The Saint George 36^th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival will take place September 14-16 at Saint George Melkite Catholic Church, near UAB at 425 16^th Avenue South. The hours of operation are 10:30 AM to 9 PM. The festival offers a convenient drive through service between the hours of 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Lunch orders of $75.00 or more can be delivered to the downtown area on Thursday and Friday. For takeout and delivery orders call 492-9621 or visit foodorders@saintgeorgeonline.org  Delivery orders must be placed the day before by 5:00 PM.

Activities include: Church tours which are conducted throughout day until 8:00 PM; Live Entertainment on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening; Shopping which includes a variety of handmade crafts, Byzantine icons, olive wood artifacts from the Holy Land, and a church cookbook, “Our Favorite Recipes”.

Proceeds will benefit local charities including, Three Hots and A Cot, Pathways of Birmingham, and Habitat for Humanity. The Food Festival also enables the parish to feed the homeless, prepare hot meals for women in shelters, provide diapers and other paper products to local charities, and sponsor an “Angel Tree” at Christmas.

For further information visit www.saintgeorgeonline.org and join the Festival Event on Facebook: The 2017 St. George Middle Eastern Food Festival