“Kalosirthate” is welcome

Come be Greek for a day, May 30th to June 1st 2025 in San Jose, California! Get ready to dance the night away after enjoying traditional Greek food that’s handmade with recipes that have stood the test of time. Watch performances by award winning dance groups wearing historical costumes. Enjoy imported Greek wine, and experience the famous Greek hospitality— the perfect way kick to off summer in the South Bay. But that’s not all that goes on! The San Jose Greek Festival is a real Greek happening since 1969.

“Philoxenia” is Hospitality

Two women smiling at an outdoor event, holding trays with fries and food wrapped in foil. People in the background under tents.
Children performing a group activity under a large outdoor tent with an audience watching. The children are dressed in white tops and blue bottoms, standing in a line holding hands. The audience is seated and standing, observing the performance.

Our Heritage

Man in a blue shirt serving a large piece of meat onto a plate of orzo at a Greek festival.

“Kefi” is Spirit.

The San Jose Greek Festival began its humble roots in 1969 and originally took place at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Inspired to share Greece’s rich history and culture, Father John Berris, the Proistamenos of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the time, gathered the parish of his church to invite people from all over the South Bay to experience being Greek for a day. Food was made, dances were performed, and music rang through the fairgrounds. They called it “A Real Greek Happening”. That was true then, and it is true to this day. Now the San Jose Greek Festival takes place at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, in the heart of the historical Rose Garden neighborhood.