The Original Greek Festival
Oct 7 – Oct 9
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3511 Yoakum Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
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Three days of gyros, loukoumades, folk dancing, and cathedral tours in Montrose. Houston's oldest ethnic festival, running since 1966.
Before you go
Go Friday between 11am and 3pm. Admission is free in that window, and you will be ahead of the after-work crowd. Otherwise it is $10 at the door, and children 12 and under are free. Thursday runs 5pm to 10:30pm; Friday and Saturday run 11am to 10:30pm.
The cathedral is on Yoakum in Montrose, on residential blocks rather than a lot, and the festival's own guidance points you at rideshare drop-off rather than parking. Take that advice, especially on Saturday night.
Come hungry rather than curious — the dinner plates and the pastry counter are the reason the festival has run since 1966, not the folk dancing. If you would rather settle it up front, a presale ticket at $40 bundles entry with a dinner plate and your choice of a souvlaki or pastry box.
Because it sits in the middle of Montrose, this works better as the opening act of an evening than as the whole of one.
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