OPA! Celebrate GreekFest 2024
An indoor/outdoor celebration of Greek heritage and culture, this lively event offers a weekend of fun for the entire family. Enjoy life like a Greek with delicious food, authentic folk dancing and music, guided Church tours, cooking demos, a play area for children, and much more!
OPA! Clearwater transforms into a vibrant hub of Greek culture this fall with for all to enjoy a weekend of delicious food, traditional folk dancing, culture, and tradition at the CLEARWATER GREEKFEST 2024 – Friday, October 25th to Sunday, October 27th at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 409 S. Old Coachman Rd. in sunny Clearwater, FL, directly at the corner of Old Coachman and Gulf to Bay. Hours: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Noon – 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission and parking are free!
The CLEARWATER GREEKFEST is one of Pinellas county’s oldest cultural events, started over 55 years ago at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Whether you’re a longtime fan or a curious first-timer, this celebration offers something for everyone to experience the warmth of Greek hospitality.
ALL NET PROCEEDS TO HELP LOCAL DISASTER RELIEF!
Arrive hungry, as the Clearwater GreekFest is famous for its taste-tempting menu of authentic Greek meals, desserts, and beverages freshly prepared for our guests, including:
- Gyros and Souvlaki sandwiches and sticks (Greek shish-kabob)
- Spanakopita (spinach and cheese stuffed inside layers of filo pastry)
- Pastitsio (Greek lasagne), Greek Salad, Greek Fries
- Greek wine and beer
- Loukoumathes (Greek donuts), Baklava Sundaes, Greek pastries, Frappés
Dine and celebrate under our OPA! Party Tent to traditional Greek folk dancing by the accomplished Sr. and Jr. Hellas Dancers, accompanied by live, on-stage music by Ellada.
Take a majestic guided tour of our beautiful, new Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and be spiritually enriched by Iconography crafted by artisans from Greece. Tours are scheduled all weekend long.
Inside the Grand Hall, shop our festive Greek marketplace with vendors offering unique Greek gifts. Plus, cook like a Greek at our popular Cooking Demos, raffle, silent auction, and more!
Children will enjoy the KID’S ZONE play area with games and bounce houses.
Winners need not be present to win the big raffle. Grand prize is a choice of $30,000 toward a car or $25,000 cash. And, nine more cash prizes! Drawing will be held on Sunday October 27 at approximately 6:00pm.
“Locals and tourists love attending our GreekFest! In light of the many local people affected by the recent hurricanes, we will give our net profits to local disaster relief! We are blessed to be able to help. Please spread the word and invite everyone you know! It will be wonderful to gather with family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy everything the festival has to offer, knowing the net proceeds will go to those affected by the recent hurricanes.” says Christine Lalios Kuykendall, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Parish Council member.
Bring the whole family or a group of friends – and stay for the whole weekend! All profits from our festival will be donated to local hurricane relief. No pets permitted with exceptions for service animals. See you there!
Visit the CLEARWATER GREEKFEST website: www.clearwatergreekfest.com
Phone: (727) 799-4605
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ClearwaterGreekFest
Instagram page: www.instagram.com/clearwatergreekfest
X (formerly Twitter) page: twitter.com/Clearwaterhtgrk
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