New Jersey Italian Festivals:
2024 Edition

Welcome to Your Guide to New Jersey's Best Italian Cultural Festivals

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.

Note: Sometimes conditions require cancellations or changes of dates, times and location which are not reflected in the original schedule. Before planning a trip to visit one of the listed events, it is suggested that you call the event sponsor to confirm the event schedule or for additional information on the event

Stay tuned --- we will be updating this list as the event sponsors confirm this year's events.

2024 Italian Festivals and Events

Annual Feast of St. Anthony
Thursday, June 6, through Sunday, June 9, 2024
Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption
113 Chiego Place
Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204
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This annual festival will feature delicious food, non-stop entertainment with live music, amusements, games, and fun for the whole family. It is also a faith oriented celebration focusing on devotion to St. Anthony.
After the Noon Mass on Sunday, there will be a procession through the streets with the statue of St. Anthony accompanied with music.

Festa di San Antonio
Saturday, June 8, 2024: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Good Shepherd Parish @ Most Holy Rosary Church
Msgr. Gambino Hall
625 Florida Grove Rd.
Hopelawn section of Woodbridge, NJ
Visit their site to learn more
This family event features Italian food and desserts (eat in/take out), raffles, activities, games for children, and more. In addition, a classic car show hosted by the Raritan Bay Cruisers will be taking place in the church parking lot from 11:30am-3:30pm (rain date for car show is 6/15/24).

St. Ann's Italian Festa in Raritan
June 20, 21, 22, 22, 2024
St. Anns Church
45 Anderson St.
Raritan, NJ
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Returning in 2024 after a three year hiatus, this poular Italian feast known for its Italian food has also provided music, rides, games, a beer garden, and a 50/50 raffle.
One of the popular attractions at this feast is their Italian food specialities, especially the huge meatballs " the size of an Italian woman's hand."

The Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Monday, July 15 to Saturday, July 20, 2024
Mt. Carmel Society Hall
1 Mt. Carmel Lane
Hammonton, NJ
Website
One of the longest running Italian Festivals in the United States and a Hammonton, NJ tradition since 1875.
This annual family event features Italian food, wine and Beer Garden, live entertainment, and more.

Italian Festival & Wine Tasting
Saturday, Sunday, July 27th, 28th, 2024
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport Avenue
Oceanport NJ
Website/Tickets
Cost: admission is $6. Kids 12 and under are free. General parking is free
This event features Italian wine tasting with participation by some of the area's top restaurants, delis, and food trucks, Attendees will get to enjoy live music both days, plus free family fun day activities in the picnic area on Sunday.The event begins with Food trucks at 11am, followed by live racing at 12:50pm.

The Italian American Association of Ocean Township Annual Italian Festival
August 7th - 11th, 2024
Joe Palaia Park
corner of Deal and Whalepond Road
Oakhurst, NJ
Visit their site to learn more
Free admission
This four day Italian Festival annually attracts over 80,000 people with a taste for our traditional foods and wholesome family fun. Celebrating Italian heritage and culture!
There's something for everyone! From sampling the great taste of Italy's delicious food, rides, games, music, Galbani Live Cooking Seminar, fireworks on Friday night.

Annual St. Bartholomew/UNICO Italian Festival
Friday to Monday, August 30, 31, September 1, 2, 2024
St. Bartholomew Church
2032 Westfield Ave
Scotch Plains, NJ
Visit their site to learn more
The feast is truly a great family event and has something for everyone to enjoy. There is nightly live music, rides, games, and great food, including favorites like pizza, pasta, zeppoles, clams, mussels, and calzones. In addition, there are nightly 50/50 drawings and a super 50/50 raffle on Monday.

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
Visit their site to learn more
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, culminating with a fireworks show over Sinatra Park.

St. Anthony's Italian Heritage Festival
September 14, 2024; 2 - 10 pm
Glassboro Town Square
Rowan Blvd
Downtown Glassboro, NJ
Visit their site to learn more
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
Historic Smithville
Village Greene
Smithville, NJ
Visit their site to learn more
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.