PHOTOS: Atlanta Greek Festival 2020 with drive-thru delights

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PHOTOS: Atlanta Greek Festival 2020 with drive-thru delights

Amid this year's pandemic, the Atlanta Greek Festival focused on its food offerings, which it could offer safely with drive-thru service.

Nick Zacharopoulos makes Pork Souvlaki during the Atlanta Greek Festival named "A Road Trip to Greece" at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year the Atlanta Greek Festival was a drive-thru event only. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Volunteers organize pastry orders during the Atlanta Greek Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year the Atlanta Greek Festival was a drive-thru event only. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cars line up around the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020, for the Atlanta Greek Festival, whose theme this year is "A Road Trip to Greece." During the pandemic, this year's fest was a drive-thru event. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Addison Veitch makes gyros for the Atlanta Greek Festival, themed this year as "A Road Trip to Greece," at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Addison Veitch makes gyros for the Atlanta Greek Festival, named "A Road Trip to Greece" because this year's event is drive-thru service for food due to the coronavirus pandemic. The weekend event was held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Volunteers organize pastry orders during the Atlanta Greek Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year the Atlanta Greek Festival was a drive-thru event only, so it was named "A Road Trip to Greece." STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Alex Tsisunankis delivers a food order during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year the fest was a drive-thru event only. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Kappy Lawandales delivers a food order during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year's festival was a drive-thru event only. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Charlie Burland prepares kapama for the Atlanta Greek Festival at this year's drive-thru event at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

George Koulouris prepares potatoes for the Atlanta Greek Festival, themed "A Road Trip to Greece" during this year's pandemic because it's a drive-thru event, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Father Paul Kablanis gets a hug after delivering a food order during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Volunteer Raphael Franze takes food orders during the Atlanta Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year's festival was named "A Road Trip to Greece" because it featured drive-thru service for food only due to pandemic precautions. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cars line up around the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020, for the Atlanta Greek Festival named "A Road Trip to Greece." This year the festival was a drive-thru event only. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Nick Zacharopoulos makes Pork Souvlaki during the Atlanta Greek Festival named "A Road Trip to Greece" at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Sunday, September 27, 2020. This year the Atlanta Greek Festival was a drive-thru event only. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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