Saginaw's Greek Festival
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Father’s Day Weekend! 🇬🇷 A TASTE OF GREECE:
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church presents Saginaw's Greek Festival! The three-day event is here once again!!!
For 44 years the Greek community of Saginaw has captivated the state with its array of cuisine, song, and dance. Come enjoy our 44th anniversary with Greek food, drink, music, dance, and culture at the one and only Greek Festival! Hours of Operation:
Friday June 17th: 12 pm to 11 pm
Saturday June 18th: 12 pm to 11 pm
Sunday June 19th: 12 pm to 4 pm
06/17/2024
We cannot thank the Great Lakes Bay Region enough for its tremendous support of the 46th Annual Greek Festival of Saginaw! We are blown away by you every year! It is because of you that this summer tradition has continued for 46 years and that we are able to share the Greek culture, faith, and cousine with our community!
We hope that you enjoyed the food, drink, entertainment, and church tours! Thank you for joining us and helping us to support our Church and other area non-profits! We will see you next year!
A special thank you to all of our parishioners that volunteered, friends and family that volunteered, our sponsors (W. L. Case and Company, Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner, Fuzzy's Restaurant, Eikenhout, Dial Tent & Awning Company, Atlas Wholesale Food Company, Team One Credit Union, and Wellness Within You), the Nouvel Catholic Central High School & Junior High athletic association and boosters, our wonderful band, Enigma Detroit, local dance groups, Saginaw Township Police Department, Saginaw Township Fire Department, Fabiano Brothers, Ferrellgas and all of our vendors!
The Greek Festival could not happen without all of you!
06/16/2024
We will be open past 4 to ensure that every last gyro finds a happy home! No admission! Come grab your Father’s Day takeout! All gyros sold past 4 are $5 each! 😁
Good morning and happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there! What a wonderful start to the 46th annual Greek Festival it has been! We cannot thank the community enough for its incredible support! It’s your last day to enjoy some of your favorite Greek food for the year! There is free admission all day!
We are having a FREE raffle today, giving away a 58” Smart TV at 3pm!!! Entry tickets are free, winner must be present to win.
Although we have run out of some items because of your great support, today’s menu includes the following:
- Full bar (all Mythos beer is 50% off in honor of Father’s Day)
-Gyros
-Pastichio
-Greek Fries
-Calamari
-Dolmathes
-Loukoumathes
Come enjoy this beautiful day with us starting at Noon!
It’s a beautiful night! Come celebrate with a greek dinner and pastries! Free entrance, donations only!
See you soon! Opa!
06/15/2024
It’s going to be a beautiful day, Great Lakes Bay Region! Come join us for a meal, a drink, and enjoy the live music, dancing, church tours, and our children’s play area at the Greek Festival of Saginaw! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
06/15/2024
Two more days left of the Saginaw Greekfest!
Gyros and dancing kick off day 1 of the 46th annual Saginaw Greek Festival The 46th annual Saginaw Greek Festival features, food, drink and play areas for children.
06/14/2024
It’s going to be a beautiful evening! Come enjoy it with us! 🇬🇷
06/14/2024
It’s time! Come see us for lunch! Opa! 🇬🇷
06/14/2024
Thank you to Art Lewis of WSGW for joining us this morning! We look forward to your visit every year!
06/14/2024
Great Lakes Bay Region — We look forward to hosting you tomorrow beginning at Noon! Come see us for lunch! 🇬🇷
06/13/2024
We thank and recognize our Greek Festival Gold Sponsors, W. L. Case and Company! We greatly appreciate your support!
06/13/2024
A special thank you to our friends at WNEMTV5news and anchor, Blake Keller, for having us live on the air this morning to talk about the 46th Annual Greek Festival of Saginaw!
Saginaw's Greek Festival Learn more about Saginaw's Greek Festival. For more Local News from WNEM: https://www.wnem.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/...
06/13/2024
Today we thank and recognize our Greek Festival Silver Sponsors, Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner! We greatly appreciate your support!
06/13/2024
Is it Friday yet?! Our bar will be stocked with all of your favorite Greek and non-Greek spirits and beers! Opa!
*Must be 21 to partake.
06/12/2024
Thank you to the The Saginaw News for your coverage!
‘Experience a taste of Greece’ at this Michigan summer festival Saginaw’s Greek Festival returns this weekend with Greek music, dancing and “the best gyro this side of the Atlantic.”
06/12/2024
Today we thank and recognize our Greek Festival Bronze Sponsors, Atlas Wholesale Food Company, Dial Tent & Awning Company, Eikenhout, and Fuzzy's Restaurant! We greatly appreciate your support!
06/12/2024
Did we mention that parking is FREE at the Greek Festival!? You may enter our designated parking areas off of either Mackinaw Rd. or McCarty Rd. 🇬🇷
06/12/2024
Are you ready for dessert!? Come enjoy our famous loukomathes this weekend! With a recipe perfected over nearly half a century, these fluffy balls of dough are fried to golden perfection, drizzled with a honey syrup, and dusted with cinnamon! Think of them as mini Greek doughnuts! We bet you can’t have just one! You can find this sweet treat and more at the 46th annual Greek Festival of Saginaw!
06/11/2024
Thank you to Team One Credit Union and Wellness Within You for being “Friends of the Festival” sponsors for our 46th Annual Greek Festival! We greatly appreciate your support!
06/11/2024
Leading up to the 46th annual Greek Festival, we will be recognizing our featured sponsors for this year’s event! We thank them for helping to support the Greek Festival and it’s efforts to support our Church and other area nonprofit organizations!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for next year’s Greek Festival? Please private message or seek out one of our board members at the Festival!
06/11/2024
This Friday through Sunday! You do not want to miss out on the food, drink, live music, dancing, and culture that the 46th annual Greek Festival of Saginaw has to offer! Opa! 🇬🇷
06/10/2024
When you see these banners above Bay Road and State Street in Saginaw Township, you know the Greek Festival draws near! 🇺🇸🇬🇷
06/07/2024
Great Lakes Bay Region — Just think, a week from now you will be enjoying the best gyro this side of the Atlantic for lunch! Come experience a taste of Greece on June 14th, 15th, and 16th! We can’t wait to host you! 🇬🇷🏛️
06/05/2024
We invite you to tour the beautiful sanctuary of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church at this year’s Greek Festival! You will be guided through our byzantine style church, complete with newly installed iconography. Below is a list of our scheduled tours for June 14th, 15th, and 16th!
06/05/2024
Who is ready to do some Greek dancing on June 14th, 15th, and 16th?! We are excited to present Enigma Detroit live on stage during the 46th annual Greek Festival! This talented band will be entertaining our patrons all weekend long! We look forward to seeing you next week! Opa! 🇬🇷
05/24/2024
It’s beginning to look a lot like the Greek Festival! Wishing all a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend! We can’t wait to see you in a few weeks! Opa!
05/18/2024
We are preparing to see you next month! Today is dolmathes day! We cannot thank our many volunteers enough for spending their Saturday morning with us!
04/13/2024
New in 2024: After many years of fielding requests, we are now pleased to offer sponsorship opportunities to support our beloved Greek Fest. Let our Greek Fest truly be OUR Greek Fest! Please see details below; we’d be honored to partner with you!
04/12/2024
New Menu Alert!!🔥🇬🇷
02/09/2024
The rumors are true!
The 46th annual Greek Festival is taking place June 14-16, 2024 with more food and drink options than before!
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
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Our Story
Sorry, the Greek Festival of Saginaw is canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. Come check out our drive-thru August 21-22.
A HISTORY OF THE GREEK FESTIVAL OF SAGINAW
The Greek Festival of Saginaw is a celebration of Greek heritage. At the heart of it lies an important American immigrant story about culture, community, and faith.
By the year 1920 Saginaw had as many as 75 Greek immigrants, most of them young men desperate for opportunities in the new world. They often took work at restaurants. Several Greek American families began meeting in the upper room of the Vlassis Brothers Restaurant at 411 Court Street, and in 1931 made plans to organize a Greek Orthodox parish named after the patron soldier-martyr Saint Demetrios. In 1940, the parish purchased its first church building on 120 S. Fifth Street, and had its own priest sent from Greece, appointed by the Archbishop in New York. Only a decade later the church building burned down, as its tearful priest, Father Daregas, emerged from the flames, clutching the parish Gospels in his arms—the only relic he could salvage. Undeterred, the parish had a new church building built on the same site while members worshipped in the basement. Then in 1971, St. Demetrios parish laid the cornerstone for what would be their third building—a much larger structure, in Byzantine style—at the corner of Mackinaw and McCarty roads in Saginaw Township.
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