SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Food, music, and dancing: All to celebrate culture and community. The Annual Lebanese Festival filled West Scranton with flavors and family on Sunday.
At Saint Ann Maronite Church, grills were busy and tents were packed as hundreds turned out for the Lebanese Food Festival.
From kabobs and grape leaves to pastries and spinach pies, the event serves as a major fundraiser for the parish.
Along with raising money, it also gives the community the chance to learn more about Lebanese culture, as well as connect through fun, food, and laughter.
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"All the people get together because we have relation as a Lebanese, we know that we have a good relation with all the, the people, and this is one of the times that we dance together, we sing together, we see each other, it's like we renew our relationship," Saint Ann Maronite Catholic Church Pastor and Reverend Tony Youssef said.
"I'm very happy that so many people come out, I think all the festivals of all ethnic groups are wonderful, that's part of the greatest country in the world, the United States of America," Former Scranton Mayor and event attendee Eugene Peters told 28/22 News.
The goal of the Lebanese Food Festival in Scranton is to raise roughly $70,000 for the Saint Ann Maronite Church.
