St. Anthony’s Greek Festival returns to Vineland with food, music, dancing

St. Anthony’s Greek Festival is bringing three days of food, music and dancing back to Vineland, turning 430 W. Wheat Road into one of the city’s most recognizable gathering spots for a South Jersey tradition built on faith, family and cultural pride.

The festival runs May 29 through May 31, with hours set for 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. Organizers say the event draws visitors from across the Delaware Valley, a sign that the celebration reaches well beyond the parish grounds and into the wider region.

At the center of that appeal is the mix of offerings that has kept the festival familiar year after year. The official festival site lists homemade authentic Greek food, Greek music and dancing, Greek artifacts and groceries, rides for children, raffles and church tours. That combination gives families an easy way to spend an afternoon or evening together while also experiencing Greek Orthodox traditions up close.

Festival co-chair Angela Papadopoulos appeared in studio on PHL17 to preview what attendees can expect, underscoring how much the event depends on the people who keep bringing it back. Her role also highlights the local continuity behind the festival, which is not just a one-time attraction but a recurring community effort that Vineland residents recognize immediately.

St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church says it is a parish of the Holy Metropolis of New Jersey of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and serves Orthodox Christians in Cumberland County and vicinity. That parish identity helps explain why the festival carries weight locally: it is both a public celebration and a visible expression of a church that has long served the area.

For Vineland, the festival is more than a weekend of entertainment. It is a reminder that Cumberland County’s community life still has room for traditions that bring neighbors together, draw visitors into the city and keep a distinct Greek heritage front and center in the heart of South Jersey.