The Yiasou Greek Festival is returning in 2024!
It will take place September 6-8, 2024:
- Friday, September 6: 11 a.m. to 10 pm.
- Saturday, September 7: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Sunday, September 8: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The festival takes place at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 600 East Boulevard.
Admission is $5, with free admission for children under age 12. You can pay with credit cards, ApplePay or cash.
The festival, one of Charlotte’s most anticipated events of the year, features:
- Food
- Entertainment
- Music
- Dancing
- Kids’ playland, with rides and face painting and more
- Tours of the cathedral
- Live reenactments
- More
The festival’s Facebook page is also a good place for updates.
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Playland
The Children’s Playland features:
- Face painting
- Wax hands
- Caricatures
- LED balloons
- Games
- Hot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy
- Swing Ride
- Tubs of Fun Ride
- Tijuana Twister Ride
- Helicopter Ride
- Children’s Ferris Wheel
- Atlantis
- Jurassic Adventure
- Slide
Map of Yiasou Greek Festival
Getting to the festival
- The address is 600 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC.
- CATS/Bus/Lynx Light Rail – The Festival is less than a mile from the East/West Boulevard Lynx station.
- You can park at INLIVIAN Housing Redifined, 400 East Boulevard after 5 p.m. on Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. It’s about two blocks away.
- Side street parking is available on nearby Dilworth neighboring streets, adhere to posted parking guidelines. Please do not block any driveways.
Food at the festival
The delicious, authentic Greek food is a highlight of the festival for many guests! Peruse the whole menu. Here are just a few of the items you can purchase:
- Pastichio plate
- Grecian baked chicken plate
- Roast lamb plate
- Spanakopita
- Tiropita
- Dolmada
- Pastichio
- Greek salad
- Gyro pita
- Chicken pita
- Hummus with baked pita chips
- Greek fries
- Hot dog (at kids’ playland area)
- Baklava
- Chocolate flogera
- Koulouri
There will also be a drive-thru if you just want to pick up food.
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More Festivals
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
600 East Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 704-334-4771
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