Multiple activities and events for citizens of all ages are included in the programme of the 1st Festival of Culture and Sport “Together in Celebration” to be held over three days, 16-18 May 202,5 in Glaxidi.

The 1st Festival of Culture and Sports “Together in Celebration” will take place in Galaxidi on the three-day weekend 16-18 May 2025, including sports competitions, artistic events and social outreach activities. The event is an initiative of the “ESTIA Agios Nikolaos” community and is co-organized by the Municipality of Delphi.

The Festival is a celebration of inclusion, where people with and without disabilities participate equally in activities that promote cooperation, sports, and artistic expression. This is an initiative of the award-winning community “ESTIA Agios Nikolaos”, which,h since 1993, has been a model of coexistence and integration of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.


The aim is to strengthen social cohesion and promote solidarity through a festival that aspires to become an institution.

Activities and events

The program includes a variety of activities for all ages, with an emphasis on social awareness and strengthening relationships between participants:

Equitable Communities:

Participation of kindergartens and primary schools from all over Central Greece, with creative group projects to be presented at the Festival.

Connecting Our Steps:

Road races for all ages, including 1000m family races, ESTIA Run 5 km for all, and a 21.1 km mountain half-marathon for the most daring.

We create with ESTIA:

Ceramics workshops, gardening, artistic activities, musical performances, and culinary experiences at the ESTIAS site.

Solidarity actions:

Voluntary bone marrow donation and blood donation, in cooperation with KEDMOP – Give Life and the Amfissa SEA “Agioi Anargyroi”, as well as music and dance events for everyone.

The importance of inclusion

“ESTIA Agios Nikolaos” has been operating for 32 years as a community of adults with and without developmental disabilities, emphasizing equal inclusion, outreach, and collective governance.

With the same philosophy, the Fest seeks to highlight the value of social cohesion and volunteerism, acting as a meeting point for people from different backgrounds.

The 1st Festival of Culture and Sports “Together in Celebration” is under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Cohesion & Family and supported by the Region of Sterea Ellada, in the framework of the Awareness Week “All Together, All Equal” of the “Bridge” structure. The organization of the school actions is undertaken by the Primary Education Directorate of Fokida, under the guidance of the Regional Directorate of Education of Central Greece. The founding partners of the Festival are AthensTrainers® and the Ganymidis Hotel.

“An opportunity to celebrate equality and solidarity”

The President of Hestia Agios Nikolaos, Ms. Giovana Kabouri, said:
“The Festival is an opportunity for all of us TOGETHER – government agencies, non-profit organizations, professionals and active citizens – to celebrate unity and solidarity by running, creating, learning and having fun together.

Volunteerism is at the heart of ESTIAS, and the same is true for the Festival, in which over 40 clubs and groups from Fokida and other regions are already participating.”

The Mayor of Delphi, Mr. Panagiotis Tagalis, noted:
“ESTIA Agios Nikolaos may have its roots in Galaxidi, but its work and the message it sends out go beyond the borders of the region.

We join forces and invite all of us TOGETHER to a real celebration of life”.

The Regional Governor of Central Greece, Mr. Fanis Spanos, stressed:
“We support the 1st Culture & Sports Festival of the award-winning community “Hestia Agios Nikolaos’, including it in the Awareness Week “All Together – All Equal”.

Through the “Bridge” model structure, we provide solutions and implement policies that support our fellow citizens with disabilities.”

Information about the Festival

The 1st Festival of Culture and Sports “Together in Celebration”, organized by the “Hestia Agios Nikolaos” with co-organizer the Municipality of Delphi, is under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Cohesion & Family and supported by the Region of Central Greece, in the framework of the Awareness Week “All Together, All Equal” of the “Bridge” structure. The organization of the school actions is undertaken by the Primary Education Directorate of Fokida, under the guidance of the Regional Directorate of Education of Central Greece. The founding partners of the Festival are AthensTrainers® and the Ganymede Hotel.