We are celebrating our 52nd Greek Festival in Pensacola October 14-16th. Mark your calendars. Read about this year's festival in more detail on our Festival News page. Please note that we will not be holding the 5K run as previously announced. 

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The Pensacola Greek Festival is one the area's most popular outdoor festivals. This 3 day cultural event provides an opportunity for our church to share our culture and faith with the Pensacola community. The Festival is held on the church grounds under large tents and includes live bouzouki music, dance performances by the youth dance groups, a variety of delicious Greek foods and shopping in a Greek Market.

Food, music and dancing are not the only attractions offered at this festival. Visitors can attend twenty minute church tours to see the architectural beauty of the inside of an Orthodox Christian church and learn a little about the Orthodox faith and its culture. Byzantine hymns will be sung by choir members at the end of each tour.

The Festival is truly a labor of love by our parishioners. Months of preparation goes into the planning and presentation of this event. Stop by the Hellenic Center on any weekend in the fall and you will see many cheerful faces and busy hands as church members prepare food so they can share their food, their faith and their ethnic pride for one weekend each year to their Gulf Coast neighbors.

Each year a portion of the festival proceeds are donated to a local charitable organization. This year we have selected United Ministries of Pensacola -  a community partnership of area churches to provide emergency aid to the less fortunate members of our community.

Also we are sponsoring a food drive at the Festival for Manna Food Bank. Their food supplies are very low. Please bring non-perishable items (canned veggies, meats and fruits) to help support this worthy cause. Look for drop-off containers in front of the hall and other locations.

Admission to the festival is free. Please read the Food pages to see menus and pricing on all food items. 

Festival Preparations - Work days

Everyone is invited to come and work the Festival. Please contact us (office@annunciationgoc.org) to volunteer your time. Check the parish online calendar and the weekly bulletins for work updates. We also post reminders on our Facebook page.  

Our 2011 Sponsors

Aegean Breeze
Angelo’s Auto Parts
Angus Restaurant
Apple Market
Argeris Painting & Drywall
Beachwaves Vacation Rental Home
CED Technical Services
Chrisoula’s Cheesecake Shoppe
Copy Products
Dr. Charles Stamitoles, DDS
Dr. Jennifer Georgiades, DMD
Emerald Coast Pain Physicians
Fountain Schulz & Associates Attorneys
John P. Scott, CPA
Jordan Valley Restaurants
Nephrology Associates of Gulf Coast
O’Sullivan Creel
Paradise Bar & Grill
Paul’s on the Bay Event Center
RBC Bank
Sacred Heart Health Systems
Scapin Electric Company
Woodlands Medical Specialists

Download 2011 Festival Program

Festival News Coverage

Oct 13 E-Newsletter

PNJ Thursday 10/13/11

PNJ Wed 10/12/11 Food & Wine

Downtown Crowd Oct Issue

Aug 15 Newsletter

Archives from Prior Festivals

About Our Youth Folk Dance Program

History of Greek Folk Dances

Festival Video & Commercials on YouTube

PNJ Article on 10/13/10 Food and Wine

INWeekly Article on 10/14/10 A&E

PNJ Article on 10/17/10 Local

PSC Corsair on 10/18/2010

Opa! Food and Fun Article

Blog of Church Tour by Barrier Island Girl