TGIF Party

Friday, 19 June 2026  | 20:00 - until the morning

Seaside Club TBA

​Elegance 

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The TGIF Party (Thank Goodness It’s Friday) is the final major social event of the Athens Tech Summit 2026, and it embodies the spirit of celebration that defines the Greek summer. Held on the evening of Friday, 19 June 2026, at one of Athens’ premier seaside club venues, this is the moment when the intensity of the Summit gives way to pure enjoyment. With the Aegean just metres away and the sunset melting into the coastline, the TGIF Party invites attendees to unwind, connect, and let the atmosphere take over.

The venue will be fully reserved for ATS participants, transforming the shoreline into an open-air celebration of music, energy, and effortless Mediterranean style. A lineup of DJs will drive the night, moving from relaxed coastal beats during sunset to a full club set as the evening unfolds. Attendees can expect premium drinks, elegant summer cocktails, and light seaside dishes served throughout the night, all designed to complement the effortless flow of a warm Athens evening.

This party is intentionally less formal than the Opening Ceremony or Arrival Party. Here, founders, investors, executives, innovators, and technologists meet without badges, without schedules, and without the weight of the Summit programme. These hours often spark some of the most valuable conversations and relationships, precisely because the environment is relaxed, open, and authentically Greek.

As the night stretches into the early hours, the TGIF Party becomes the signature closing ritual of ATS: a final moment of community before everyone disperses back to their cities. It is both a celebration of what was achieved during the Summit and an invitation to return next year. For many participants, it is the highlight: the perfect finale to the Athens Tech Summit experience, where work and lifestyle meet under the summer sky.