EVENT INFORMATION
Admission
$5.00 – for an entire day of fun!
- Children under 12 free every day.
- Seniors over 60 are free on Saturday from 11:00am – 3:00pm.
- No pets permitted (service dogs excluded).
Parking
$10 parking to park in church parking lot. or Free at Charles Schwab
- 24th St. & Lincoln (SW Corner ).
- Free Shuttle Bus to Festival. Every 15 minutes (3 buses for little or no wait time starting 1/2 hour before the festival opens).
Activity Schedule
NEW OPENING TIME! - 3:00pm
Festival Opens / Synthesi (band starts)
3:00pm
Cathedral Tours Begin (the Cathedral is open for self-guided tours)
5:30pm
Greek Dance Performance
(PreK / Kindergarten, 3rd - 5th Grade)
7:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(1st / 2nd Grade, 6th - 9th Grade)
7:00pm
Cathedral Tours End
8:30pm
Greek Dance Performance
(High School, Young Adults)
10:00pm
Festival Closes
11:00am
Cathedral Tours Begin (the Cathedral is open for self-guided tours)
12:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(Little Lambs, 1st / 2nd Grade, 6th - 9th Grade)
12:15pm
Synthesi (band starts)
2:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(PreK / Kindergarten, 3rd - 5th Grade)
2:30pm
Synthesi Live Performance
3:00pm
Open Dancing
4:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(PreK / Kindergarten, 1st / 2nd Grade, High School)
4:30pm
Dance Instruction
6:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 9th Grade)
7:00pm
Cathedral Tours End
8:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(High School, Young Adults)
10:00pm
Festival Closes
11:00am
Festival Opens
11:00am
Cathedral Tours Begin (the Cathedral is open for self-guided tours)
12:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(Little Lambs, 1st / 2nd Grade, High School)
12:15pm
Synthesi (band starts)
2:00pm
Greek Dance Performance
(PreK / Kindergarten, 3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 9th Grade)
3:00pm
Synthesi Live Performance
4:00pm
Greek Dance Performance (Grand Finale! All Groups)
4:00pm
Cathedral Tours End
6:00pm
Festival Closes
FAQ
Tickets can be purchased online at this link – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/original-phoenix-greek-festival-2023-tickets-680346724367
Admission gate also sells tickets for entry.
Our admission gate, food booths, vendors and bars now accept BOTH cash & credit cards! However, the church parking lot is cash ONLY. An ATM can be found inside the festival.
HISTORY
Greeks to Phoenicians
Located in the northeast section of the James A. Speros Community Center, the Museum displays vintage photographs and other historic artifacts related to pioneer Greek families in Phoenix from the early 1900s, the founding in 1930 of the first Hellenic Orthodox Church in Arizona, and the relocation in 1973 to the present site of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
Arizona was not yet the 48th state in 1909 when the first Greeks arrived in the dusty but bustling city of Phoenix, population 11,134. They were two brothers, Charles Sanichas and Chris Sanichas, who came westward from Chicago after immigrating to the United States from Greece in 1907. Soon, each brother opened fruit and confectionary stores in downtown Phoenix.
Over the ensuing years, more Greek-born individuals would arrive in Phoenix and a few other areas of Arizona, establishing families, securing employment, and starting businesses. While those early arrivals maintained all aspects of their culture and Christian religion, they determinedly learned the English language, assimilated into American life, and became industrious and patriotic citizens of their adopted community and nation.
The Hellenic Museum of Phoenix will be open with vintage photographs of pioneer Greek families as featured in the book, Greeks in Phoenix.
Sanichas Candy Car
Metsopolos & Clydesdales
Hellenic Orthodox Church
Colonial Coffee Shop
Festival Dance Performance
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Lamb Booth
Lamb Booth
Lamb Booth
Cathedral Tour
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
- Friday, October 6th. 5PM - 7PM
- Saturday, October 7th. 11AM - 7PM
- Sunday, October 8th. 11AM - 4PM
We invite you to take a tour of our beautiful Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. This self-guided tour can be as leisurely or as brief as you prefer. If you haven’t seen the inside of our Cathedral, now is your chance to stroll through the aisles and gaze at the incredible faceted glass windows, crafted in a beautiful picturesque story of Christ and his disciples.
You will learn a little bit about Orthodoxy and our Sunday services, which we call Divine Liturgy, our Baptisms, Communion and how we worship at Holy Trinity. Volunteers will be available to answer any questions and welcome you into our Cathedral.