Photo gallery: 2024 Let’s Go Greek Festival at Parramatta

It’s where yiayias and youths united for dancing, amusement rides and a whole lot of eating for another blockbuster Let’s Go Greek Festival at Parramatta. We captured the fun in photos.

Dancers Demetrios Avdalis and Despina Botsikas at the Let's Go Greek Festival.

Sydneysiders flocked to Parramatta on Sunday where another successful Let’s Go Greek Festival got under way in the grounds of St Ioannis Greek Orthodox Church at Parramatta.

Vendors sold iconography, jewellery, ceramics and candles while youngsters were treated to donkey rides and visited goats and lambs in the petting zoo.

Crowds descended near the main stage to take in traditional dancing including the Zorba while the huge drawcard – the smorgasbord of Greek fare – did not disappoint.

Souvlaki (the traditional and chocolate variety), barbecued octopus, loukoumades, stuffed olives and halloumi with a twist were devoured by the tens of thousands at the event.

Parramatta MP Andrew Charlton reminded festival-goers Australia’s first olive tree was planted about 200m where they were at Parramatta in 1805 at John Macarthur’s farm.

Vicky Pantelas and Paul Mavronas from Universal Fine Foods.

Matakii Shop’s Hannah Witheridge, Matt Iorianni and Ariana Karas.

Nick and Maria Mintzas.

Little mates Zechariah Eldebs and Uriah Thomas.

Samantha Eldebs and her son Matthew round out a donkey ride.

Lambs and goats were part of the fun.

Thomas Raketic and Anastasia Savidis whipped up frappés for the thirsty throng.

Alex and Anton Nasr with their son Anton took time out for souvlaki.

Dimitri Hari gets the heat cracking at the popular Chook A Licious souvlaki stand.

Volunteer Despina Grimekis (right) prepares delicious loukoumades.

My Greek Odyssey television presenter Peter Maneas and Terry Andriotakis.

George Giakoumakis, Angela Ekert and George Reppas from The Greek School of Parramatta.

Anastasia Poniris and Chrisoula Tentopoulos from Mimi Mati.

Mary Panayi at her My Christening Box stall.

Kathie Argyros ane the Greek Cargo stall.

Spiro and Nektaria Cassis of Bibela Designs.

Crowds gathered to watch traditional Greek dancing.

Sam, Marina, Katrina and Helen Danaskos.

Festival-goers take time out for lunch including (anticlockwise) Tony Spain, Joanna Sarkissian, Anastasia Adamou, Jenny Sarkissian and Isabella Adamou.

Fish in the Family’s Mikayla Georges, Paul Papacosta and Tanya Georges.

Barbecued octopus from Fish in the Family.

All ages hit the dance floor.

Cassandra and Vivian Gampierakis from Beyond Elegance candles.

Festival organisers Bill Dimitriou and Daniella Jones.

Chris and Connie Sinesiou from Pathos Jewellery.

Claire King, Amrit Singh and Manisha Samal snack on halloumi.

Giannis Savas and Petros Stoumpos from Yiayia’s Honey Balls.

Maria Efthymiou and James Skinner from James and the Chocolate Berry catered for those with a sweet tooth.

Eirina Farmakidi and David Marinos from Made to be Yours.

Originally published as Photo gallery: 2024 Let’s Go Greek Festival at Parramatta