Ochi Day free admission — National Archaeological Museum (and state museums and archaeological sites)
Wednesday 28 October 2026 (Ochi Day national holiday) — free all day; the museum's specific opening hours for the holiday are not stated on the source page · National Archaeological Museum, 28is Oktovriou (Patission) 44, 106 82 Athens — and state-owned archaeological sites and museums generally · Athens
More information on National Archaeological Museum, Athens (official visitor information)
via National Archaeological Museum, Athens (official visitor information) · Checked 30 Sept 2026
About this event
Ochi Day is one of a handful of dates written into Greek law as a free-admission day for state museums and archaeological sites. The National Archaeological Museum lists it on its own visitor page, alongside Melina Mercouri's memorial day and International Museums Day. Athens' single best free cultural day of the autumn: walk into the country's greatest antiquities collection without paying, on a Wednesday.
Why we picked it
The biggest free cultural date in the Athens October calendar, confirmed on the venue's own page rather than inferred from a holiday.
Free entry
Free admission confirmed on the National Archaeological Museum's own visitor page, which lists 28 Οκτωβρίου among its free-entry days. The statutory list also covers 6 March, 18 April, 18 May and the last weekend of September. Applies to state-owned museums and sites; privately run museums are not covered and set their own policy.
Registration
Registration needed
None stated — expect queues at major sites on a free national-holiday date
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