Festival Program
Information correct at time of publication. Changes may occur.
DELPHI BANK STAGE
Located on the corner of Lonsdale Street and Russell Street
Saturday 23 February
| 12:30pm | Welcome to the Lonsdale Street Festival followed by ZORBA ‘ TIL YOU DROP COMPETITION |
| 2:15pm | A Musical Odyssey – presenting a mix of opera and well know Greek music |
| 3:05pm | Alphington School Band |
| 4:00pm | O Periklis Dance Group – Intermediates |
| 4:30pm | Pan Macedonian Dance Group |
| 5:00pm | Panagia Soumela Pontian Association of Whittlesea Dance Group |
| 5:30pm | Cretan Brotherhood Dance Group – Seniors |
| 6:00pm | Manasis School of Dance Modern Bracket |
| 6:30pm | O Periklis – Dance Group – Seniors |
| 6:50pm | Alphington School Choir |
| 7:00pm | Official Opening followed by Akrites Tou Pontou presenting Eastern Anatolian Dream, commemorating the experiences of the Assyrian, Armenian and Pontic Greek people. |
Feature Act: Eleonora Zouganeli |
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DELPHI BANK STAGE
Located on the corner of Lonsdale Street and Russell Street
Sunday 24 February
| 10:50am
10:55am |
Welcome to the Lonsdale St Greek Festival
Santa Taranta |
| 11:45am | Cretan Brotherhood Pre Senior Dance Group |
| 12:15pm | Kalymnian Dance Group – presenting the “Mihaniko” sponge diver’s dance |
| 12:45pm | The Cyprus Folk Dance Group – Seniors |
| 1:15pm | Lexi School of Modern Greek Dance |
| 1:45pm | Cretan Brotherhood Dance Group Theatrical Performance |
| 2:15pm | Kaliroy and her band |
| 3:05pm | Manasis School of Dance – Evolution Bracket |
| 3:35pm | Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria Dance Group |
| 4:05pm | Pegasus Dance Academy Seniors |
| 4:35pm | Greek Community of Melb & Greeks Orthodox Community of SA Dance Groups presenting Karagounika Dances of Thessaly |
| 5:00pm | Lonsdale St Sing-A-Long: get ready to raise your voice and sing along to a Greek classic |
| 5:25pm | Totally Kicking Brass – an exciting Greek brass-band fusion, popular in the Balkans, known as “Halkina”. |
| 6:25pm | Greek Community of Melb & Greeks Orthodox Community of SA Dance Groups presenting Thracian Dances |
| 6:55pm | Pontiaki Estia Dance Group – Seniors |
| 7:25pm | Pancretan Association Dance Group – Seniors |
| 7:55pm | Cretan Glendi with Ilias Horeftakis accompanied by Stelios Ilikakis and Adamantios Kosidekakis |
| 9:05pm | Anagennisi Band |
AA Holding Stage
Located on Lonsdale Street, toward the corner of Swanston Street
Saturday 23 February
| 12:30pm | Welcome to the Lonsdale St Greek Festival |
| 12:35pm | OPACIZE GREEK DANCE FITNESS |
| 1:15pm | Zilhouette Belly Dance |
| 1:55pm | K Studio Singing School presenting emerging singing talent |
| 2:45pm | Santa Taranta |
| 3:45pm | Cretan Brotherhood Dance Group Juniors |
| 4:15pm | Manasis School of Dance:
Oakleigh Senior (B) Class Preston Senior Class Doncaster Senior Class |
| 5:00pm | SBS LIVE BROADCAST |
| 6:10pm | Pan Macedonian Dance Group Juniors |
| 6:35pm | Maria Diakonidis performing songs from her new EP plus covers |
| 7:35pm | Gales Edge – Greek Rock Band |
| 8:25pm | Rythmos DJ Set |
AA Holding Stage
Located on Lonsdale Street, toward the corner of Swanston Street
Sunday 24 February
| 11:45am | Welcome to the Lonsdale St Greek Festival |
| 11:55am | OPACIZE GREEK DANCE FITNESS |
| 12:35pm | Family Drama |
| 1:30pm | Greek Community of Melbourne Greek School Dance Groups |
| 2:10pm | MAGIC MIC Competition |
| 3:00pm | O Periklis Dance Group Juniors |
| 3:30pm | Cretan Brotherhood Dance Group Intermediates |
| 4:00pm | Stavros & Despina |
| 5:00pm | Lonsdale St Sing-A-Long: get ready to raise your voice and sing along to a Greek classic |
| 5:30pm | Anthea and the Rubies – Nostalgia |
| 6:40pm | Cats and the Canary |
| 7:50pm | Agapi & Friends |
| 9:00pm | The haBBiBis |
#lovelonsdale Stage
Located on Lonsdale Street, toward the corner of Exhibition Street
Saturday 23 February
| 12:30pm | Welcome to the Lonsdale St Greek Festival |
| 12:35pm | Musique d’Or |
| 1:15pm | Harmony band |
| 2:15pm | Manasis School of Dance
Doncaster & Preston Beginner Classes Doncaster & Preston Junior Classes Doncaster & Preston Intermediate Classes |
| 2:55pm | Vaios Malliaras Tribute Performance |
| 3:45pm | The Silk Roads Collective |
| 4:35pm | The Paschalia Latra Ensemble |
| 5:35pm | LEFKADA |
| 6:25pm | The Philhellenes |
| 7:25pm | Cats and the Canary |
| 8:25pm | Agapi & Friend |
| 9:35pm | Beautiful People DJ Dimitris Zarogiannis & DJ Panos Pantotis |
#lovelonsdale Stage
Located on Lonsdale Street, toward the corner of Exhibition Street
Sunday 24 February
| 12:00pm | Welcome to the Lonsdale |
| 12:10pm | K Studio Singing School presenting emerging singing talent |
| 1:05pm | Manasis School of Dance
Oakleigh Beginner (B) Class Oakleigh Beginner (A) Class Oakleigh Junior (B) & (A) Classes Oakleigh Intermediate Class |
| 2:00pm | The Pontian Community of Melbourne and Victoria Dance Group – Juniors & Teens |
| 2:30pm | Pegasus Dance Group – Juniors |
| 3:00pm | The Hellenic Community of Geelong Dance Group |
| 3:30pm | Pan Cretan Dance – Group Juniors & Inters |
| 3:55pm | Next Gen Greek Voices |
| 5:00pm | Lonsdale St Sing-A-Long: get ready to raise your voice and sing along to a Greek classic |
| 5:25pm | Manasis School of Dance
Oakleigh Senior (C) Class Oakleigh Senior (A) Class |
| 6pm | Manasis School of Dance – Traditional Bracket |
| 6:25pm | The Philhellenes |
| 7:35pm | Melbourne Epirotic Ensemble |
| 8:45pm | Club Sigma |
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