AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST GREEK FESTIVAL In 2019 Brisbane’s famous Paniyiri Greek Festival marked 43 years – a landmark cultural and celebratory milestone. Over four decades Paniyiri has grown to become Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek and the state’s largest cultural festival as well as the country’s longest running Greek festival – an admirable success story for the celebration that started in 1976 when a group of passionate Greek Australians wanted to share their cultural traditions with Brisbane.