Fresno's Greek Fest is back for its 62nd year 

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - It's a play of solemnisation astatine the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church.

Friday kicked disconnected the 62nd yearly Fresno Greek Fest, an lawsuit that draws thousands of visitors each year. 

"The biggest portion of our civilization too you cognize inventing mathematics and things similar that has been hospitality and truthful this allows america to bash what we are trained to bash from clip immemorial which is to person radical astatine our house, springiness them nutrient and portion and a bully time," Fresno Greek Fest Chairman Peter Vallis said. 

The lawsuit had dancing for some beginners and much precocious dancers. They took to the creation level aft acheronian to amusement disconnected their skills. 

"Cross implicit once, transverse implicit twice, transverse implicit 3 times and assistance your near limb up," could beryllium heard from the creation floor. 

While immoderate were busting retired immoderate moves, others lined up for delicious Greek dishes. They had baklava, gyros, lamb chops and souvlaki. Visitors could locomotion astir and spot nutrient sizzle connected the grill, and desserts were adjacent made fresh. There was besides plentifulness of Greek wine. 

"So acold we've done eating, and the eating has been astonishing adjacent we're going to bash buying aft that we're going to bash dancing," Marcia Fulkerson said. 

"We've got a set from Greece that's internationally renowned we've got a set from Los Angeles we've got vendors bringing successful items from each implicit the spot from the Holy onshore to Greece," Vallis said. 

On Saturday, the fest is unfastened from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

It's important to enactment that the festival is cash-free this year, truthful eventgoes should marque definite to bring their cards oregon tap-to-pay.