Festival of Agios Panteleimon to bring flavour, culture of Kalymnos to Darwin

WHILE GleNTi won’t take place in Darwin this year, Saturday will be the first annual Festival of Agios Panteleimon, the patron saint of Kalymnos.

Kalymnian Brotherhood Darwin president Michael Melas and Darwin Greek Community president Nick Poniris. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford

WHILE GleNTi won’t take place in Darwin this year, Saturday will be the first annual Festival of Agios Panteleimon, the patron saint of Kalymnos.

Darwin Greek Community president Nick Poniris said the event celebrated Kalymnian culture as well as the name day of the patron saint.

He said the event would be smaller than GleNTi but there would be a sufficient replacement in 2020.

“We’re going to give it the feel you’re at GleNTi, when you’re not,” he said.

“We’d like to see this event happen every year, at this time of year on these grounds.”

Darwin Greek Community president Nick Poniris with Greek treats from Caramella Patisserie that will be on offer at the festival. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford

Caramella Patisserie owner Manolis Tsougranis will sell his mille-feuille, troufla and cream horns at the event.

“It’ll be a festival with good food, dancing and culture of the Greeks,” he said.

“We try to keep the tradition going in the food we bring, people like these desserts.”

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The Festival of Agios Panteleimon begins at 10am at the Kalymnian Brotherhood this Saturday.