75°F
weather icon Clear

Las Vegas Greek Food Festival set to return

The Las Vegas Greek Food Festival, one of the city’s great culinary traditions, returns for its 49th running from Sept. 23 to 25 at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 S. El Camino Road.

The event features more than three dozen food and drink items, including teas, Greek coffee, frozen ouzo strawberry margaritas, and retsina and other wines; baklava, Greek pastry puffs, kokakia (filled cake slices) and galaktoboureko (semolina custard baked in phyllo); and tiropita, spanakopita, loukaniko (grilled sausages) and grilled lamb chops.

The event also features live music, folk dancing, a tour of the Byzantine church, a market, a kids zone with rides, and raffles (including a grand prize of $25,000). Free parking. Entry tickets: $7 daily, $15 three days. Purchase/details/deals: lvgff.com or 702-221-8245.

Contact Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @ItsJLW on Twitter.

LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
Sponsored By One Nevada Credit Union
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
 
Top 10 things to do in Las Vegas this week

Indie rockers Phoenix, comedians David Spade and Nikki Glaser, and Bellagio’s new photography exhibit top this week’s entertainment lineup.

Highest-ranked pizza restaurants in Las Vegas by diners

People have a lot of opinions on pizza, but given that Americans could eat up to 180 slices in a year, it only makes sense that all details are considered when choosing a go-to local spot.