One of our favorite times of year in Salt Lake City is marked by a popular city festival, the Greek Festival. You know when the festival comes that fall is just around the corner! Magnificant colors spreading throughout the Wasatch Mountain front, cooler nights, leaves falling, pumpkins everywhere, and the smells of fall flavors coming from the kitchen. Sometimes I don’t know what’s better: my favorite season in Utah (fall), or the Greek Festival.Every year we count down the months and days until the Greek Festival opens. We often visit the festival on the first night, to beat the crowds and really because we couldn’t possibly wait another day. There’s always talk of going on multiple occasions during that weekend but it is a bit pricey. You really just want to save up and enjoy one big meal there once a year.

Throughout the rest of the year we are craving souvlaki, fresh homemade feta, Greek beef stew, lemon rice, and of course the best Gyro you can find outside of Greece. These are just a few of the food items you can find at the festival. I didn’t even mention the dessert bar- filled with every traditional Greek dessert you can imagine, and traditional Greek coffee to keep you engergized as you watch all of the dancers perform their native dances.



When: The second weekend in September

Where: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 279 So. 300 W.

What you can expect: Lots and lots of delicious Greek food!! Basically you pay to get in to the festival then also pay for your food (per item). There are also rides, tours around the Orthodox Church, Greek dance performances, Greek souveniers and food items for sale, jewelry and art for sale, and lot of friendly Greeks happy to bring a piece of their native land to Utah.

**all photos from this post were taken by an amazing local photographer, Amy Lashelle, you can see more of her photos on her blog.