St. Sophia Church at 525 Church Road in Elgin (Rt. 31 and I-90) will host its 44th annual summer “Greek Fest” the weekend of July 7th, 8th and 9th 2023.
The fest will be open on Friday and Saturday from 12 noon to 11pm. Sunday’s hours are 12 noon to 10pm.
Six thousand people attend the festival each year – it is open to the public and admission is free.
The fest offers authentic Greek delicacies such as Gyros, Grecian Chicken, Souvlaki, Pastitsio, Saganaki (the flaming cheese) and Greek Salad , served with ice cold legendary Village Squire Mai Tai’s, Greek beer or wine.
Guests can unwind at the Greek Kafenio where many traditional sweets such as Baklava and loukoumathes can be found. Enjoy a cup of Greek or American coffee and peruse through dozens of Greek desserts and cookie varietals.
Friday’s entertainment starts with the high energy Greek Band John Panopoulos Orchestra. Saturday and Sunday features a variety of authentic Greek music from the band Grecian Formula. And Greek Dancing will be featured all weekend.
What better way to cool off than in the “Plaka” Marketplace inside the church hall, where you can shop for fabulous crafts, beautiful jewelry, books, icons, clothing and other treasures.
Raffle tickets are available for the GRAND RAFFLE where you can win up to $10,000.
Please contact the church for any additional information at 847-888-2822 or email through the website www.stsophiagreekfest.com.
