{"id":40444,"date":"2025-11-08T01:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/40444\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T01:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:56:07","slug":"greek-festival-celebrates-62-years-of-tradition-in-corpus-christi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/40444\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Festival celebrates 62 years of tradition in Corpus Christi"},"content":{"rendered":"

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 For over six decades, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church<\/a> has hosted its annual Greek Festival, and this year marks the 62nd celebration of culture, food and community in the Coastal Bend.<\/p>\n

Greek Festival celebrates 62 years of tradition in Corpus Christi<\/p>\n

The Corpus Christi Greek Festival<\/a> has grown tremendously since its start over 60 years ago, according to Dr. Bill Chriss, the public relations director for Greek Fest.<\/p>\n

“We have Greek wine, Greek beer, Greek pastries, Greek food, souvlaki, pastitsio, dolmades, gyros,” Chriss said.<\/p>\n

Organizers expect 10,000 people to attend this year’s festival.<\/p>\n

“All of the money goes to the church and is used for mostly capital improvement projects,” Chriss said.<\/p>\n

But, the festival has evolved beyond just a fundraiser for the church. It now allows the families of St. Nicholas Parish to show the Coastal Bend what it means to be Greek.<\/p>\n

“Let them participate in our culture, and we want to participate in the, you know, tapestry of, faiths and ethnicity that make the Coastal Bend so unique,” Chriss said.<\/p>\n

Vasilos Maragakis, the gyro chair for the festival, said it’s an authentic experience for attendees.<\/p>\n

“I think everybody should definitely try a gyro, and dolmades which is something that is made by hand they do it here,” Maragakis said.<\/p>\n

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church plans to continue this tradition for years to come.<\/p>\n

“They started from their fathers and grandfathers and every year it just becomes a bigger and bigger attraction and I think it is because they’re doing such a great job,” Maragakis said.<\/p>\n

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