TROY, Mich. – St. Nicholas Opa!FEST Greek Festival is celebrating for its 33rd year.
The festival will be in Troy June 12 to June 14 and will be located at 760 West Wattles Road, Troy.
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There will be free parking ad a shuttle service from Boulon Park on Crooks.
The festival is the largest ongoing Greek festival in the Metro Detroit Area.
The event will take place on Friday from 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 4 to 11p.m. and Sunday from 12p.m. to 8p.m.
Admission for the event is $5 for adults.
Children 12 and under can enter for free.
Attendants are asked to bring canned goods to donate to Gleaners Community Food Bank.
Food options
The Pastry Shop: Home-made, honey-drenched baklava is just one of many delectable temptations available. Try the other five varieties too, all made by our own festival bakers: kourambiethes, fenekia, koulourakia, sesame cookies, and paximadia.
Classic Greek Cuisine: Lamb shank platter, gyro (seasoned lamb and beef, thin-sliced from a vertical rotisserie), souvlakia (chicken kebobs), dolmathes (wrapped grape leaves), keftethes (Greek meatballs) and pastitsio (layered pasta, ground sirloin and cheese, topped with creamy béchamel sauce) and lamb sliders are all homemade.
The Kafenio (Greek Coffee House): Greek coffee, a cold frappe, and loukoumades.
Food Events
Live Greek cooking demonstrations – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Iron Chef Competition – Saturday, 8:00 p.m. between Nativity Greek Church-Plymouth and St. Nick’s, Troy
Cooking Competition – Sunday, 2:30 p.m. between St. Nicholas Greek Church-Ann Arbor and St. Nick’s, Troy
Entertainment
Greek marketplace – T-shirts, jewelry, arts & crafts and more
Presentations on Greek culture and religion
Greek dance performances – Traditional Greek folk dances performed by over 200 dancers
Daily dancing to live Greek band – “Oneiro”
Kids’ area – Games
Raffles & Prizes – Throughout the festival
A visit and tour of Saint Nicholas Church
For more information you can visit the St. Nicholas Church’s website