Explore New Jersey’s Best Italian Festivals:
2024 Edition
Our recommendations for the best 2024 New Jersey Italian Festivals.
They feature culture festivals that offer sumptuous Italian food, live music, games, and kids activities.
New Jersey Italian
festivals are vibrant events that honor Italian culture and family unity.
Attendees delight in mouth-watering Italian cuisine, thrilling games, live
entertainment, and much more.
Italian Festivals, or feasts (large gatherings accompanied by food), are usually held over the course of a summer weekend.
These cultural events are largely organized by Catholic churches that have a significant congregation, or an Italian community service organization with an interest in promoting their culture and providing knowledge and stories for future generations to benefit from.
The primary aim of these organizations is to preserve and share their cultural heritage with future generations.
Stay tuned --- we will be updating this list as the event sponsors confirm this year's events.
2024 Italian Festivals and Events
Feast of the Madonna Dei Martiri - The Hoboken Italian Festival
September 5, 6, 7, 8, 2024
Sinatra Park
on the historic waterfront of Hoboken, NJ
The Hoboken Italian Festival, the premier Italian-American
festival in New Jersey is over 80 years old, and is derived from a festival in Italy that is over 600 years old. The Festival is a four day celebration of music food and fun from Thursday through Sunday. On Saturday they celebrate their "Feast" day, when the 800lb statue of Madonna Dei Martiri or Madonna of the Martyrs is carried through the streets of Hoboken.This includes a reenactment of the Blessing of the Fleet in the Hudson River, and culminating with a fireworks show over Sinatra Park.
Belmar Feast of San Gennaro
Saturday, September 7th, 2024; 11:00AM - 6:00PM
Main St, between 10th & 12th Ave,
Belmar, NJ
The days festivities kick off with a Mass celebrated in Italian at St. Rose Church in Belmar. Followed by the traditional procession of the Statue of San Gennaro to its place of honor on Main Street. The family friendly festival will feature authentic Italian foods, live entertainment, dancing and a pasta and cannoli eating contest.
There will be awesome Italian food with live music, dancing, kid activities and vendor shopping along the festival route.
Italian American Association of Monmouth County Festival
Friday until Sunday, September 13th, 14th, 15th, 2024
Sanford Park
West Dey and Main Street
Englishtown, NJ
Admission and parking are free
This event features Italian food, live entertainment, DJ, crafters and a procession for the Blessed Mother on Sunday!
Proceeds benefit our scholarship, charity and cultural funds.
St. Anthony's Italian Heritage Festival
September 14, 2024; 2 - 10 pm
Glassboro Town Square
Rowan Blvd
Downtown Glassboro, NJ
This festival features
carnival games, live entertainment, cultural exhibits, a homemade wine competition, cannoli eating contest, beer garden, food trucks, and of course, amazing Italian food.
Knights of Columbus Villa Marie Council # 6342 Italian Festival
Saturday, September 21, 2024: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(Rain date Sept 22nd)
Historic Smithville
Village Greene
Smithville, NJ
Come and enjoy a taste of Italy. The event features delicious Italian Food and Deserts, Wine Tasting and Beer, Italian music, Folk dancing, Children's activities, Free Bocce Ball (must register in advance), a vendor market with Hand crafted items and imported Italian specialties, and a super 50/50. Free Bocce Ball (must register in advance).
Wildwood Olde Time Italian Festival
September 27, 28, 2024
Fox Park on Ocean Avenue between Burk and Montgomery Avenues
Wildwood, NJ
Visit their site to learn more
Admission Free
This popular annual fest features an 'Olde World' family festival including a Procession of the Saints, delicious Italian food favorites, merchandise vendors, games, and continuous FREE live entertainment.
Spring Lake Italian Festival
Saturday, September 21, 2024 (12pm-5pm)
Morris Avenue
Spring Lake, NJ
This event features live music, Italian food, kids activities, and a spaghetti eating Contest, a crowd favorite. Not new, but always a draw, is the festival Art Walk that will take place along Third Avenue.
Ocean County Columbus Day Parade & Italian Street Festival
October 11th,12th, 13th, 2024
On Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, N.J
Celebrating the Annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian
Heritage Festival. A fun filled weekend of food, friends, and Italian Culture.
The Parade will be held on Sunday at 1 pm, on the Boulevard from J Street to Sampson Avenue.
Clark Unico's Annual Italian-American Feast
October 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 2024
Clark Recreation
430 Westfield Ave
Clark, NJ
This annual event features a great selection of food, beer, wine, live bands, and entertainment each night, novelty vendors, games, rides, raffles, and much
Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella
October 16th,17th,18th,19th & 20th, 2024
St. Lucy's Church
118 7th Avenue
Newark NJ
This event features great Italian food, live entertainment and a procession. During each of the three days of the festival the life-sized likeness of the saint is removed from the chapel and first brought by the side alter. Displayed at the side alter is a photo board that the many faithful of the parish create each year as a testament to the successful but difficult births attributed to the intercession of St. Gerard who is the patron saint of expectant mothers.
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