7th CULTURAL MEETING IN LARISSA | 26 – 30 AUGUST 2024 Press Release

The “7th Cultural Meeting in Larissa” is organized by C.A. PYRGETOS – C.A. SYKOURIO & C.A. CHALKI from Monday, August 26 to Friday, August 30, 2024. This is a dance meeting of cultures under the auspices of the REGION OF THESSALIA REGIONAL UNIT OF LARISA and is co-organized by the Municipalities of LARISA, KILELER & TEMPI. As part of this meeting, we will have the pleasure to host in our area the dance groups: Wheiao Haka from New Zealand and Hawaiian Pacific Magic from Hawaii. 50 dancers abd nusicians are participating for five days from the above countries, who will give performances in the city
of Larissa, but also in villages of the wider area. The citizens of Larissa will have the opportunity to watch dances and songs from Greek cultural associations but also of the guest missions of the countries that mentioned above, which will be the bearers of the tradition from Greece, New Zealand and Hawaii. In this way, the public will be given the opportunity to
enrich his cultural and historical knowledge but also to realize the the importance of the tradition of each people over time, the diversity of each one and the similarities they may present to each other.
The goal of this meeting, which marries the dance and the song of the three of these countries, is to develop bonds of friendship between them, promoting its spirit cooperation, unity and peace between Greece, Hawaii and New Zealand.
All these elements are necessary in order for there to be progress of the peoples and broader development. In addition, the purpose of this Festival, which is now an institution for cultural events of our region, is the projection, the presentation and at the same time the promoting its culture, but also its tourism. In particular, through the songs, the dances, manners and customs shown to the public, the cultural emerges heritage and our place. At the same time, the development of her feeling is achieved teamwork and mutual respect, volunteerism and noble competition between of organizers, cultural clubs and agencies. The Festival is aimed at children and large residents of Larissa, the wider area and the whole of it Region of Thessaly, to visitors to the region, to members of cultural clubs and to all who love tradition.

Entry to all the events that will take place is free.
Schedule of Events (Starting time: 9:30pm)

MONDAY 26 AUGUST 2024 – OPENING CEREMONY, Central Square of Larissa
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024: Central Square of Halki, Larissa
WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST 2024: Mills of Sykouri Larisa
THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 2024: CLOSING CEREMONY – Pyrgetos Municipal Park
Larisa

REPRESENTATIVE NAME: KARAVASILIS SOTIRIS
PHONE: 6937375748
CONTACT: culturalmeetinginlarissa@gmail.com