About our community
The Kelowna-Okanagan Greek Community Association (KOGCA) welcomes Greeks and Non-Greeks to gather for social events, Greek holidays, church service and great food.
KOGCA was founded September 19, 1994 by Bill Gambouras, Tony Pantazopoulos, Anna Anast, Anita Bakalos, Bill Teligadas, Voula Mavritsakis and Marina Kostouros.
Please join us for the following, we hope to see you at all 3!
Sat. Oct. 10th: Church Service with Father Tim
Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Barley Rd-Kelowna
10:30am, no social or lunch afterwards
Sun. Nov. 8th: AGM for KOGCA Members
Ukrainian Orthodox Hall on Barley Rd-Kelowna
2:00pm
Sat. Dec. 19th: KOGCA Christmas Dinner and Dance Party
Ukrainian Orthodox Hall on Barley Rd-Kelowna
Adults $50 children 12 and under $free
More details to follow
Gallery
Easter Lamb Roast
Cheers to the Greek chefs!
2023 Golf Tournament Winners!
Support the Local Greek Community!
Check out some of the local Greek shops in the area.
Yamas Greek Restaurant
Traditional Greek food made from in-house, freshly made family recipes. Located on Ellis Street in downtown Kelowna.
1630 Ellis Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8L1
Tel. 250-763-5823
Greek House Restaurant
Located in beautiful Lake Country, they make authentic Greek food made with the freshest ingredients. Greek House Restaurant was established in 1993 by their very own chef, Christos Vassilopoulos.
3159 Woodsdale Rd, Lake Country,
BC V4V 2L6
Tel. 250-766-0367
Olympia Greek Taverna
Check out the re-built Olympia Greek Taverna! Freshly made, authentic Greek food located in Rutland. Olympia was established in 1973 by Kelowna's very own Anast/Koutsantonis family.
OPEN for Reservations
145 Highway 33 West,
Kelowna, BC V1X 1X6
Tel. 250-765-0484
My Big Fat Greek Food Truck
OPA!!! We are a Greek family owned and operated food truck serving the Okanagan. Our goal is to transport your taste buds to the Mediterranean with our authentic Greek cuisine. As the Greeks say: "Kali Orexi!"
Find us at most events!
info@mybigfatgreek
foodtruck.com
KOGCA Giving Back
The Greek Community Gives Back
2023 – current
Funds raised by our community through the many events, goes to support orthodox church services, Greek school and employ locals when needed.
2023
All funds raised from the 2023 Golf Tournament were donated to the JoeAnna’s House,
a local on-site accommodation house for out-of-town families with loved ones receiving care at Kelowna General Hospital.
JoeAnna’s house is owned and operated by KGH and is run on donations from the community.
2022
The association held its 16th annual Big Fat Greek Golf Tournament, raising $5,500 for humanitarian aid relief to support Ukraine refugees coming to town.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Hall often generously shares its space with the Greek community for Greek events and church services.
The cheque was presented to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by KOGCA President, Bill Gambouras.
Thank You to Sysco and the Greek Restaurants in the okanagan for your support!
