GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The annual Yassou! Greek Festival is returning to Grand Rapids in Michigan August 15-16. Held every year in August in Grand Rapids is the beloved family event full of Greek culture, food, music, and kefi – the Yassou!
This year’s event takes place at Grand Rapids’ Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Friday, August 15, from 3 PM to 10 PM and Saturday, August 16, from 10 AM to 11 PM.
According to the Festival’s site, the event is all about celebrating the culture and traditions of the Greek Orthodox people.
“We look forward to sharing with you our music, dances, gifts, and of course our FOOD,” the site stated.
“We welcome you to visit and tour our beautiful church and ask about our Orthodox Faith. Please spend some of your weekend with us and we are sure you will be glad you did. Opa!”
Being held for its 14th year, the two-day event is a set to feature plenty of Greek music with dancing performances and dance lessons, and live music by the band Oneiro, with a mix of ‘laika’, ‘dimotika’, ‘paradosiaka’ and ‘nisiotika’ songs. There will also be a large offering of authentic Greek flavors and live cooking demonstrations too.
Some of the menu items visitors can expect to find at the festival include gyros, souvlakia, slow roasted lamb shanks, moussaka, kotopoulo lemonato, spanakopita, saganaki and Greek salads.
On the sweeter side, there will be fresh baklava, loukoumades, galaktoboureko, kataifi, melomakarona, koulourakia, kourabiethes and more. There will also be Greek frappe and a variety of drinks and refreshments.
Friday – August 15th
Live music performed by ONIERO from 4:00-10:00 PM
2:30 pm – Church Blessing of the grounds
4:30 pm – Greek Cooking Demonstration
5:00 pm – Greek Dance Performance – Little Angels & Elementary Group
6:00 pm – Greek Dance Performance – Middle School Group
7:00 pm – Church Tour
7:30 pm – Greek Dance Performance – High School Group
8:30 pm – Greek Dance Performance – Young Adults
8:45 pm – Greek Dance Lessons
Saturday, August 16:
Live music performed by ONIERO from 3:00-10:00 PM
1:30 PM – Church Tour
3:30 PM – Greek Cooking Demonstration
4 PM – Church Tour
5:00 PM – Greek Dance Performance – Little Angels & Elementary Group
5:30 PM – Greek Cooking Demonstration
6:00 PM- Greek Dance Performance – Middle School Group
7:00 PM – Church Tour
7:30 PM – Greek Dance Performance – High School Group
8:30 PM – Greek Dance Performance – Young Adults
8:45 PM – Greek Dance Lessons
Admission to the Grand Rapids’ Greek Festival is $3 per person, and free for children under 12. To find out more, visit https://www.grgreekfest.com.
