Gyros Alert! Everything You Need to Know About Rochester’s Greek Fest
If you love good food...and lots of it...you'll find it this weekend in Rochester, Minnesota at Greek Fest! This event has been bringing the food, entertainment, and fun for almost 60 years and is something you can't miss!
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Everything You Need To Know About Greek Fest in Rochester, Minnesota
When you think of Minnesota, you probably think our population mostly consists of ancestry groups like German, Norwegian, or Irish. While you aren't wrong, there is another ancestry group that also has a small stake in the Land of 10,000 Lakes - Greek!
Overall in the United States, there are about 1.2 million Greek Americans. In Minnesota alone, the Greek ancestry population is a little more than 10,000.
Whether you have Greek in your family tree or not, all are welcome to the annual Greek Fest in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, August 22nd through Sunday, August 24th, 2025
Hours:
- Friday, August 22nd
- Lunch (menu will be limited): 11:00 am until 4:00 pm
- Full Festival: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Saturday, August 23rd
- Full Festival: 11:00 am until 9:00 pm
- Sunday, August 24th
- Full Festival: 11:00 am until 4:00 pm
What To Expect: enjoy authentic Greek food, live DJ, vibrant atmosphere the whole family will love. You can even grab your favorite foods by using the convenient Drive-Thru Service.
A Few Of The Foods On The Menu This Year:
The Original Gyro - Meat, tomato, onion, sauce, pita
Souvlaki - Pork kabobs & pita
1/4 Chicken: Roasted
8 oz Lamb
Greek Fries
Dolmathes - stuffed grape leaves with rice
Baklava
Kourambiethes - almond sugar cookies
Loukoumades - doughnuts with honey & syrup
A few of the other treats you can buy and devour at Greek Fest include Paximadia (Biscotti), Galaktobouriko (custard pie with syrup), Karidopita (walnut cake), Kok (cream pie), Koulouria (butter cookies, Melomakarona (honey cookies, and even ice cream!
See The Full Menu and Learn More - greekfestrochester.com
Location: 703 West Center Street in Rochester (Get Directions)
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