The Greek Summer Festival 2011
Summer is apparently here, or so does the Vancouver weather seem to want to tell us. So I have been really delighted that so many awesome festivals are taking place during this period. The Greek Summer Festival 2011 is one of them, taking place from June 30th (yes, it started last week) up until July 10th, 2011.
he Vancouver Greek Summer Festival is an annual celebration of food, entertainment, and family fun — from the famous “Roast Lamb” and “Loukoumades” (a specialty Greek dessert) to the dozens of live singers and dancers on the Performance Stage to face-painting for the children (and adults!).
The first Greek Summer Festival was held in 1987 as a small weekend event, attended mostly by members of the St. Nicholas & Dimitrios Church as a fundraiser for the church. Since then, the festival (now simply known as “Greek Fest”) has grown to 10 days over two weekends, encompassing the Canada Day Holiday. It is now attended by almost 40,000 people from all areas of the culturally diverse Lower Mainland, as well as many visitors from around the world.
You have still a full week to enjoy the festivities. Hope to see some of you there!
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