If you’ve ever wanted to be Greek for a day, this weekend is the perfect time to do it… Opa! The annual Buffalo Greek Fest is one of the unsung hero events in this city. For years, festival organizers have been providing food, drink, culture and festivities to crowds of people, who eat it up big time!
The days and hours of this year’s festival are as follows:
Friday June 2 11:00am-Midnight
Saturday June 3 11:00am-Midnight
Sunday June 4 12:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, June 2
- 12:00pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 3:00pm Films and Symposia
- 3:00pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
- 4:30pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 5:00pm Church Tour
- 6:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 6:30pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
- 7:00pm Church Tour
- 7:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers @ the Kafenio
- 7:30pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 9:00pm Church Tour
- 9:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 9:30pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
Saturday, June 3
- 9:00am Orthodox Divine Liturgy
- 12:00pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 12:00pm Presentation: Icons – Windows to Heaven
- 1:00pm Presentation: Singing Hymns which Makes Us the Equals of the Angels
- 2:00pm Church Tour
- 2:00pm Some Special Traditional Foods of Greece
- 3:00pm The Mediterranean Diet
- 3:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 3:30pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
- 4:00pm Church Tour
- 4:00pm Wine and Wisdom of Greece
- 5:00pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 5:00pm Church Tour
- 5:00pm Magical Greece – By Land & By Sea
- 5:30pm Annunciation Greek Dancers @ the Kafenio
- 6:00pm Church Tour & Byzantine Chanting Demo
- 6:00pm When, Where, and Why? – Greeks Arrive to Western New York
- 6:30pm Hamilton Hellenic Traditional Dancers Group & the Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 7:00pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
- 7:00pm Church Tour
- 7:00pm OPA! The Folkloric Dances of Greece
- 8:00pm Church Tour
- 8:00pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 8:00pm An Orthodox Convert and Angels
- 9:00pm Church Tour
- 9:00pm Hamilton Hellenic Traditional Dancers Group & the Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 9:30pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
Sunday, June 4
- 9:00am Orthodox Divine Liturgy
- 12:00pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 12:00pm Church Tour
- 1:00pm Church Tour
- 2:00pm Church Tour
- 3:00pm Church Tour
- 3:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 3:30pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
- 4:00pm Church Tour
- 4:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers @ the Kafenio
- 4:30pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 5:30pm Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 5:45pm Byzantine Chanting Demo
- 6:00pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
- 6:00pm Church Tour
- 7:00pm Church Tour
- 7:00pm Live Greek Music with The Grecian Strings @ Food Tent
- 8:00pm Church Tour
- 8:00pm Annunciation Greek Dancers
- 8:30pm Live Greek Music with The Athenians @ Bar Tent
Admission $2.00 (Children 12 and under admitted free) – ATM Available (Near Bar)
Free admission from 11am – 3pm on on Friday, June 2nd
Highlights
- Greek Cuisine
- Continuous Live Greek Music
- Greek Folk Dancing — Dancers From Greece!
- Imported Foods, Baked goods, Gift Shops. Artists
- Church Tours
- Cultural Exhibits
- Cultural Events
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Buffalo, NY
146 West Utica Street Buffalo, NY 14222