
New line-ups that have opened
Several shows started in the past week and are still in their first nights.
In Marousi, Aftokinisi opened on 23 October with Giorgos Tsalikis and Dionysis Schoinas, and plays Friday and Saturday. Akti Peiraios opened the same day with Panos Kiamos and Lefteris Pantazis, reportedly with a sold-out premiere, and continues on Fridays and Saturdays. In Gazi, Hotel Music Hall held its premiere on Sunday 25 October, after a postponement, with Paola and Dimos Anastasiadis. It now plays Friday and Saturday, as we explain here.
Four more venues start from 24 October, according to their announced programmes. Athens Stage has Makis Christodoulopoulos, Stathis Xenos as a guest and Chara Verra on Fridays and Saturdays. Sanremo on the coast, also Friday and Saturday, has Thanos Petrelis, Kyriakos Kyanos and Christina Koletsa. On Saturdays only, FIX Live Stage in Chalkida features Stathis Angelopoulos and Efterpi Limnaiou, and the 19|42 music therapy taverna in Piraeus welcomes Kostas Doxas.
Bouzoukia that continue
On the Athens Riviera, VOG has Stamatis Gonidis and Lena Zevgara on Friday and Saturday. Romeo has Christos Santikai, Evi Koulkouvini and Steve Provis, and Fantasia has Petros Iakovidis and Elli Kokkinou. At Posidonio, Thodoris Ferris and Stella Kalli sing on Friday and Saturday.
On Syggrou Avenue, Lux continues with Giorgos Kakosaios, Achilleas Aggelopoulos and Faii Theochari. In Tavros, Rox features Themis Adamantidis, Vasilis Terlegkas and Alekos Zazopoulos. In Peristeri, Bodega has Christos Cholidis and Nivo.
In Marousi, Theama with Melina Aslanidou and Christos Menidiatis plays Friday and Saturday, while Cabaret plays Saturday and Sunday with Nikos Apergis and Christina Miliou. In the city centre, Mezzo plays on Saturday 31 October only, with Peggy Zina and Christos Tsilopoulos.
Doors Live Art changes its line-up every night. On Friday 30 October Katerina Papoutsaki and Jerome Kaluta perform. Saturday 31 October brings Marianta Pieridi, Vasilis Dimas and Idra Kayne. On Sunday 1 November, at “Sunday Affair”, Georgina Nikaki sings.
Live-music tavernas
Ammos Live on the Riviera plays Friday to Sunday with Nikos Douros, Marialena Giannarou and Aspasia Polydorou.
Also open from Friday to Sunday with live Greek music: Ellados Eikones, Korona Grammata, Spaggos, Koryd..allios, Ta Paidia tou Peiraia, Mantam Pelazi, To Kantaraki, Ta Pano Kato, Etsi Apla, Meze d’ Music.
Clubs and Halloween
Saturday 31 October is Halloween. Athens has six Halloween parties across 30 and 31 October, at Arch, Death Disco, Aux Club and Gagarin 205, all collected in this article (in Greek). On Friday 30 October the Georgian singer DA TI plays his first concert in Greece at Fuzz Club, moved from Death Disco because of demand, as we reported.
Beyond the stages
On Friday 30 October, Miranda Verouli presents “30 Anos Brasil” at Theatre of the NO at 21:30, with Brazilian repertoire. On Saturday 31 October at 21:30 Giorgis Manolakis returns to the same theatre with the Couleur Locale Trio, and Alexia begins four shows at Melissa Music Theater that run until 3 November.
Coming up
On Thursday 5 November Antypas and Kelly Kelekidou open at Athinaia, every Thursday and Saturday, details here. On Friday 6 November NOX starts with Despina Vandi and Natasa Theodoridou, and Ioulia Kallimani appears the same day at Tokyo Theater. Kaiti Garbi and Nikiforos, with Anastasios Rammos, open at Anodos on Friday 27 November, see the report (in Greek).
To request a table at any of these venues, use the booking page or check all line-ups. Every booking is confirmed by phone or email.
Sources: TLIFE, Maleviziotis, TLIFE, Dimokratia