๐ฌ๐ท ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ + ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐พ๐ + ๐๐๐ = ๐๐๐ผ!
๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ง. ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐บ
๐ฆ๐. Peterburgโs Super ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น - a 3-day indoor/outdoor joyous, family-friendly, authentic celebration of Greek food, culture, dance and traditions held every year in St. Petersburg, Florida!
At our festival, all are welcome with open arms, and there is truly something for everyone to enjoy and celebrate. Everything we do is intended to help ignite your inner โkefiโ, which describes the Greek spirits of joy, passion, euphoria and enthusiasm all in one!
Our formula is simple: GREEK FOOD + DANCE + FUN = OPA! We are always a rain-or-shine event.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ: Year after year, festival goers rave about our authentic, fresh and exquisite cuisine straight from Greece. Our church parishioners prepare most of our festival's food from scratch. Come taste for yourself what all the hype is about!
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐: Join us outdoors, on โGreek Streetโ, for freshly prepared & homemade popular Greek street foods, like fire-grilled gyros, pork & chicken souvlakia, Greek salads, and Greek fries with oregano & feta.
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฎ! ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐: Enjoy your meal with family and friends under our 20,000 sq ft. outdoor OPA! Party Tent while listening to Greek DJโs spin international beats.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ: Step inside into our 7,500 sq ft Greek Taverna, to satiate your appetite for 100% authentic, homemade Greek cuisine, such as moussaka, pastitsio, dolmades and braised lamb shank, all while immersing yourself deeper into your Greek cultural experience with the live-performing band, Dimitri & The Islanders, and by our KEFI youth dance group and other KEFI Greek Dancers!
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ & P๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Indulge your sweet tooth with our full selection of Greek pastries & baked goods, including baklava, koulourakia, diples, galaktoboureko, bougatsa, and more. We are also most proud of our crowd-pleasing Loukomades (Greek Golden Fried Honey Puffs)! Make sure to take plenty of sweets back home to share with your family & friends.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ D๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ & L๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ L๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐: Partake in free Greek dance and language lessons from seasoned instructors!
๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ L๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น V๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: go on a one-of-a-kind shopping spree with a wide selection of quality vendors selling, amongst other items, hand-crafted art, clothing and jewelry.
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ต: Join our incredible Main Sponsor, Metaxa: The Original Greek Spirit! for tastings, interactive fun activities, giveaways, and other fun offerings.
๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ: watch your children play in the Kids Zone (run by/benefitting Plato Academy Charter Schools/PTOs) while drinking a traditional Greek coffee or Iced Nescafe Frappe from our Greek Cafรฉ.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ & P๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐: Donโt forget to enter our $20,000.00 GUARANTEED CASH & PRIZE SUPER RAFFLE LIMITED TO 2,500 TOTAL TICKETS!
1st Prize: $10,000.00 CASH
2nd Prize: $3,000.00 CASH
3rd Prize: $2,000.00 CASH
4th Prize: $1,000.00 CASH
5th Prize: $500.00 CASH
6th - 10th: Luxury Prizes
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & R๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: During our festival, you can also learn about Greek culture by visiting our Culture Room, where you can learn about ancient Greece and the times of the Greek Gods and Goddesses; and also about Orthodox Christianity, by enjoying a guided church tour!
๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ C๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐: This year, more than $25,000.00 will be donated to Orthodox ministries and local community non-profits!
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
St. Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church
3600 76th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป:
October 6th, 2023 (Friday): 11 am to 10 pm
October 7th, 2023 (Saturday): 11 am to 10 pm
October 8th, 2023 (Sunday): 11 am to 6 pm
๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: FREE parking! $3 per person per day. 12 and under, active military and law enforcement, armed forces veterans, and 75 and over = FREE ADMISSION! Limited Supply of FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR ALL available at Eventbrite.com!
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐๐จ/๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ:
Spiro T. Komninos, Esq., Festival Co-Chair (813) 326-7610 (spirolaw@hotmail.com)
Organized by Saint Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church