Charlotte's 2019 Yiasou Greek Festival: September 5-8
Even though the Labor Day weekend festivities have barely begun, you can continue the fun at next weekend's Charlotte Yiasou Greek Festival -- one of the Queen City's favorite annual events. This will be the 42nd year Charlotte will enjoy "all things Greek."
Charlotte's Yiasou Greek Festival is one of the city's biggest and most popular cultural festivals and has won many awards and accolades over the years, including, "Best Ethnic Festival," "Reader's Choice Best Annual Festival," Charlotte Magazine's "Best International Festival," "Best of the City Festival," "Best of the Best/Best Cultural Festival," and more. Is it any wonder that some 50,000+ Charlotteans attend each year? This hugely popular festival began in 1970 as a simple church fundraiser. 8 years later, the Yiasou Festival expanded to a 3-day format and was attracting some 3,000 visitors. Today with some 50,000 expected visitors, virtually every member of Charlotte’s Greek community — across every generation — plays some role at the Yiasou Greek Festival,
Yiasou Greek Festival Events Include:
- Cathedral tours of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church -- a splendid example of Byzantine architecture. Learn more about the history of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte.
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Live music and dance: including traditional village dances in colorful traditional Greek costumes on one two stages. For the complete Yiasou Greek Festival Entertainment Schedule, click here.
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Children's playland with rides, face painting, games, and more.
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The Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir will be giving 3 choral concerts in conjunction with Cathedral tours on Saturday at 3:00 pm, #:00 pm, and 4:00 pm.
- Lectures about historic Greek battles.
- Wine tasting booth to try out and/or buy Greek wines.
- Lots and lots of authentic Greek food and delicacies, as well as a Greek grocery. For the 2019 Yiasou Festival menu, click here. You can also purchase "A Taste of Greek Tradition," an award-winning cookbook compiled by the Ladies Philoptochos Society of Holy Trinity Cathedral. Price: $22. It really is all about Greek food and pastries at the Yiasou Festival. Over 100,000 pastry pieces will be consumed during these four days. Read about how Charlotte's Greek community prepares for the Yiasou Greek Festival here.
Location of the Yiasou Greek Festival
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
600 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
Times for the Yiasou Greek Festival
Thursday, September 5: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Friday September 6: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm
Saturday, September 7: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm
Sunday, September 8: Noon to 6:00 pm
Admission to the Yiasou Greek Festival
$3, children 12 and under free with adult
No Pets Please: except for service animals
Yiasou Greek Festival Map 2019
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