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PARALLEL INFORMATIONACTIVITIES

The festival is more than shopping and fun. Pieria’s clubs, organisations and volunteer groups share what they know.

  • Dance

    7 Rings Dance Team and Sofia Navrozidou’s Urban Dance school take the stage with dynamic choreographies and dancers of all ages.

    Dance

    7 Rings Dance Team

    The team is based at Bootcamp fitness studio in Katerini.

    It takes part in major dance competitions and won 1st place in the Adults (19+) Group Commercial category at the Salonika Open festival and competition.

    The team

    • 7 Rings Dance Team

    Urban Dance by Sofia Navrozidou

    Sofia Navrozidou’s Urban Dance school brings us a special dance show, with dancers of all ages presenting their talent, energy and love of dance.

    Through impressive moves, dynamic choreographies, pirouettes and unique dance moments, the school’s students will take us on a journey into the world of dance, with a show full of rhythm, expression and positive energy!

    The school

  • Robotics

    The Katerini Robotics Academy “Epinoisis” introduces educational robotics, with interactive demonstrations and impressive builds.

    Robotics

    The Katerini Robotics Academy “Epinoisis” takes part and invites children and adults alike to discover the fascinating world of educational robotics up close. Through interactive demonstrations and impressive builds, visitors will see how robotics brings together technology, programming, mathematics and creative thinking, turning learning into a unique experience.

    Educational robotics doesn’t only teach how robots are built and programmed. It nurtures imagination, teamwork, problem-solving and self-confidence, giving children valuable skills for the future. Come and meet the technology of tomorrow… through the eyes of the next generation!

    The club

  • Interactive games

    At the sports clubs’ stands — get to know each sport by playing.

    Interactive games

    Rubik’s Cube Skills Contest

    Held in 2025.

    On Saturday 30 August at 20:00, together with the AIOLOS Sports Club, we co-organised a skills contest with the famous, colourful Rubik’s Cube! We are especially happy to enrich our interactive events with contests that train children’s skills.

    The winner and the announcement, in our Facebook post:

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  • Monastic cuisine

    “The art and secrets of monastic cuisine”: a live cooking presentation and tasting by the Holy Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini and Platamonas, at its stand. Held in 2024 and 2025.

    Monastic cuisine

    Held in 2024 and 2025.

    On Sunday 24 August, the opening day of Festival Katerinis, the Holy Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini and Platamonas held a very successful special event devoted to monastic gastronomy, titled “The art and secrets of monastic cuisine”.

    The initiative came from His Eminence Metropolitan Georgios who, with steady care for highlighting our spiritual and cultural heritage, seeks to bring the richness of monastic tradition closer to the wider public.

    The dishes were presented and prepared by the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Theotokos (Panagia Petras, Olympus), Archimandrite Fr Vasileios Nakas, who cooked and introduced the public to the secrets and flavours of monastic cuisine, authentically showing the link between food and spirituality.

    The event was hosted at the Holy Metropolis’s stand at Festival Katerinis, where crowds of visitors tasted traditional monastic dishes and learned about the spiritual, charitable and cultural work of the local Church.

    Attendance exceeded all expectations, and visitors were enthusiastic about both the flavours and the excellent organisation of the event.

    Organised by

    • Ιερά Μητρόπολη Κίτρους, Κατερίνης και Πλαταμώνος

  • First aid & CPR

    First-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation seminars by the Red Cross.

    First aid & CPR

    First-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation seminars by the Red Cross.

  • The art of mosaic

    Mosaic is one of the oldest art forms. The Holy Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini & Platamonas, together with the Dion Centre of Letters and Arts, presented a demonstration of the art of mosaic. Held in 2024 and 2025.

  • Planetarium

    A mobile planetarium and stargazing through telescopes, free for children, by the Municipality of Katerini Community Centre with NOESIS Thessaloniki. Held in 2024.

    Planetarium

    🔭 The Municipality of Katerini Community Centre took an active part in Festival Katerinis, offering children a mobile planetarium completely free of charge, in partnership with NOESIS Thessaloniki.

    There were educational screenings inside the planetarium, and children could stargaze through telescopes to see the position of some of our planets live.

    The activity was held in 2024 and we hope it will return in 2027!

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More sessions will be announced together with the 2027 programme.