New Jersey’s Best Greek Festival Returns May 15th – 18th 2025!
New Hours of Operation! Bigger and Better than Ever!
Piscataway, NJ: The 52nd Annual St. George Greek Festival returns May 15th – 18th, 2025. This Central Jersey tradition kicks-off New Jersey’s “Greek Festival Season” lasting from May until October at Greek churches throughout the State. St. George, Piscataway Festival is synonymous with “philotimo” the Greek ideal of welcoming EVERYONE to explore Greek culture through homemade food, good music, traditional dancing and cultural tours. Attracting upwards of 15,000 patrons annually to celebrate all things Greek, our 52nd Annual Festival will not disappoint! New Hours of Operation: Thursday, May 15th from 4 – 9 pm; Friday, May 16th, from 12 noon – 11 pm; Saturday, May 17th, 12 noon to midnight, and Sunday, May 18th, from 12 – 8 pm. All proceeds support St. George’s religious, cultural and educational programming.
Each year, the parish of St. George, Piscataway, brings its well-known “Greek Hospitality” to the community. A staple in Piscataway Township and Middlesex County, it is one of the largest and well-attended Greek Festivals in the state of New Jersey attracting over 15,000 patrons during the weekend. This Central Jersey tradition is known for its warm hospitality, enthusiastic volunteers and delicious homemade Greek foods and pastries. Our recipes have been passed down for several generations within our community, and are a testament to the connection we have to our Greek heritage.
New This Year! Our Festival Committee has reworked the Festival layout expanding the Outdoor Taverna and Bar area and added a Coffee Shop and Bakery under the tent! This coffee shop will serve all the Greek favorites: iced Frappe, iced Freddo Espresso, iced Freddo Cappuccino, as well as hot Greek and American coffees, tea, and desserts! The in-door Bakery and Coffee Shop have been expanded to include seating.
Our vendors are back!: Mati Jewels, D’s Jewelers, Anastasia’s Creations, Byzanthea Jewelry, Kiki Inguaggiato Art, and Sojourn Scents, and our Bakaliko (Greek groceries) can be found in the in-door dining room.
Food & Entertainment: Our volunteers have been busy preparing various Greek delicacies including classics like pastitsio, moussaka, dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), tiropites (cheese pie), spanakopites (spinach pie), baklava, koulourakia (butter cookies), and melomakarona (honey walnut cookies). Fan-favorites, like souvlakia, gyros, and loukoumades (honey puffs) will be returning to the Outdoor Taverna, as well as octopus, Greek fire,s and loukaniko (sausage). In the indoor dining area, meals like roast chicken Athenian, sliced lamb, and the mezedaki platter can be found. There are also plenty of vegetarian options for those who need them. Entertainment includes our award-winning Greek folk dance groups as well as live traditional music.
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In a rush? Order online! Order ahead with timed pick-up to take food home or enjoy on the Festival grounds via our Square site: https://njbestgreekfest.
A 501 (c)3 non-profit, St. George Greek Orthodox church was founded in 1916, to tend to the spiritual needs of the New Brunswick-area Greek community. It also serves to sustain and perpetuate the Greek culture through its youth programming, Greek language and religion classes, its Annual Festival, and award-winning traditional Greek folk dancing program, as well as support community involvement through its many organizations such as the Philoptochos-St. Barbara Chapter, PTO, Senior Citizens, Cretans Fraternity, St. George Knitting Group and chapters of the American Hellenic Education Progressive Association (AHEPA) and Daughters of Penelope.
