Oratorical Festival 2026

2026 Archdiocesan District St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival

Please find below the schedule for the 2026 Archdiocesan District Oratorical Festival, including links to the Junior and Senior Division topics. Kindly share this information with your parish Oratorical Festival Chairperson and all teachers.

Here is a reminder of the District-level Oratorical Festival dates and each hosting parish:

  • District 1: (5 Boroughs of NY, Westchester County & Rockland County).
  • District 2: (Long Island):
    • Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Merrick, NY). March 28, 2026
    • Chair: Panagiota Perlegis, yiotaki1@icloud.com - (516) 582- 8223

  • District 3: (Western CT & Hudson Valley):
    • Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (Stamford, CT). March 28, 2026
    • Chair: Maria DeVito, mariadevito@gmail.com - (203) 253-2964

  • District 4: (DC area):
  • Metropolis Oratorical Festival

    • Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (New York, NY) - May 9, 2026 

    • Chairs: Andreea Bodnari & Anastasia Valassis - dadoratoricalchairs@gmail.com - (516) 582-0830

  • National Oratorical Festival
    • St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Northridge, California - Friday, June 12, 2026 - Sunday, June 14, 2026

 

CLICK HERE to view 2026 Oratorical Festival Topics

        For information and questions, please reach out to Stacy and Andreea at dadoratoricalchairs@gmail.com