The Carnival Academy is in the midst of preparations which, after the creation of the 6-meter bastaka in Georgiou Square, will “hit” Tsiknopempti again, this time in a musical and noisy way and with the aim of spreading the colors of the Carnival in the center of the city! The reason for the second action … Read more
A large anthology of poems, short stories and excerpts from novels, entitled “Carnival-Mask and disguise in modern Greek literature” is released in a few days by the Athenian publications “24 Grammata”. The selection of the texts and the editing is done by the philologist-poet and translator Yiannis H. Pappas, former president of the Philological Association … Read more
Patras welcomes thousands of people during the last days of the Carnival every year. Some stand out. These are the high-ranking guests brought to Patras every year by the Generals of the Patron Carnival. And who hasn’t set foot in Patras. From Queen of England, sheikhs, ambassadors of foreign and distant countries to big names … Read more
A first glimpse of what we will see this year in the parades of the Patrinos Carnival will be given by the exhibition of the uniforms of the crews, from Tuesday 27 February to Thursday 14 March at the Silver Market. KEDIP-Carnival of Patras, in the context of the established exhibition of the uniforms of … Read more
This time not with songs and music, but with a futuristic, utilitarian and highly inventive series of carnival accessories, the Smyriliou family returns to carnival events, having written its own important history in the leading cultural institution of Patras! With the pun “Tina Carnival” as a title, George, Takis, Elli Smirilou and Evita Gola, created … Read more
Last Monday we reported on the skyrocketing prices for Father’s Day Carnival costumes, but today we’re tackling another aspect of the great festival of fun. Having now less than a month until the Patrinos Carnival, the “Peloponnese” attempts to record what happens to the famous carnival parties which are part of the great celebration and … Read more
The curtain fell solemnly on the two-day 16th Panhellenic Satire Festival of Amateur Troupes “Momos o Patreus” on the evening of Saturday, February 17, at the packed Pantheon. After the presentation of the modular show “16th Boy” with the 10 satirical ten minutes of the amateur groups from Greece and Brussels, which received the lively … Read more
A few days ago we wrote about the adult performance of the Patras Carnival Committee, noting at the same time that the children of the Committee were also preparing their own creation. The reason for the children’s show “Myths for Oscar” which will be staged at Epikentro+ theater on Friday 16 (7.30pm), Saturday 17th (4.30pm … Read more