Santa Cruz Greek Festival

Description

We are proud to present the 32nd annual award winning Greek Festival in Downtown Santa Cruz. Voted Best Festival again in 2012! The Greek Festival is the longest running festival in Santa Cruz County, growing from a small affair in our courtyard, to a huge block party alive with the sounds of live Greek Bouzouki music and the smells of delicious Greek specialties like BBQ Souvlaki (soo-vla-kee), and Gyro (YEERO). You’ll find many of our usual crowd pleasers like Moussaka (Moo-SA-Ka), roasted lamb shank, calamari, Pastitsio and many more (including a wide variety of vegetarian selections). The tavern will be serving beer, Greek wine, and traditional Greek spirits. After dinner delicacies include the ever popular baklava (Bak-la VA), Loukoumades (Loo-koo-mathes), and Diples, a large but delicately rolled pastry, prefried and quickly dipped in honey and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Also in the pastry booth we are featuring Kataifi, a shredded wheat pastry saturated with honey and spices. In the Kafenio (Coffee Shop) in addition to our handcrafted Greek coffee, we are whipping up authentic Greek Frappe, shaken by hand in the traditional style of cafes served everywhere in Greece. This drink won’t be found here in the States!
New this year, we have added a Kid’s pavilion featuring various carnival games, as well as our usual Mt. Olympus climbing wall. Euro Style Fashions Inc. will hold a fashion show of contemporary Greek women’s clothing. Also, Greek Dancers in traditional garb from all over the Bay Area will perform a variety of dancers that have been performed for hundreds of years. Belly Dancers from local dance studios will also perform. See our website or Facebook page for a schedule of dancers.

More Info

Link

http://www.santacruzgreekfestival.org

Call

831-429-6500

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