The Orthodox Food Festival and Old Globeville Days scheduled for Saturday, September 11th at Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral at 349 E. 47th Avenue has been cancelled for this year. Citing Covid considerations, the parish decided that caution was in order. Mark the third weekend in July 2022 - the festival's food, entertainment, and tours of the historic cathedral are worth waiting for.
Oh how we missed these gems last year! There are two extraordinary ethnic parish festivals in Globeville within blocks of each other.
On Sunday, August 29th, Holy Rosary Parish at 4688 Pearl Street will host its bazaar from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Check out amazing tacos, hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled pork sandwiches, flautas, enchiladas, churros, sodas, ice cream, snacks and desserts. There will be games for the kids, face painting, the Wick School Irish Dancers, Matachines Dancers, a DJ, musical performances, raffles and prizes.
FREE admission! Affordable, family-friendly fun. Tours of the historic church will begin at 1:00 pm in English and 3:00 pm in Spanish.
The photos say it best - Globeville knows how to throw a great festival. Father Alex Vallens of Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral gave a brief history of the church and explained the iconostas, or icon screen, originally built by parishioners in 1904 in the late 19th century Russian style. Outside, vendors offered ethnic foods from Eastern Europe, Russia, Italy and Mexico, as well as crafts, gifts and an icon demonstration. Sunday's entertainment included Planina, singing songs of Eastern Europe, and enthusiastic performances by children in native dress from the Science, Art & Sport Center for Children. Grupo Folklorico Sabor Latino explained the meaning and construction of each part of their costumes and the meaning in each dance.
