This year’s festival will take place on Father’s Day weekend, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and June 18 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is This will be the 38th year of what is usually an annual event hosted by St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, located at Mount Vernon Place and Francis Str$3 and children under 12 are free. Tickets are available at the event.

Highlights of the festival include live Bouzouki music and dancing, church tours, Greek Boutique, traditional homemade Greek food and pastries, George’s Famous Greek Hot Dogs, and Greek beer and wine.

“It’s fun,” said event chairwoman Alexis Singleton. “It’s a meaningful way to remember our traditions and share them with the community.”

Singleton is excited the festival will make its return this year.

The Greek Yassou Festival is set to return this year during Father’s Day weekend. The event, canceled the last two years, will again be held at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Jamestown. Submitted photos

“It’s really important that kids can have this experience,” Singleton said. “There’s a limited number of years that you can participate as a youth so it is meaningful to have them be able to participate at that age. I felt it was critical to make it happen for them.”

New this year is a collaboration with the broader community. Jamestown City Hall will be lit up blue and white the week of the festival, known as Greek Week. The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on June 15 will feature the film, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The Fenton History Center will be hosting an exhibit on Greeks in Jamestown that is set to run throughout the summer. During Greek Week, the James Prendergast Library will have books on display on Greek history and mythology, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute will have an art exhibit looking at birds in Greek mythology.

There are some notable changes to the event itself as well.

“The menu has changed,” Singleton said. “The tent layout will be slightly different.