Salt Lake Greek Festival delivers a bellyful of flavors and fun
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Olympian dancers prepare to take the stage at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Olympian dancers perform at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Olympian dancers perform at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jolene Vasilias, left, and Lorlee Karpakis, right, chat as Karpakis prepares melomakarona at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) The food lines went out the doors at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) A wide array of food was prepared for the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Joel Huff packages a box of loukomades, fried doughnut hole-like scones covered in honey and cinnamon, at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emroidery for sale at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sets of bells for sale at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jewelry for sale at the Salt Lake Greek Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
People waited in line Saturday to try an array of phyllo-wrapped foods like baklava, spanakoiata and galaktoboureko. There were also gyros, meatballs, lamb dinners and vegan options.
Greek music and dancing filled the dining space. And crafts, pastries and coffee were found throughout the Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Church near 200 South and 300 West.
The festival continues Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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