Nicholas Spring Greek Food Festival in Bethlehem

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Bethlehem is hosting its Spring Greek Food Festival from May 14 through May 17 at 1607 West Union Blvd., according to the church’s website. The four-day event is centered on food sales, with on-site tent seating, carry-out service and online ordering during festival hours. A separate event listing carried by B104 said the festival began Thursday at 4 p.m. and continues through Sunday at 6 p.m. ### Where is the festival being held, and who is running it? St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the organizer, and the event is being held on the church grounds in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, according to the cathedral’s website and event listings. The church lists its address as 1607 West Union Blvd., Bethlehem, PA 18018, and identifies the festival as its “Spring Greek Food Festival.” The cathedral’s homepage also places the festival on its parish calendar for May 14 through May 17. (stnicholas.org) The church office lists a public phone number, 610-867-1327, alongside clergy and staff contacts, including Fr. Alexandros Petrides, identified there as proistamenos, or presiding priest. ### What are the hours if you plan to go this weekend? Thursday’s opening hours were listed as 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., while Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, were listed as 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to the B104 event page. (stnicholas.org) Sunday, May 17, is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. Online ordering remains available only during festival hours, the cathedral says on its website. (stnicholas.org) The church also says the last online order of each day stops 30 minutes before the festival closes. ### How are food orders being handled? Online orders are routed through the cathedral’s ordering page, which the church says is active only while the festival is live. The church’s homepage links visitors to both an ordering page and a downloadable menu. (b104.iheart.com) B104’s listing said visitors can either carry out food or order on site and use tent seating. The same listing also referenced a pre-order link through Clover, though the cathedral’s own site directs customers to its StNicholas.org ordering page during festival hours. (stnicholas.org) ### Is there anything besides food on the schedule? Friday, May 15, included a scheduled live broadcast by WAEB personality Bobby Gunther Walsh from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to the B104 listing. (stnicholas.org) That is the only separately named participant or timed add-on event that appeared in the event material reviewed. Festival Guides and Reviews included the Bethlehem event in its roundup of northern U.S. festivals for the May 14-17 weekend. (b104.iheart.com) The roundup did not add operating details for Bethlehem, but it placed the event among the region’s cultural and food festivals taking place this weekend. ### What should visitors know before heading over? The church’s website says online orders are accepted only during active festival hours, which means people checking before opening or near closing may not see ordering available. (b104.iheart.com) The same page says the final online order is cut off 30 minutes before the posted close each day. Bethlehem visitors looking for confirmation on timing have one official source and one promotional listing that largely match. (festivalguidesandreviews.com) St. Nicholas lists the event dates on its own calendar, while B104 provides the detailed daily hours for May 14 through May 17. Sunday, May 17, is the festival’s final day, with hours listed as noon to 6 p.m. at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1607 West Union Blvd. The cathedral says ordering information and the menu remain available through its website during festival hours. (stnicholas.org)