Think Mediterranean!

 St. Anthony Festival in Little Italy
Dancers at the Greek Folk Festival, Greektown

This weekend, head east for the Greek Folk Festival (above), held in and around St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at 520 Ponca Street, Greektown. The festival is held Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., and Sunday, noon-10 p.m. Then head west for the St. Anthony Festival in Little Italy (top), held Saturday, noon-8 p.m., and Sunday after the 9:30 a.m. Mass at St. Leo the Great Church. Both festivals offer ethnic foods, crafts, entertainment and dancing—and both have free admission.

Photos by Anna Santana (Little Italy), Jacqueline Watts (Greektown)

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