New Orleans Greek Festival to celebrate 51st anniversary on Memorial Day weekend
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS WEEKEND YOU CAN GET A TASTE OF GREECE WITHOUT LEAVING THE CRESCENT CITY. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS GREEK FESTIVAL. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLAN. THIS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN PART OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR DECADES NOW. AND WDSU REPORTER HAS BEEN. ANUM SIDDIQUI HAS BEEN LIVE ALL MORNING FROM HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH WITH A LOOK AT ALL OF THE FUN, THE FOOD. IT LOOKS LIKE A PERFORMANCE GOING ON RIGHT THERE BEHIND YOU. ENOUGH TO DANCE? YEAH. YOU GUYS, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR PERFORMERS GETTING UP SO EARLY AND GIVING YOU ALL A SNEAK PEAK. LOOK AT THIS PERFORMANCE HAPPENING BEHIND US. YOU’RE JUST SAYING IT’S HARD NOT TO DANCE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, DEFINITELY. SO THE DANCERS ARE DANCING RIGHT NOW IS JUST A REGULAR CIRCLE. THIS IS A GREAT DANCE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE HERE AT THE FESTIVAL AND YOU HEAR SOME UPBEAT MUSIC, YOU CAN JUST DO THIS DANCE. IT’S REALLY SIMPLE. ONE, TWO THREE. FORWARD, 123 BACK. AND I LOVE THE CULTURAL OUTFIT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SHOES, LIKE, LOOK AT THE MEN’S SHOES. YEAH. AND ALL OF THE OUTFITS ARE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF GREECE. IN THE BEGINNING, WE HAVE A TRADITIONAL KIND OF ISLANDS FROM HEELS, COSTUME, AND THEN FROM CRETE AND MORE MAINLAND. AS WE’RE GOING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE. SO WE’RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF GREECE. I ASSUME A LOT OF THE OUTFIT FROM THE HEADPIECE DOWN TO THE SHOES COMES FROM GREECE. YES, DEFINITELY. YOU KNOW, WE TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE COSTUMES. A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS BECAUSE, YES, THEY’RE FROM GREECE. IT’S KIND OF HARD TO GET. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO KEEP IT TRADITIONAL. I LOVE THAT. AND WE ALSO, OF COURSE, WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BOO. THAT’S A BIG PART OF THE FESTIVAL, THE ROOM THAT WE’RE IN RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TRAYS OF FOOD LINED UP. I CAN’T PRONOUNCE MOST OF THIS STUFF. SO CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? BECAUSE I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE, BUT I DON’T WANT TO PRONOUNCE IT. YEAH, I WOULD SAY SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR ONES ARE OBVIOUSLY BAKLAVA. AND THEN WE HAVE WHO DAT, WHICH ARE LIKE LITTLE LIKE SUGAR COOKIES WITH POWDERED SUGAR ON TOP. IT’S SO GOOD, BUT DEFINITELY WILL MAKE A MESS IF YOU DON’T EAT IT CAREFULLY. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME GADHAFI EKMEK. WE HAVE ALMOND JEWELS THAT ARE SO GOOD THEY HAVE A JAM IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. AMAZING DESSERTS. HONESTLY, YOU CAN JUST COME IN AND BASICALLY SEE WHICH ONES LOOK GOOD TO YOU AND PICK THEM OUT. EVERYTHING FROM SWEET AND SAVORY. EXACTLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH YOU GUYS THIS MORNING. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I’M SO EXCITED FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. THEY TOLD ME RAIN OR SHINE BECAUSE IT IS AN INDOOR OUTDOOR FESTIVAL. SO JUST COME ON DOWN. TICKETS START A
New Orleans Greek Festival to celebrate 51st anniversary on Memorial Day weekend
The Annual New Orleans Greek Festival is returning to Bayou St. John on Memorial Day weekend.The festival honors Greek culture with traditional food, performances and more. Tickets are $10 and children under 12 get in for free. Service animals are allowed; pets are not.Complimentary parking will be provided at the former JFK school site, located at 5700 Wisner Blvd. along Bayou St. John. The festival provides two buses that run daily between the parking site and the festival grounds, with one shuttle being handicap-accessible.More information about the festival can be found here.
The Annual New Orleans Greek Festival is returning to Bayou St. John on Memorial Day weekend.
The festival honors Greek culture with traditional food, performances and more.
Tickets are $10 and children under 12 get in for free. Service animals are allowed; pets are not.
Complimentary parking will be provided at the former JFK school site, located at 5700 Wisner Blvd. along Bayou St. John. The festival provides two buses that run daily between the parking site and the festival grounds, with one shuttle being handicap-accessible.
More information about the festival can be found here.