The events are organized by the Greek Consul Mr Letsios and include music festivals with the participation of music school students from Saint Petersburg and the greek island Mitilini, concerts with the music of N. Skalkotas, Greek theatre performances, Greek poetry, manuscript exhibition, photo exhibitions on Mt. Athos and an international conference at the Academy of Sciences on Greece and Saint Petersburg - Past and Present. The events dedicated to the church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica and the poetry night with poems of Kalvos, Solomos and Vretakos, set on music by the composer P. Konstantakopoulos, is organised by the faculty of Byzantine and greek studies and its president Mrs Fatima Yieloeva. The events will also include a performance using a replica of Hydraulis, the ancient Greek music instrument that produces sounds with the use of water.