Days of Art in Greece, with the aim always the promotion of the contemporary Greek cultural production in the country and abroad, participates as communication sponsor and invites you to the 53rd Athens Book Festival, at Pedion tou Areos, from the 05 until the 21 September 2025.
On September 5, the largest book festival “opens its doors” at Pedion tou Areos Park to welcome book lovers and attract new readers. 210 publishing houses, 285 stands, more than 200 cultural events, concerts, theatrical performances, interactive educational events, and much more at the grand 53rd Athens Book Festival 2025.
The Book Publishers Association (S.EK.V.) organizes the 53rd Book Festival, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, the Region of Attica, the Municipality of Athens, the Greek Book and Culture Foundation, and the Athens Chamber of Commerce. The organization is supported by the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Municipality of Athens and the Collective Management Organization of Literary Works. The Festival is held in collaboration with Little Paris of Athens, the Network for Children’s Rights, the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece – National Historical Museum, and the Philippos Nakas Conservatory.
The central tribute of the 53rd Αthens Book Festival is titled “Child and Reading Love: With a book I discover the world” and is dedicated to cultivating a love for reading from the very early ages. It focuses on the decisive role of the book in shaping the child’s personality, in nurturing imagination, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. Through the book, the child comes into contact with values, images, and ideas that help discover not only themselves but also the surrounding world.
Within the framework of the Festival, a rich and multidimensional program of parallel events has been formed, centered on the Child and in collaboration with significant cultural organizations. Among many other events, there will be: Round tables by the Network for Children’s Rights, the Greek section of IBBY & Library4all, Reading I Grow, and the electronic magazines Red Fox & The Reader; a three-day presentation of debut literary creators; an event by the Greek Comics Academy; a children’s workshop by the National Historical Museum; children’s theatrical performance “Peter and the Wolf” by the theatrical production company METHEXIS; an impressive magic show by the magician Tristan; Karagiozis shadow theater performance by the Nikola Tzivelekis Shadow Theater; a concert by the Athens Municipal Workshop of Greek Music; and the concert “Mikis’ International Roads” by Marios Strofalos with Martha Moreleon, Alkis Kollias, and Irini Toubaki.
The promotional material and cover of the catalog for the 53rd Athens Book Festival 2025 feature the work of distinguished Greek artist Konstantinos Patsios.
The official opening ceremony will take place on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 8:00 p.m.
More Information: Book Publishers’ Association
Τel.: 210 3303942, 210 3302523
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