Photos: 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Fest opens for Memorial Day Weekend
The 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Fest opened on Friday. The festival features food, live music, dancing, and church tours. Organizers expect more than 15,000 people to attend the Memorial Day weekend tradition. The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no on-site parking at the church where the festival is held, but shuttle buses carry people from nearby parking lots to the festival. The festival has been running for more than 45 years.听
Sandy Games, left, of St. Charles, gives her daughter Sophie Prograis, of Maryland Heights, a bite of spanakopita as the family enjoys a lunchtime meal during the first day of the 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Des Peres on Friday, May 22, 2026. Prograis is holding her son, Lawrence Prograis V. The festival, which features food, live music, dancing, and church tours, continues through Monday. It has been running for more than 45 years.
Hot souvlaki freshly pulled off the grill is piled up to be taken into the kitchen during the 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Des Peres on Friday, May 22, 2026. The 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival, which features food, live music, dancing, and church tours, is expecting more than 15,000 people to attend the Memorial Day weekend tradition. The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no on-site parking at the church where the festival is held but shuttle buses carry people from nearby parking lots to the festival. The festival has been running for more than 45 years.
Georgious Kastanias, left, and Tom Deros speak to each other in Greek as Deros takes a break from slicing gyro meat during the 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Des Peres on Friday, May 22, 2026. The 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival, which features food, live music, dancing, and church tours, is expecting more than 15,000 people to attend the Memorial Day weekend tradition. The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no on-site parking at the church where the festival is held but shuttle buses carry people from nearby parking lots to the festival. The festival has been running for more than 45 years.
Stephany Corona, left, is handed box of food by volunteer Deena Kupferle during the 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Des Peres on Friday, May 22, 2026. The 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival, which features food, live music, dancing, and church tours, is expecting more than 15,000 people to attend the Memorial Day weekend tradition. The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no on-site parking at the church where the festival is held but shuttle buses carry people from nearby parking lots to the festival. The festival has been running for more than 45 years.
John Koulouriotis, left, and Panayiotis Stavrianos tend to meat on the souvlaki pit during the 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Des Peres on Friday, May 22, 2026. The 最新杏吧原创 County Greek Festival, which features food, live music, dancing, and church tours, is expecting more than 15,000 people to attend the Memorial Day weekend tradition. The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no on-site parking at the church where the festival is held but shuttle buses carry people from nearby parking lots to the festival. The festival has been running for more than 45 years.
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