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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