People from more than 60 countries came together to enjoy 8 days and 30 online events at the Summer Nostos Festival: RetroFuture Edition.

From Athens to Crete, from Malaysia to Canada, people from more than 60 countries came together—virtually, of course—to enjoy wholesome summer fun and join in illuminating discussion at the online Summer Nostos Festival RetroFuture Edition. The SNFestival, organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), took place last week from June 21 to 28, but if you missed out, you can still catch the exciting events.

This year’s SNFestival was different from any other, since we couldn’t meet up in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, as we have each of the past five years. Nevertheless, in the midst of crisis, the Festival still created space for moments of joy, of catharsis, of discovery, and of togetherness with a diverse group of artists, musicians, performers, thinkers, and attendees. It was a testament to all that unites us; wherever in the world we live, whatever language we speak, in the end, we can laugh at, be excited by, worry about, and enjoy the same things.

This first online edition of the SNFestival presented more than 60 artists and speakers in 30 events, including the SNF Conference, the SNF Dialogues hosted in collaboration with the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, the charitable Virtual SNF Run, concerts, performances, and kids’ programs.