Four days of music, shopping, games and football in Eastern Attica. The big night is Friday, when the White Night, which was postponed due to the weather, returns to Artemida Avenue. On Saturday evening, Glykeria will be performing at Pallini. Here is the day-by-day programme.
Thursday 8 October
Poetry in Rafina, 6.00 pm. Evangelia Antoniou presents her poetry collection You Live Happiness, You Write Misery (Pigi Publications) at the Rafina–Pikermi Municipal Library, on the corner of Arafinidon Alon and Ellis Alexiou streets. Literary scholar Alexandra Demenega and English teacher Natasha Voulgari will discuss the book and read poems from it. The author will be present and will take part in a discussion with the audience.
Friday 9 October
White Night in Artemida, from 17:00. The event, which was originally scheduled for 2 October but was postponed due to the weather, will finally take place this Friday. Artemida Avenue will be pedestrianised from the taxi rank to Ethnikis Antistaseos Square, from 17:00 until 00:30. Shops will remain open with discounts and special offers, and there will be activities for children and adults throughout the pedestrianised area. The concert featuring Kostas Bigalis and Polina begins at 8.30 pm.
The Municipality’s Department of Culture is organising the evening in collaboration with SEVEA, with eight associations taking part: - the Artemida Spata Federation of Associations - the Artemida Spata Association of Cretans - the Artemida Women’s Association - ‘Environmental Harmony’ - ‘Chorodidagmata’ - the Panagia Giatrissa Association - the Union of Dodecanese People of Eastern Attica - the Athenian Nautical Club
Those coming by car can park in the car park at the Artemida Cultural Centre, which will remain open. We have also written about the evening here.
Saturday 10 October
A game of emotions in Gerakas, 10:00–13:00. To mark World Mental Health Day, Pallini Municipality and the non-profit organisation ‘Symvallin’ invite children and parents to Macedonia Square in Gerakas. The event is called ‘A Journey into the World of Emotions: I Play, Feel, Grow up’: through play and hands-on activities, young and old alike learn to recognise and share what they are feeling.
AO Artemis v Palliniakos, 16:15. At the Artemida ground, for the EPSANA First Division. This is their first home match since their 2–0 defeat by Aris in Voula last Sunday.
Glykeria at Pallini, 8.00 pm. Glykeria will be performing in Eleftherias Square (Peristeronas) as part of ‘Pallini September 2026’, singing songs loved by many generations. She will be joined by Haris Makris, and the event is curated by Stelios and Kostas Fotiadis. The announcement by Pallini Municipality makes no mention of an admission fee.
Sunday 11 October
Aittitos Spata v Olympiakos Agios Stefanos, 16:15. At the Spata Municipal Stadium ‘Dimitris Dimitriou’. Aittitos have not lost in their last two matches: they beat Pallavreotikos 4–2 on 30 September and drew 0–0 with Atlantida in Gerakas on Sunday.
Next weekend
Make a note of Sunday 18 October: the Artemida Cycling Tour features two routes and entry is free.
Good to know
On Friday morning, HEDNO has scheduled a power cut in Spata: 08:00–13:00 in the Petres area, on Spata–Pikermi Avenue and Eleftherias Street, and 12:00–16:00 in the plain near the airport. On Tuesday 13 October, from 08:00 to 17:00, there will be no electricity on the roads in Loutsa and Neapolis.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida (statement by the Deputy Mayor for Culture, Panagiotis Lambrou, regarding the White Night), Municipality of Pallini (announcements of 6 and 7 October 2026), Municipality of Rafina–Pikermi (6 October 2026), EPSANA programme, HEDNO.
