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Greek Culture Takes Center Stage at Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Festival

The 33rd Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, Melbourne's largest celebration of Greek culture, arts, food and entertainment takes over Lonsdale street on Saturday February 29 and Sunday March 1. Australia's longest-running Greek festival returns featuring some of the country's most talented...

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...

Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Turns Greek in ‘Biggest Ever Festival’

Thousands of Greek Australians gathered at Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street over the weekend for a feast of song, dance, food and culture which has been described as the biggest Greek festival ever to have taken place in Australia. Bill Papastergiadis, president...

Greek Australians Prepare for 31st Lonsdale St Festival

Melbourne's largest Greek street party will paint the city blue and white with a bumper weekend of food, music, dancing and culture, February 10-11. This year’s Festival will be larger than ever, extending further down Lonsdale Street from Swanston Street...

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...

Thousands of Visitors Party at the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival! (video)

By Babis Petrakis The celebrations have begun at this weekend's 30th Annual Lonsdale Street Greek Festival in the Greek district outside of the Greek Community Cultural Center - and it is expected to bring in over 50,000 visitors. The event features three entertainment...

Get Your Greek on This Weekend at the 30th Lonsdale St Festival in Melbourne!

Melbourne is gearing up for the 30th Annual Lonsdale Street Greek Festival -- the city's biggest Greek street party. The celebrations are set to begin this weekend on February 25 and 26 on Lonsdale Street in the Greek district and...

Australian Prime Minister at the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be attending the opening of the Greek Lonsdale Street Festival on Saturday, February 27. The festival opening will also be attended by the leader of the federal Opposition, Bill Shorten, Prime Minister of...

Melbourne, Sydney Festivals to Celebrate Greek Culture

Melbourne and Sydney are gearing up to celebrate Greek culture in two historic festivals that annually attract thousands of expatriates and Australians. The Antipodes Festival of 2024 kicks off on Saturday in Melbourne. It celebrates Greek culture and community, bringing...

Melbourne Overtakes Sydney as Australia’s Biggest City

Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as Australia's most populous city for the first time since the 19th century, the latest government figures showed. Melbourne, the city that also boasts the largest Greek diaspora community in the world, now has a population...

Antipodes Greek Culture Festival in Melbourne Postponed

For the second year in a row, the Antipodes Festival/Lonsdale St Greek Festival has been postponed due to the pandemic. The Festival was scheduled for 5 and 6 March. Traditionally taking place in the historic Lonsdale St Greek Precinct it...