Music, dancing, singing, a market and more make up the celebration of a culture.
The 29th Annual Greek Glendi Festival is a celebration of culture, include food, dance, song and people. Thursday morning's festival kick-off was small, compared to the crowds that will come later, but that didn't stop some impromptu performances and a busy food line. Enjoy these out takes from the festival kick-off.
The 29th Annual Festival features great food, traditional greek music and dance, a children's area an a market.
The 29th Annual Greek Glendi Festival kicks off at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church today and runs through the weekend. Florida’s largest authentic Greek Glendi Festival attracts as many as 17,000 visitors over four days. Each year more than 350 volunteers — average age of 70 — spend months preparing for the festival. The church volunteers have gathered and cooked and planned for this festival every year since 1984. Husband and wife volunteers John and Olga Olnick, ages 99 and 95 respectively, the festival is an opportunity to spend time with fellow parishioners to prepare for and stage the event. The grand opening ceremony begins at 11 a.m. today. Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The festival is open …
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2:23 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
We went and the food and baked goods are excellent. Even the church tour was better. A lovely day out. Dinner plates are a bit pricey @ $12, but generous, but It's not so expensive for a gyros or souvlaki sandwich ($6.50) There are 2 kinds of dolmades this year, the handmade meat ones are large, tender and lemony, they melt in your mouth. They have the canned dolmades, too, with rice only. … more ›