Saturday, September 26, 2015
I am half Greek so I always get a little excited at the end of September for the annual Atlanta Greek Festival. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation holds the festival each year which features authentic music, dancing, shopping and, of course, food. The church community comes together for four days to put on the event which usually draws tens of thousands of people to the Clairmont Road cathedral. The rain this year caused Saturday to have a lighter start than normal but I still got to hang out and talk to some of my fellow Greeks as they cooked lamb on a spit, put together souvlaki plates, played the bouzouki, danced on stage and so much more!
Kelli Holevas (left) and Amy Lekos fill pastry orders as they stuff containers with baklava during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Baklava sits ready to be devoured during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Andy Kostopoulos (left) and his son James fill drive thru orders during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Pawsay Banic shops during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Tasso Dimoglou plays a bouzouki as he performs during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Peter Zakas Jr. marinates gyro meat during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Iquana Jackson shops during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Roger Wycoff prepares lamb sandwiches during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Kimberley Dodson (left) and Rylee Hudgins shop during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Theoni Giannakopoulos (center) makes fresh loukoumades during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
John Ioannides (right) and John Poulos look after the three lambs being traditionally roasted on a rotating spit during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Inside the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation during the annual Atlanta Greek Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Mackenzie Jessop (left) and Zoey Simon and her sister Christina walk inside the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation during the annual Atlanta Greek Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Kimberly Thomas takes photos inside the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation during the annual Atlanta Greek Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2015.