Gold Coast Greek Festival
Chefs Anna Polyviou, Vikki Moursellas and George Calombaris smiling against a Greek blue backdrop with olive branches

What's On

What's On at the Gold Coast Greek Festival

Across two days, discover the flavours, sounds and traditions that bring Greek culture to life, with plenty to see, taste and experience along the way at the Gold Coast Greek Festival!

Food lovers are in for a treat, with an incredible line-up of chefs taking to the stage for live cooking demonstrations. George Calombaris will share his passion for Greek cuisine, joined by Vikki Moursellas, while Anna Polyviou teams up with her Yiayia for a special demonstration celebrating the family recipes and traditions passed down through generations.

Beyond the kitchen, enjoy live music, traditional Greek dancing, backgammon and plenty more entertainment for all ages.

Whether you’re coming for the food, the culture or simply a great day out with family and friends, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

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A Greek mezze spread of spanakopita, souvlaki, tzatziki, olives, feta and pita bread
A bowl of golden loukoumades drizzled with honey, cinnamon and walnuts

Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov · HOTA

Plan your festival

Festival program

Plan your weekend at HOTA with the full Main Stage and Lakeside Room line-up across Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November. Download the program to keep it handy on the day.

Full program (PDF)Main Stage (PDF)

Live music, dancing, competitions and fireworks

Saturday

31 October 2026

  1. Background music by DJ
  2. Welcome to the Gold Coast Greek Festival
  3. Greek Dancing with Glendi – Everyone Welcome to Join In
  4. Honey Puff Eating Competition
  5. Official Opening of the Gold Coast Greek Festival
  6. Cypriot Senior Dancers Performance
  7. Plate Smashing Competition
  8. grEchoes The Band
  9. Olive Spitting Competition
  10. Greek Dancing with Glendi – Everyone Welcome to Join In
  11. Saint Anna’s Senior Dancers Performance
  12. grEchoes The Band
  13. Honey Puff Eating Competition
  14. Glendi – Greek Music and Dancing
  15. Greek Dancing with Glendi – Everyone Welcome to Join In
  16. Saint Anna’s Senior Dancers Performance
  17. grEchoes The Band
  18. Cypriot Senior Dancers Performance
  19. Glendi – Greek Music and Dancing
  20. DJ and Dancing
  21. Fireworks
  22. Event concludes

Sunday

1 November 2026

  1. Background music by DJ
  2. Welcome to Gold Coast Greek Festival
  3. Glendi – Greek Music and Dancing
  4. Cretan Dancers Performance
  5. Greek Dancing with Glendi – Everyone Welcome to Join In
  6. Plate Smashing Competition
  7. grEchoes The Band
  8. Cypriot Intermediate Dancers
  9. grEchoes The Band
  10. Cretan Dancers Performance
  11. Honey Puff Eating Competition
  12. Greek Dancing with Glendi – Everyone Welcome to Join In
  13. Art Union Raffle Draw – Win a trip to Greece!
  14. Event concludes

Times subject to change

Festival map

A map of stages, food stalls, amenities and activities across HOTA will be published here closer to the festival.

Coming soon