Tampa Greek Festival 2026: What to Eat, When to Go and Where to Park
The Tampa Greek Festival is back on Swann Avenue Friday, Nov 6 and Saturday, Nov 7. Here's what to eat, when to catch the dancing and church tours, and where to park.
- Published: 2026-11-03
- By: Visit South Tampa
- Category: Restaurants & Bars
Two days of homemade Greek food, honey-soaked pastries and nonstop dancing, right here on Swann. St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church has hosted this festival for more than 40 years, and it's still one of South Tampa's best fall weekends. Here's what's actually worth your time. Full listing: Tampa Greek Festival on Visit South Tampa .
When: Friday, Nov 6, 4 to 10 PM, and Saturday, Nov 7, 11 AM to 10 PM
Where: St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 2418 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL 33609
Admission: The official site doesn't list it, so check the festival site before you go.
It's a family event and a giving event too, with a portion of proceeds going to charities.
The food is split into three spots. The indoor buffet does the big plates: roasted chicken, lamb shank, pastitsio, dolmathes and keftethes, all served with rice, Greek-style green beans and bread. Can't decide? The Greek Combo Platter gets you pastitsio, dolmathes, keftethes and your pick of spanakopita or tiropita. There's a vegetarian platter with spanakopita and tiropita, too.
Outside, the grill handles gyros on pita, chicken or pork souvlaki on a stick, and Greek fries topped with feta.
Save room for the bakery. Baklava, kataifi, galaktoboureko, bougatsa, kourabiedes and koulourakia are all on the menu, plus a pastry combo built for sharing. And don't leave without the loukoumades: the festival describes them as made-to-order hot Greek donuts drizzled with honey and nuts. That's the one thing everyone should eat.
Prices on the posted menu may change, so check the festival site's menu for this year's numbers.
John Demas and the Omega Project play throughout the festival, inside the Grand Hall and outside in the OPA! Party Tent. Dance groups of all ages perform in traditional costumes from the Greek mainland and islands.
Dance times from the official schedule:
Friday: Parea at 6:30 and 8:00 PM, Panigyri at 7:30 and 8:30 PM
Saturday: Parea at 12:30, 5:30 and 7:30 PM; Hara Mas at 1:30 and 4:30 PM; Panigyri at 2:30, 6:30 and 8:30 PM