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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.
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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
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