Larnaka December Events

CEREMONY
Thursday 3
6:00 p.m.
ERMOU SQUARE
Lighting Ceremony of the Big Christmas Tree and  the Christmas Decoration of Larnaca
Christmas program with music ensembles from Larnaca, Santa Claus with many surprises for children

THEATRE
Thursday 3
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
THOC
Main Stage
“Festen” by David Eldridge (in Greek)
Stage director: Neophytos Taliotis
Admission €12 & €6 (students, soldiers, pensioners)
Entrance is not permitted to persons under the age of 12 years.
For persons at the age of 12-15, entrance is permitted only if they are accompanied by their parents.

SYMPOSIUM
Saturday 5
9:30 a.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL GALLERY
Symposium: “Larnaca: The History of my town”
Organised by the Larnaca Municipality, the Cyprus Journalists
Association “Phileleftheros” & the University of Cyprus
Admission free

CHARITY EVENT
Sunday 6
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
KIMONOS SQUARE
Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association (District Larnaca – Famagusta)
20th Christmas Fair
Varied cultural program, activities for children, Santa Claus

CEREMONY
Monday 7
7:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Honorary ceremony for the teacher, musician and poet Stephanos Zymboulakis
Organised by the District Committee of AKEL Larnaca-Famagusta
Admission free

THEATRE
Tuesday 8
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Satiriko Theatro
“The Roman Bath” by Stanislav Stratiev (in Greek)
Stage Director: Slavko Peyef
Admission €12 & €7 (students, soldiers & pensioners)

LECTURE
Wednesday 9
7:30 p.m.
CULTURAL CENTRE OF ST. LAZARUS CHURCH ZENONION FREE UNIVERSITY OF LARNACA
Lecture (in Greek)
Admission free

MUSIC & DANCE
Wednesday 9
8:00 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
“Dancing and singing for a healthy environment”
Cultural event by the pupils of Larnaca district and town Exhibition of ecological creations at the foyer of the theatre
Organised by the Larnaca committees of the associations OELMEK, OLTEK & POED
Admission free

THEATRE
Thursday 10
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE THOC
Experimental Stage
“Metamorphosis” (in Greek)
Based on “Metamorphoses” by Ovidius
Adaptation / stage director: Magdalena Zira
Admission €12 & €6 (students, soldiers, pensioners)

THEATRE
Friday 11
8:00 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Theatre Group of the Athletics Club “KIMON” Xylotymbou
“An Italian Girl at Kypseli”  by Nikos Tsiforos and Polyvios Vassiliades (in Greek)
Stage director: Kyriakos Kyriakou
Admission €10

CHARITY EVENT
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
DEMETRIOU SQUARE
Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends Christmas Bazaar
Musical program with children’s choirs and DJ

MUSIC & DANCE
Sunday 13
11:00 a.m.
SEAFRONT STAGE
MUSICAL SUNDAYS
Cultural Society VASILITZIA
Program with traditional music and dances from Greece and Cyprus
Organised by CTO

MUSIC
Monday 14
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
EUROPEAN CULTURAL WINTER IN LARNACA
The Moscow “Seven Tenors” in a program with successes of Marios Lanza, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras & Luciano Pavarotti
Admission €25 & €15 (children up to 12 years old)

THEATRE
Tuesday 15
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
THOC
New Stage
“Whose life is it anyway” by Brian Clark (in Greek)
Stage director: Athanasia Karagiannopoulou
Admission €12 & €6 (students, soldiers, pensioners)

CEREMONY
Wednesday 16
8:00 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Awarding Ceremony of Larnaca Sport Clubs and Athletes for the Year of 2008
Admission free

THEATRE
Thursday 17
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Satiriko Theatro
“Tonight we dine at Jocasta’s” by Akis Demou (in Greek)
Stage Director: Despoina Mpempedeli
Admission €12 & €7 (students, soldiers & pensioners)

DANCE
Friday 18
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
EUROPEAN CULTURAL WINTER IN LARNACA
The Russian National Ballet Theatre
“The Sleeping Beauty” by P.I. Tchaikovsky
Admission €25 & €15 (children up to 12 years old)

CHARITY EVENT
Saturday 19
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
ERMOU SQUARE
Christmas Event by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society
Christmas bazaar and musical program

MUSIC
Sunday 20
11:00 a.m.
SEAFRONT STAGE
MUSICAL SUNDAYS
Well-known melodies from all over the world with Demetris Demetriou, Stelios Matsis, Antonis Tsianides and Nikos Nikolaou
Organised by CTO

PARADE
Sunday 20
5:00 p.m.
LARNACA TOWN CENTRE
Christmas Parade with an open top bus carrying Santa Claus and his escort &  the wagon of Santa Claus escorted by the cheerleaders of Phaedra’s School of Classical Ballet & Jazz
Route: Akropolis Square, Ermou Str., Zenonos Kitieos Str., Lord Byron Str & Gladstone Str.

MUSIC
Sunday 20 – Thursday 24
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LARNACA TOWN CENTRE
Christmas program at the Squares Ermou, Agios Lazarus, Demetriou & Pallas

MUSIC
Tuesday 22
8:00 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Musical program by the youth ensemble SOMNIA
Organised by the Christina A. Apostolou Foundation
Admission €10

MUSIC
Wednesday 23
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Vocal Ensemble of the Larnaca Municipality “NOEL” Christmas concert
Choreography: Katerina Poupazi
Musical direction: Andreas Gerolemou
Admission free

MUSIC
Sunday 27
11:00 a.m.
SEAFRONT STAGE
MUSICAL SUNDAYS
Greek folk music with the music group
“Neorembetes”
Organised by CTO

MUSIC
Sunday 27
11:00 a.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Larnaca Academy of Music
“Christmas Melodies”
Organised by the “Christina A. Apostolou” Foundation
Admission €10 & €5 (students, soldiers)

MUSIC
Monday 28
8:30 p.m.
LARNACA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Wind Band of the Cultural Society “Omonoia” Aradippou
“Musical Journey through Cyprus and Greece of the Past”
Admission free

CELEBRATIONS
Thursday 31
11:00 p.m.
EUROPE SQUARE
Festive program on New Year’s Eve
Music, fireworks show, free drinks & nuts, Santa Claus with presents for the children & Cutting of the traditional New Year’s Cake by the Mayor