Our current Festival has deep roots here in the city of Mobile. In 1962 a group of parishioners formed a committee to host the first Greek Night. Originally this one night event was held at the Shrine Hall, capitalizing on that first success an annual event was born. That one night event morphed into the Bazaar and now its current iteration of the three day Festival.
For Greeks here in Mobile the Festival allows us to share with the city the culture that is so important to us. Having our youth engage in the exhibition of Greek Dance, inviting Greek bands to play live music, and serving foods that each of our Yia Yia's (Grandmothers) have taught us to cook allows us to connect our roots and share them with you as our neighbors.
