It provides the opportunity to the Greek Community to share with the wider community their music, language, food, art and the developments that Greek-Australians have made in the community.

From its humble beginnings in 1988, the Greek Glenti Festival has developed into the largest ethnic celebration in the Northern Territory annual calendar. It is estimated that the Greek Festival attracts in excess of 15,000 people every year.

The success of the Greek Glenti Festival has been a mixture of three (3) major factors. Firstly, the Greek Glenti Festival has maintained a community base ensuring a ‘home-made’ atmosphere. Secondly, the venue for the Greek Glenti Festival is easily accessible and provides a pleasant surrounding for the public to relax and be entertained. Finally, the Greek Glenti Festival is provided to the community ‘Free of Charge’, with the only costs being for food and drink, therefore it can be affordable to any budget.

Since 1989 the Greek Glenti Festival has been situated at Bicentennial Park, The Esplanade, Darwin.

The venue has proven to be a successful one due to its close proximity to Darwin’s main tourist precinct, the spectacular sea views, ease of parking and the parks natural greenery.

The Greek Glenti Festival is held annually on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. The Greek Glenti Festival is held on the Sunday of the long weekend from 11.00am through to approximately 1.00am.

Site preparation begins on Saturday prior to the Greek Glenti Festival Day and the site clean up occurs on Monday following the Greek Glenti Festival Day.

Participants in the Greek Glenti Festival are Greek Community organisations and clubs and members of the wider community. The Greek Community organizations include, but are not limited to:

• Greek Orthodox Community
• Greek School of Darwin
• Parents and Guardians of the Greek School
• Cypriot Community
• Hellenic Macedonian Association
• Kalymnian Brotherhood
• Hellenic Athletic Club
• Olympidc Soccer Club
  

The entertainment content of the Greek Glenti Festival is determined by the Greek Glenti Sub-Committee using local and interstate acts on availability and appopriateness. Reliable local entertainment consists of dance groups and a bouzouki band. These include:

• Greek School Dance Group
• Kalymnian Brotherhood Dancers
• Karthiopathes Bouzouki Band

The interstate acts depend on availability and are limited only by the resources of Greek Glenti Festival Sub-Committee. In the past these have included:

• Kefi Bouzouki Band
• The Levendi Brothers
• The Meraklides
• George Kapiniaris
• George Spartels
• Kominos Zervos