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The Manahawkin Elks Lodge #2340 will host its first Italian Festival: A Slice of San Gennaro on Saturday, Sept. 13, offering a vibrant afternoon of food, music, and community in support of local veterans. The free public event will take place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Manahawkin Elks Lodge, located at 520 Hilliard Blvd., Manahawkin, NJ.  Festiv...

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The 99th San Gennaro Festival is underway in Little Italy in Lower Manhattan. That means live music, zeppole, sausage, peppers, and games. The feast runs until September 21st on Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets. It opens at 11 a.m. and shuts down nightly at 10 p.m. Mario Capparelli, a festival board member, told PIX11 News, “The fe...

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A.T. Walley & Co. will hold its third annual Italian Heritage Festival beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 13. The festival will take place in State Street Plaza next door to the bar at 119 Genesee St., Auburn. Along with Italian food and attractions all day, the festival will feature live music by Allegro from noon to 2 p.m., 8-Traxx at 2:...

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With food, music, dancing, bocce and even a little history and culture, Syracuse’s Festa Italiana has something for everyone. Celebrating its 27th edition in 2025, the three-day festival, which opens on Friday at 11 a.m. in front of City Hall, salutes all things Italian. The family-friendly event will feature live Italian entertainment, music and d...

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It's not hard to get a saint through airport security, says Franciscan Father Alessandro Ratti. Father Ratti, a Conventional Franciscan friar from the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, travels throughout the world with a first-class relic of the saint -- a floating rib bone, taken from St. Anthony's body when it was exhumed for scientific study in...

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One of the most notable aspects of Italian culture is the food, which anyone can attest is delicious, filling, and beloved. In Avon this Friday and Saturday, Italian food and culture will be on full display at the 2025 Prince Thomas of Savoy's "La Festa Italiana." The two-day festival of food, entertainment, and culture will take place at the It...

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The Felittese Italian Festival in Old Forge returns this Friday for its 36th annual celebration of Our Lady of Constantinople. Thousands of miles away from Old Forge, its sister city, Felitto, Italy, is simultaneously observing their sacred traditions. Felittese Association Chairman, Jeff Casella, says that each year, Old Forge hosts this festival...

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The summer came alive with the sights, sounds, and flavors of Italy as the Galbani Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival marked its milestone 50th anniversary. What began as a small neighborhood gathering decades ago has grown into one of the largest celebrations of Italian American culture in the country, drawing tens of thousands of attendees over th...

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Every year on the second Sunday of August, more than a dozen sweaty but dedicated people hover for 12 hours over steaming pots in the backyard of a home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge. As the day goes on, their aprons become speckled with red splotches as they relentlessly stir in the mission to produce 500 jars of homemade tomato sauce. They...

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The Island’s BIGGEST ITALIAN FEAST IS BACK!  Join Catholic Charities of Staten Island Columbus Day Weekend Friday, October 10th thru Monday, October 13th for the borough’s biggest celebration including: Rides, Games, Live musical performances on stage, Beer and sangria gardens, Vendors, and of course some of the best food around. PLUS THIS YEAR WE...

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