About Festival Hellenika

Welcome to FESTIVAL HELLENIKA, Adelaide’s annual multi disciplinary arts festival dedicated to the maintenance, development, promotion and celebration of Hellenic links in the Arts, and their rich and diverse Australian manifestations.

FESTIVAL HELLENIKA® is an exciting and diverse arts festival fostering Hellenic links to the arts and celebrating Hellenic culture.

The breadth, depth and complexity of Hellenism extends far beyond Greek nationality and encompasses a richly evolving culture beyond borders.

• be an open platform supporting community cultural events as well as artistic endeavours of the highest quality.
• build on our Hellenic/Australian cultural and artistic heritage as part of the mainstream arts world.
• pursue links with other communities and engage with participants and audiences from any background.
• provide opportunities for local artists interested in Hellenic connections to express themselves.
• encourage young people to engage in the arts and provide opportunities for them to understand their origins.
• develop partnerships with mainstream arts organisations and make the FESTIVAL accessible to the broader community

FESTIVAL HELLENIKA® (formerly THE GREEK CULTURAL MONTH) is a project held annually from February through to June and is a major part of the Hellenic cultural scene in South Australia. It is an open platform for people of any background to showcase Hellenic connections to the arts and their Australian manifestations.

We have a commitment to community cultural development and aim to make FESTIVAL HELLENIKA® accessible to the wider audience. In this way we inform, broaden horizons, break down stereotypes, and foster greater harmony and understanding.

FESTIVAL HELLENIKA® is coordinated by the South Australian Council for the Greek Cultural Month Incorporated. It is a community, umbrella organisation, with membership open to any group, organisation and society with an interest in Hellenic connections to the arts. Established in 1991, with the support of the Consulate General of Greece in South Australia, it is non-political, non-sectarian, non profit and independent. The Governing board of volunteers is elected every two years by member organisations.