Shopping

Let’s go Shopping!

Looking for something special to remember the Festival? Two main areas for your shopping pleasure will be available.

INSIDE:

GREEK GROCERY

Want to stock up on your favorite Greek delicacies? Check out the Greek Grocery inside the Hellenic Cultural Center for Greek specialties such as cheeses, olives, homemade dips and appetizers, frozen entrees, Greek honey (featured this year), and much more.

HOLY TRINITY ARCHIVES

Tucked away in a corner of the Greek Grocery is the Holy Trinity Archives Store that offers beautiful photographic reproductions of the four 1872 icons that hung in the original “Little Church” along with unique gift cards and religious items.

OUTSIDE:

AGORA and T-SHIRT/POSTERS

At the Agora you will find imported gift items, select jewelry, and Greek novelties while the T-Shirt booth will have an assortment of shirts, hats, and other apparel for adults and children, as well as the 2023 Greek Festival poster created by Jennifer Serio Psalmonds

GRAB AND GO – PASTRY EXPRESS

Then, on the way out, stop by the NEW Grab and Go booth to stock up on some favorites that you enjoyed on the grounds. Among the items available at this booth will be individual servings of moussaka, pastitsio, and dolmades. Conveniently located next to Grab and Go will be Pastry Express for an extra box or two of baklava and/or assorted pastries.

Holy Trinity Museum Store

Festival visitors can purchase prints of Byzantine icons suitable for framing that were created in the mid-1800s for the original Little Holy Trinity Church. Each icon print has a certificate of authenticity created by the Holy Trinity Archives Committee. Other items representing the historic collection of Holy Trinity will also be available: prayer bracelets handmade in Greece and blessed in the Saint Spyridon Church in Corfu and Greek jewelry imported from Europe, golf shirts with Byzantine logo, Holy Trinity icon notecards with images of Holy Trinity icons saved through the years, Orthodox books, and Commemorative Consecration ornaments. Also available will be a reproduction from Holy Trinity’s historic collection: an art print of the first little church commemorating 150 years in New Orleans also with a certificate of authenticity. All proceeds from this booth go directly to supporting the conservation of Holy Trinity relics and artifacts.

Visit our Kalamata Corner!

Kalamata Olives from the Peloponnesus (the best around!) 

Hellenic Imports

Show off your Greek pride with a visit to the Imports Booth! All items in this corner of the Agora are imported from Greece and include Alabaster Statues, Ceramic Tiles and Miniatures, Vases, and Worry Beads as well as Stone Statues, Music Boxes, Greek Icons, and an assortment of Ladies Dresses, Blouses, and Skirts.

GFNO Poster Artist: Jennifer Serio Psalmonds

Jennifer is a full time Louisiana-based abstract artist with a BFA in Graphic Design from Louisiana Tech University. She is drawn to the majestic colors and movement in nature, especially in Louisiana, which are replicated in her abstract and floral pieces. She is also inspired by Sicilian art, which is a heavy influence in her abstract Crowned Women series, radiating strength, beauty, and fashion. 
Jennifer uses many applications and layers of acrylic paint to get the desired effect, however, she doesn’t limit herself to only one medium. She has been known to use oil sticks, charcoal, inks, watercolors, and collage.  
Jennifer describes her work as spontaneous and lively and hopes it brings much joy to her collectors.

The Greek Grocery

Don't let the Festival end after three days! Enjoy our Greek Cuisine by taking home delicious ready to serve items or by making your own. Select from an assortment of fresh and imported ingredients, cheeses, halva, jumbo kalamata olives in brine.

Cheese & Olives

Manouri (semi-soft fresh cheese from goat milk)
Kefalotiri (hard salty cheese from sheep milk)
Kasseri (med-hard cheese from sheep milk)
Kefalogaviera (semi-hard cheese with rich flavor from sheep milk)
Feta (from goat and sheep milk)
Jumbo Kalamata olives from the city of Kalamata in the southern Peloponnesus

Homemade Dips

Eggplant Salad Dip, Hummus, Skordalia (garlic spread), Tzatziki (light yogurt and cucumber dip), Taramousalata (red cavier spread).

Spices & Sweets & Sundry Delights

Greek gourmet spices by the bag and large containers, Greek Olive Oil, Halva, flavored honey, assorted preserves, homemade dips, pita bread, homemade Greek salad dressing, sponges and more!