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Bearly Athens is BACK this summer, and serving a Kinky Underwear party this month!

The Athens Bears are BACK! The inaugural Bearly Athens event was such a hit last year, they’re doing it again this year! AND you don’ have to wait until the summer to heat up in Athens — they will be hosting a Kinky Carnival Underwear Party this month!

The Athens Bears are turning the heat up in February for their upcoming Kinky Carnaval : Athens Bears’ Underwear Party Vol 2!

The Athens Bears invite you to this year’s jumbo-sized underwear party featuring sexy tunes by DJ Simeon and DJ AndyRx. Put on your kinky underwear or naughty outfit, and come to Hadoken Club for a Carnaval like no other!  Featuring sexy performances by their delicious go-go dancers, this is definitely a tasty event that you won’t want to miss!


And if you can’t make Kinky Carnival, don’t sweat! (Well… On second thought, we DO like sweat!) Last year’s inaugural bear gathering in Athens, Greece, Bearly Athens, was such an incredible success that they’re doing it again! Bearly Athens brought together hundreds of bears and other sexy creatures from all over the world to showcase the city of Athens, their culture, their art and, of course, their BEARS!

Bearly Athens hosted visitors from 27 countries, from as far away as Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA, just to name a few, and from many European countries including Germany, France, Italy, Cyprus, UK and Spain.

And so, from 27 July to 1 August 2023, they are once again inviting the Bears of the world to experience Athens like never before!

This year, they are partnering with Brown Hotels and are hosting most of the events in their hotels surrounding Omonoia Square in Downtown Athens. Downtown Athens has seen tremendous regeneration in recent years, and enjoys a fascinating mixture of old and new culture, as well as Greek and foreign culture, giving it one of the most diverse demographic makeups in all of Greece!

Produced and hosted by Nikolas, Matt and the Athens Bears, Bearly Athens has only one goal in mind: to have fun! With numerous day and night activities and events, and with local and international artists and performers showcasing their bearly talents, Bearly Athens is not to be missed!

The tentative programme for Bearly Athens 2023: A Bear Week Extravaganza is available online.  


Host Hotels

Bearly Athens 2023: a bear week extravaganza will once again be hosted by the Brown Hotels in Athens.

Brown Hotels is an international hospitality group known for a diverse portfolio of design-led boutique hotels. The brand evolved out of the desire to create dwellings that not only show tourists the real culture and creativity of a city’s population, but also to expand the nightlife and neighbourhood joints for locals. Each of the Brown hotels is unique, independent and imbued with a true sense of place.


Brown Acropol Athens

Retro and Funky!

Welcome to the perfect start to Athens. Brown Acropol is a brand new design hotel, the very first by Brown Hotels in Greece, inspired by the legendary cosmopolitan vibes of the 60s as well as the urban heritage of Athens. The hotel’s interiors and philosophy are based on a retro aesthetic, seasoned with a contemporary take on upscale leisure and lifestyle coolness. All 164 of its refurbished, high-end design rooms and suites feature comfy beds and luxurious bathrooms.


Brown Lighthouse Athens

Work Hard! Play Harder!

Central, stylish, and unexpected, this is the best starting point for you to set off and explore the city. Brown Lighthouse Athens is bold and audacious, flaunting an extraordinary sense of design! Trust us when we say, you will be dazzled straight from the entrance. Developing over 9 floors and across 205 uniquely designed rooms, the hotel stands right in front of Omonia square and features a rooftop bar with staggering views of the city, stunning in-house wellness facilities and a huge events space. This is, without a doubt, the best place to start your day and an even better one to finish it. Drenched in the nightlife soaked atmosphere, fast-paced opulence, downtown location and a never ending list of in-house amenities compose this larger than life hotel, crafted to redefine pleasure.


Dave Red Athens

The Awesome Face of Athens!

DAVE Red is the youngest “Son of Brown” and he’s as fun as it gets. After all, the DAVES are famous for their lack of conventions. This hotel offers a quirky mix of urban design, funky props, and unexpected services, in a location right at the beating heart of the scene.You know how you always hear about exploring the real face of Athens? Well, it doesn’t get any more real than this!


Brown Kubic House Athens

Smart Living!

Right by the iconic National Theatre of Athens, and only a few steps away from the renovated Omonia Square, you will find the as-smart-as-it-gets Brown Kubic. Its 112 rooms put forward a discreet urban chic design and a smart, tech-focused attitude. Super packed with everything you might wish for, you are guaranteed a totally autonomous hotel experience. The in-house gym is fully equipped to keep you fit while on holidays and the breakfast is an absolute delight.


For more information about Bearly Athens, visit bearlyathens.com and the Facebook Event Page
Follow Bearly Athens on Facebook and Instagram
Also, follow the Athens Bears on Instagram!

Kyle Jackson

Kyle Jackson (He/Him) is Senior Staff Writer at Gray Jones Media, and additionally works as a writer, editor and theatre artist/actor. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he studied at Dillard University, received a BA in Theatre from Morgan State University, an MS in Arts Administration from Drexel University, and completed the British American Drama Academy’s Midsummer in Oxford Programme in 2017. Having lived in Baltimore, the Washington, DC area, Philadelphia and New York City, he now resides and works in London, United Kingdom.

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