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Thousands Join Paniyiri, the Greek Festival of Brisbane, Australia

Almost fifty thousand people turned up for the Greek Festival of Paniyiri in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia over the weekend to dance, shop, and get a taste of Greek food. No other event gives Brisbane such a jolt of pure...

Australia Gears Up for the Return of Greek Festival Paniyiri

The Paniyiri Greek Festival returns to Brisbane, Australia after a two-year pandemic-induced pause on the weekend of May 21 and May 22, organizers announced this week. The Greek Festival is the largest cultural festival in Queensland and the longest-running Greek...

Coronavirus Fears Cause Cancellation of March 25 Parade, Brisbane Greek Festival

As the international community struggles to contain the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic, two iconic events for the Greek community in Australia for the coming days will be called off. The first major annual event to be canceled is the traditional March...

First-Ever Greek Festival to Be Held in Perth, Australia in October

The influence of Greek culture on Western Australia will be celebrated between 19 and 28 October with the first annual Perth Greek Festival. The Perth Greek Festival gives the Perth community the opportunity to experience the food, customs, architecture, music...

Lonsdale Street Greek Festival 2019 has Melbourne Celebrating All Things Greek

The Lonsdale Street Greek Festival 2019 is going strong for the second day with thousands of Greeks indulging in great music and dancing, delicious food and good Greek kefi. Melbourne is dressed in white and blue this weekend as the...

Melbourne Gears Up For Lonsdale Street Greek Festival

Melbourne is preparing for the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, its biggest street party and longest-running Greek celebration, which will be held the weekend of February 23-24. The festival will bring together some of Australia’s most talented performers, dancers and chefs...

South Australia “Gets its Greek On” at Largest-ever Greek Festival

A celebration of Greek life took place from January 12-13 at the Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival of South Australia. Tens of thousands of people set a new attendance record for the two-day festival at Semaphore Beach, which celebrates...

Greek Festival of Sydney Receives $75,000 Grant

Australian Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams and Mark Coure, M.P. representing Oatley, announced that a grant of $75,000 will be awarded for the 2019 Greek Festival of Sydney. “The Greek Festival of Sydney is one of the longest-running cultural events in New...

Eleonora Zouganeli to Headline Melbourne, Sydney Greek Festivals

The Lonsdale Street Greek Festival and the Greek Festival of Sydney have announced that one of Greece’s most popular singing sensations - Eleonora Zouganeli - will be headlining the biggest Greek festivals of 2019. It will be her first-ever Australian...

Thousands Flock to Brisbane Greek Festival

Thousands of Greeks and Australians turned up to take part in the fun of the famous Paniyiri Greek Festival in Brisbane that took place this weekend. Visitors in Musgrave Park and The Greek Club, Edmondstone St, South Brisbane, had the...

All Roads Lead to Brisbane’s Biggest Greek Festival

It's that time of year again in Queensland, where thousands of Greeks, Greek-Australians or just friends of Greece gather for the famous Paniyiri Greek Festival. Scheduled for May 19 and 20 in Musgrave Park and The Greek Club, Edmondstone St,...

Giannis Haroulis Rocks 36th Greek Festival of Sydney (video)

New Greek hot star Giannis Haroulis rocked Tumbalong Park on Sunday as part of the 36th Greek Festival of Sydney. Mixing traditional Cretan music with rock rhythms, Haroulis has made an intoxicating hybrid that excites both young and old, traditionalists...

Pontian “Momogeroi” to Visit Lonsdale Street Greek Festival

The custom of Momogeroi and the play "I Manassia ki Syrketai" will be presented by the Educational Pontian Association of Agios Dimitrios - Ryakion at the Melbourne Festival "Antipodes". According to Pontos News, the presentation will be done after an...

Giannis Haroulis to Rock Sydney Greek Festival

Australian audiences are getting ready for legendary Greek musician Giannis Haroulis who is bringing his popular mix of Cretan music, blended with folk and modern Greek pop, to Sydney. The 36th Sydney Greek Festival is to be held at Darling...