OPENING FESTIVITIES OF THE 9th THESSALONIKI BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 31 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΊΟΥ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

19:30

TIF-HELEXPO, Pavilions 2 & 3

The 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, entitled “everything must change. Radical Intelligence. Saloniki 9,” curated by Nadia Argyropoulou, celebrates its opening with events, workshops, screenings, discussions, live music, DJ sets, and live performances by Vassilina, Bipolia, and The Callas with The Callasettes, from early afternoon until late at night. An evening of public events and artistic gatherings / meetings for everything that will unfold in the multifaceted trajectory of Biennale 9, until July 2026.

Free admission

Program

Seed bombs, unstructured screenings, Tote bag makeover, dance interactions, live music, parties

19:30–22:00
Seed bomb workshop, in collaboration with the environmental organization Mamagea

Momus sacculos in MOMo non imprimet silkscreen printing workshop: Tag your tote bags together with Mephisto Me Studio

19:30–01:30
Film screenings Moving in Riot: a divergent mix of nine film screenings on a loop in empty spaces

19:30–22:00
VELVET BUS goes Salonica Biennale

Part 1
DJ performance by the duo Touba – Charilaou (Marina Velisioti – Xenia Kalpatsoglou), Vassilina live, Bipolia live

22:00–23:00
"DETH arthó": Aerites dance group on a dance journey through the uncertain and the possible

Part 2
23:00–24:00
The Callas with The Callasettes live

24:00–01:30
DJ set Yavash

Organisation/Implementation
MOMus–Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki