St. Symeon Food and Culture Fair

04/12/2026

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! Joyous Pascha to all! Happy Eastertide to those who celebrated the Lord’s glorious resurrection last week!

11/13/2025

Want to see an amazing film? With live, director Q & A? Maybe a VIP Meet and Greet with the filmmakers? Mark your calendars for Monday, November 24, and join us for this special, Alabama premiere screening of El Tonto Por Cristo, an English-language narrative feature film following the lives of monks in a fictional Texas monastery as they work out their salvation. There are a few seats remaining, and advance tickets are required. The screening will be at the Sidewalk Film+Cinema in Birmingham at 7 p.m. Check out El Tonto Por Cristo Birmingham screening with director Q & A for more information and ticketing. See comments for a direct link for ticketing.

10/23/2025

Check out St Nicholas Orthodox Church in Brookside- Nov 1st, 10-3!

10/20/2025

We had a wonderful day Saturday at the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair and appreciate all of our guests who came our for food, shopping, and all our church programs, or just to socialize! We have the nicest guests in the world and we can't wait to see you again!

10/18/2025

10/18/2025

Hot food menu for the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair! See you soon!

10/18/2025

Parking! The PNC Brock Operations Center is "cattycorner" across the intersection from St. Symeon and will have plenty of parking for the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair.

10/18/2025

Our last, but certainly not least, marketplace booth preview brings us to Babushka's Kitchen, our Slavic booth. This booth is stuffed with merchandise and beautiful baked goods! This year you'll find all this in Babushka's Kitchen: Poppy Seed Roll, Apricot Roll, Walnut Roll, Lekvar (plum butter) roll, Cherry Pecan Roll, Rye bread, Black bread, Kulich (Slavic Easter Bread), Oreshki (walnut shaped cookies), Jabłecznik, Gribochki (mushroom shaped cookies), Medovik, Rooster Lolipops, Russian Tea Cakes, Tsarina Gems, Tort Bedyankov, Kolachki, Floral Scarves, Matryoshka Plush, Apron, Tote Bag, Cross Body Bag, Wooden Matryoshka, Suncatcher, Towel Set, Placemat sets, Necklaces, Metal Keychains, Wooden Keychains, Bookmarks, Matryoshka Ornaments, Pierogi Ornaments/magnets, Metal Earrings, Acrylic Earrings, Matryoshka Pins. We'll see you tomorrow at the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair!

10/17/2025

Our new Polynesian marketplace booth, Moana Munchies has you covered with cute gifts and snacks! Visit the Moana Munchies booth for Spam Musubi, Masi Samoa, Fans, Flower clips, Samoan Packaged Snacks, Hawaiian Iveron icon cards, Headscarves, and Tatau Eggs. You might be treated to a Samoan Siva dance! We'll see you Saturday at the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair!

10/17/2025

Where else can you get Bulgarian Banitsa, Tikvenick, and Milinki? Come to the Balkan Bakery booth at the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair for Bulgarian and Greek pastries and cakes! This year's booth will feature Traditional Bulgarian Banitsa, Luchnik, Apple Strudel, Bulgarian Baklava, Homemade Yogurt, Homemade Bulgarian Cake, Tikvenick, Milinki, Revani, Koulourakia, Spanakopita, Greek Easter Bread, and Handmade Slippers. Need a translation? No problem! That's why our booths have church members in blue shirts to help you choose and explain the items offered in their booth! Milinki is Bulgarian feta cheese pull-apart bread and is a new item this year!

10/17/2025

Continuing our Marketplace booth previews, Cafe Europa will have cute earrings and art plus next level baked goods: French Macarons, Irish Soda Bread, Pizzelles (Italian waffle cookies), Biscotti (double chocolate, orange cranberry, almond), Thumbprint Cookies, German Pfeffernusse Cookies, Norwegian Cardamom Buns, Focaccia Bread, and Chocolate Chip/Orange Mini Panettone. They will also have cute gift packs of a teacup, tea, and biscotti, wrapped with a bow and ready to gift! Stop by and stock up on European treats tomorrow at the 7th Annual St. Symeon Food & Culture Fair! We'll be open from 9-3 and our address is 3101 Clairmont Avenue in Birmingham. See you soon!