Festival

The Athens Open Air Film Festival returns from Monday 18 May to Wednesday 26 August 2026, for another summer of unique open-air screenings across Athens.



The Festival is Athens' signature summer cinema event and an integral part of the cultural experience for both residents and visitors. A true celebration of cinema throughout the summer months, it returns for its 16th edition with a rich and engaging programme, offering a series of unique screenings with free admission.

PROGRAMME

18/05/2026

Aigli Zappeiou Open-Air Cinema

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez

In the presence of screen icon Willem Dafoe.

10/06/2026

Zappeion Megaron Courtyard, Athens

ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS

Director: D. A. Pennebaker

The screening is part of the ATHENS PRIDE celebrations.

18/06/2026

Open Theater of Kolonos, Athens

ULYSSES’ GAZE

Directed by: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Greek and English subtitles

In attendance of lead actor Harvey Keitel.

23/06/2026

Kotzia Square, Athens

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Directed by: Wes Anderson

01/07/2026

Eleftherias Park, Athens

THE VIRGIN SPRING

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

06/07/2026

LAIS Open Air Cinema, Athens

THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE | LA FEMME INFIDELE

Directed by: Claude Chabrol

08/07/2026

Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture, Athens

HAPPY DAY

Directed by: Pantelis Voulgaris | English subtitles

09/07/2026

Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture, Athens

THE RIVER

Directed by: Jean Renoir

11/07/2026 | HORROR MARATHON

Plato’s Academy Park, Athens

CAPE FEAR

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

FRIDAY THE 13TH

Directed by: Sean Cunningham

ISLAND OF THE DAMNED

Directed by: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

16/07/2026

Terrace of the Arsakeio Arcade, Athens

DIVA

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix

22/07/2026

Drakopoulou Park, Athens

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

Directed by: John Ford

25/07/2026

Pedestrian precinct of Dionysiou Areopagitou str., Athens

AIRPLANE

Directed by: David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

TOP SECRET

Directed by: David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

24/08/2026

LAIS Open Air Cinema, Athens

TO OUR LOVES | A NOS AMOURS

Directed by: Maurice Pialat

26/08/2026

Grigoris Lamprakis Kallithea Municipal Stadium, Kallithea

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Directed by: Sergio Leone