{"id":435342,"date":"2026-10-22T23:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/435342\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T23:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:07:06","slug":"tallahassees-annual-greek-food-festival-to-kick-off-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/435342\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee\u2019s annual Greek Food Festival to kick off Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; This Friday kicks off 40 years of celebrating Greek culture in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers say this event is more than just a food festival. There will be a live Greek band, traditional Greek dance performances, church tours and vendors for shopping. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It\u2019s free and open to everyone in the community. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">New this year are a chicken souvlaki dinner and frappes, plus a wider variety of pastries in the Pastry Shop. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For just baklava or a pastry sampler box, skip the Pastry Shop line and go to the Pastry Express booth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The festival website has a map of parking lots, and there\u2019s a free shuttle from nearby Immanuel Baptist Church off Mahan Drive this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Tallahassee Greek Food Festival runs Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day at Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church, located at 1645 Phillips Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information about the event, a look at menus and the parking lot map, click <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseegreekfoodfest.blog\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/tallahasseegreekfoodfest.blog\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/10\/22\/tallahassees-annual-greek-food-festival-kick-off-friday\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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