The 61st Annual Portland Greek Festival: October 5 - 7, 2012
Posted in: Fairs and Festivals, Food and Drink, Upcoming Events
Immigrants for Greece began arriving to the Northwest in the late 1800s to work in fishing, lumber, railroad and other jobs. Settling in Portland they established their church, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in southeast Portland. Moving to a new and larger church on 32nd and NE Glisan in 1952, the mortgage had to be paid off. The ladies decided to help by holding a bazaar with their handwork, food, pastries, music and dances from their homeland. This was the beginning of what is now known as the Annual Greek Festival which is one of the largest of its kind. The 61st Annual Portland Greek Festival is set to take place October 5th - 7th, 2012.
The Greek Festival remains a wonderful opportunity for us to share annually with over 15,000 guests from the Portland Metropolitan area our beautiful Greek Orthodox faith, our cherished cultural traditions, food, music, and dance.
For more information, visit: www.goholytrinity.org/cGreekFest.html
