Akron guests to get their fill of Greek delicacies at 3-day Annunciation festival

Food festivities will be in full swing Sept. 19 and run through Sept. 21 at the Annunciation Greek Festival in Akron.

Guests can enjoy gyros, chicken souvlaki, calamari, dolmathes, moussaka, pastitsio, spanakopita, lamb chops and much more over the three-day extravaganza. Plus, they can top it off with seven types of homemade Greek pastries as well as Greek coffee.

The festival's outdoor tent buffet line will run 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 129 S. Union St. The indoor dinner buffet line will run 4 to 8 p.m. nightly.

The tent menu is taverna style, including chicken souvlaki and gyro sandwiches, salad, calamari, smelts, dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves) with meat, village fries, tiropita (mini cheese pies) and spanokopita (spinach pies). Inside entrees include lamb chops, lamb shank, souzoukakia (spiced meatballs), fish plaki, pastitsio (Greek lasagna with bechamel sauce) and more.

Guests can order online at akrongreekfest.com . Pickup hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 20 and 21.

Also offered online are party packs for numerous entrees, sandwiches, sides and pastries. For questions about online orders, call 330-361-1845.

Entertainment throughout the festival will include folk dancers in three different age groups as well as Greek music by STIGMA, Aegean Odyssey and Bouzouki Entertainment by Dimitri Kantartzis. For more information, call 330-434-0000.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Akron guests to get their fill of Greek delicacies at 3-day Annunciation festival