6th Annual Greek Festival
Festival Information
Come join us for home cooked Greek food, live music, free kids activities including a bounce house, and church tours. The Altoona Greek Festival is this Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 11am - 7pm (flyer). The forecast for Saturday is Sunny, High of 63°.
Festival Volunteers
YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY NEEDED for our upcoming Greek Festival.
Set-up is Friday, September 16th around 5pm-10pm, and the festival begins at 11am on Saturday, September 17th. We have 3 different shifts for you to volunteer and a sign-up sheet for the donations you will donate.
We know that everyone loves our Greek pastries! Let’s represent our Greek community and help out. You don’t have to be Greek to help us out! And you can volunteer to work as many shifts as you want!
Festival Menu
| Item | Pronunciation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Souvlaki | soo-vla-ke | Marinated lamb or chicken skewers |
| Gyro | ye-ro | Sliced lamb, shredded lettuce, sliced tomato, diced onion and tzatziki sauce on a pita |
| Pastitso | pa-stit-sioh | "Greek lasagna" Baked macaroni with spiced ground beef, topped with a béchamel sauce |
| Moussaka | moo-sah-kah | Eggplant casserole |
| Dolmades | dol-ma-des | Grape leaves stuffed with spices and ground beef in lemon sauce |
| Roasted Lamb Dinner | Roasted lamb, pilafi and salata | |
| Pilafi | pe-la-fe | Greek style rice pilaf in chicken stock and butter |
| Salata | sah-la-ta | Lettuce, green peppers, red onions, pepperocinis, tomatoes, feta cheese, kalamata olives with a vinegar, olive oil, and spice-based salad dressing |
| Spanakopita | spa-na-ko-pita | Spinach pie |
| Tiropita | te-ro-pita | Cheese pie |
| Greek Fries | ||
| Hot Dogs | ||
| Pasties | Baklava, Kourambiedes, Koulourakia, Melomacarana, Trigona, Loukoumades (Greek honey puffs), pecan logs |
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