Greek Festival

The article is from the Marietta Daily Journal - The Pictures are from Google

Pa'me na fa'me! Translation: Let's go eat!

"The 21st Marietta Greek Festival begins Friday at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, located at 3431 Trickum Road. Attendees will be able to experience Greek culture through sites, sounds and a variety of traditional dishes.

The festival began in 1990 at the Cobb Civic Center. The current location features Byzantine architecture, including an authentic Greek amphitheater. This year's event is sponsored by the Marietta Daily Journal and AM 640 WGST.

Festival hours are Friday from 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine.

Cost for adults is $3 daily, but a weekend pass is available for $5. Each adult admission will also give the attendee a chance to win two round-trip tickets to Greece.

As part of an opening day special, admission is free on Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. Children 12 and younger are admitted free daily.

What cultural celebration would be complete with out the food? Gyros, souvlaki and other traditional appetizers and pastries will be available for purchase. Niko's Taverna will give festival-goers a chance to sample Greek wine, liquors and other beverages.

In addition to the cuisine, the Agora (marketplace) will feature more than 20 vendors selling items such as jewelry, handmade linens, hip scarves and art. There will also be live music and children's games.

A church lecture, "Holy Icons: Windows to Heaven," led by Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D., is Saturday at 6 p.m. Church tours will also be offered throughout the weekend. Each tour is 10 minutes.

The Hellenic Dance Program Dancers will provide entertainment. The dancers are part of one of the top Greek dance programs in the Southeast."

Now Chatty and Family went Friday - getting in free. We had coupons for buy one get one free meals with two beverages. So we were set. Being the good blogger I brought my camera.

Okay so when we got to the bus stop everyone hopped out of the car as the bus was already there and I forgot the camera. Once we (I) got to the festival - I decided not to go back and get it. The pictures below are the same Greek Festival and food - just another year!

This is the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church of Marietta - isn't the architecture unique?

Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D.

And there was Greek Dancing . . . it's called Hellenic Dancing.


Of all ages.

There was live music by Geroge Karras - who has been playing for more than 30 years. And

with Strati Papageorgiou - he dances too.

This is the stage area where anyone could dance and you could sit and watch -


at the southeast's largest amphitheater.

Of course there was food everywhere. Pastries galore.





Greek Salads

Gyros - my favorite.



There were also 20 shops or tents with different Greek Items to purchase. And for the kids they had about 5 jumpers - and for $10 they could jump to their hearts content. GS also made some colorful sand filled jars.

So while the adults sat and watched the music to one side we watched the GS jump on the other side and ate great food. The weather was awesome - perfect. We managed to stay 8 hours and all overslept on Saturday morning!

"I learn by going where I have to go." – Theodore Roethke

Me too! I learn something new everyday.

Chatty