We’ll routinely add celebrations to the 2023 ISDA Italian Feast Day and Parade Guide as they become available, so if you don’t see your event on the list, please email the details to us at info@orderisda.org!

 

Los Angeles Italian Festival 

• Where: Los Angeles, CA
• When: Oct. 7
• Description:
  • The Los Angeles Italian Festival is a day to taste, hear and experience the food, music, culture and diversity of our collective Italian heritage in LA.
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Italia Fisherman’s Festival

• Where: Monterey, CA
• When: Sept. 8-10
• Description:
  • Come and celebrate with us with wonderful Italian food and drink and amazing entertainment. Mark your calendars now to attend this year’s gathering for three days of Italian cuisine, music, dancing, fun and friendship.
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Coloniale Italiana

• Where: San Francisco, CA
• When: June 3-4
• Description:
  • Festa Coloniale Italiana is the only authentic Italian street festival held in San Francisco. Come and enjoy continuous live music, authentic Italian cuisine, wine tasting, the Ricco Italian Dancers directed by Toni Bava, and an expert pizza toss by a 13x World Champion and restaurateur.
  • Browse through the Italianissimi-inspired products of the vendors while you sip a beverage, taste some delicious Italian food and stroll to the live music. Then, make your way up Stockton Street to the display of vintage Italian autos and scooters.
• Website: Click here

 

San Francisco Italian Heritage Festival & Parade

• Where: San Francisco, CA
• When: Oct. 8
• Description:
  • San Francisco’s Italian-American Community celebrates its annual Italian Heritage Parade, featuring Italian and Italian-American dignitaries, music, performances, floats and representatives of Italian and Italian-American organizations and businesses.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Taste of Little Italy

• Where: San Diego, CA
• When: June 20-21
• Description:
  • This year, the event will be held over two days, with two time slots, allowing plenty of room for attendees and minimizing congestion. As attendees meander through Little Italy they will sample mouthwatering bites from some of our finest culinary gems. Each evening, different restaurants will be showcased. The Taste Passport will be provided to ticketholders as a guide, listing all participating restaurants, and menu offerings.
• Website: Click here 

 

Italian Family Festa

• Where: San Jose, CA
• When: August 5-6
• Description:
  • The annual Italian Family Festa in History Park is the premier event of the Italian American Heritage Foundation. Live “la dolce vita” and share the day with friends and family, savor authentic Italian foods, soak in the live entertainment, experience the cultural village, and peruse the many wonderful arts and crafts. There’s something here for every age, including a kids-size, bambini bocce court!
• Website: Click here

 

Festa! Italian Festival

• Where: Ansonia, CT
• When: August 10-12
• Description:
  • Festa! 2023 is a celebration of Italian heritage. It features freshly prepared Italian food delicacies such as suffrito and gelato, live music, and more!
• Website: Click here

 

San Gennaro Feast — Danbury

• Where: Danbury, CT
• When: August 23-27
• Description:
  • This 5-day feast is back and better than ever. Enjoy the sights, sounds, aromas and tastes of Italian America in CT.
• Website: Click here

 

St. Anthony’s Italian Festival

• Where: Wilmington, DE
• When: June 11-18
• Description:
  • The Festival offers a wide variety of delicious and authentic Italian food specialties.
• Website: Click here

 

Feast of Little Italy

• Where: Jupiter, FL
• When: November 4-6
• Description:
  • The Feast of Little Italy is a 3-day cultural community celebration, culminating into a large Italian street Festival. Live entertainment, delicious food and beverages, shopping and nonstop fun await.
• Website: Click here

 

The Taste of Little Italy

• Where: Port St. Lucie, FL
• When: Feb, 17-19, 2023
• Description:
  • Embark on a cultural journey filled with authentic Italian food, art and tradition! Enjoy the food just like Mamma used to make and shop ’til you drop.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Chicago’s Little Italy Festa – Taylor Street

• Where: Chicago, IL
• When: Aug. 17-20
• Description:
  • The number one Italian festival in the Chicago area returns! Tens of thousands of festivalgoers fill one of the most historic Chicago neighborhoods on Taylor Street to celebrate Italian culture with authentic cuisine and top-notch entertainment.
• Website: Click here

 

Columbus Day Parade

• Where: Chicago, IL
• When: Oct. 9
• Description:
  • The parade of over 150 floats, bands and marching units travels down State Street, from Wacker Drive to VanBuren Street. Many prominent Italian Americans have been honorary parade Grand Marshals, including Ernest Borgnine and Tommy LaSorda.
• Website: Click here

 

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Italian Fest 

• Where: Collinsville, IL
• When: Sept. 15-16
• Description:
  • Since 1984, we have featured authentic Italian food, grape stomps, bocce tournaments, parades, entertainment on three stages, a 10k run, 4- and 1.6-mile walks, and a moonlight bicycle ride.
• Website: Click here

 

Herrin Festa Italiana

• Where: Herrin, IL
• When: May 25-29
• Description:
  • Herrin Festa Italiana features fun, food, art and entertainment. Don’t miss out!
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Italiana

• Where: Naperville, IL
• When: Aug. 4-6
• Description:
  • We are thrilled to announce that Festa Italiana is returning in 2023, better than ever, to Naperville, IL, at the amazing Naper Settlement. Festa Italiana is a showcase of authentic Italian culture, music, food, artisans, and so much more!
• Website: Click here

 

 

Italian Street Festival

• Where: Indianapolis, IN
• When: June 9-10
• Description:
  • Indianapolis’s much-loved and well-attended church festival is back! Some people say we Italians have three loves in life: God, our families, and good food…and not always in that order!
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Italiana

• Where: Schereville, IN
• When: July 28-30
• Description:
  • Festa Italiana at Villa Cesare celebrates the music, culture, food and spirit of Italy with our community, family and friends.
• Website: Click here

 

Italianfest

• Where: Newport, KY
• When: June 8-11
• Description:
  • The Newport Italianfest has been named a Top 20 Event for June by the Southeast Tourism Society and held along Newport’s Riverboat Row between the Purple People and Taylor-Southgate Bridges. The festival has authentic Italian food and live Italian music performed by entertainers from around the nation and from “the old country.”
• Website: Click here

 

Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival

• Where: Independence, LA
• When: March 8-10, 2024
• Website: Click here

 

Fisherman’s Feast

• Where: Boston, MA
• When: August 17-20
• Description:
  • The Fisherman’s Feast, an annual event that began in Boston in 1910, was inspired by a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca, Sicily. The Feast is based on the devotion of the fishermen from Sciacca to the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help). When the fishermen emigrated to America in the early 1900s, they brought their traditions with them.
  • Today’s Feast is much the same as it was over 100 years ago with lights adorning the street and the smell of Italian cuisine in the air. The current Feast is organized by the descendants of those original immigrants, and still includes a procession of the Madonna through the streets of the North End.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Saint Anthony’s Feast

• Where: Boston, MA
• When: Aug. 24-27
• Description:
  • Named the “Feast of all Feasts” by National Geographic Magazine, this authentic Italian street festival has it all for people of every age: parades, strolling singers, live entertainment, contests, and religious services are held daily.
  • Visitors walk along the beautifully decorated streets to enjoy arancini, sausage, peppers & onions, quahogs, calamari, pizza, pasta, and of course: zeppole, cannoli and gelato.
  • The highlight of the Feast is the procession of the Statue of Saint Anthony through the streets of the North End accompanied by devotees, numerous marching bands and floats. The Statue of the Saint returns to his chapel as confetti and streamers cascade from the rooftops.
• Website: Click here

 

Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian

• Where: Cambridge, MA
• When:  Dates TBD
• Description:
  • There are amusement rides, food vendors, arts and crafts, parades, live entertainment throughout the weekend, a cannoli eating contest, Disney characters, and more!
• Website: Click here

 

St. Peter’s Fiesta

• Where: Gloucester, MA
• When: June 21-25
• Description:
  • St. Peter’s Fiesta, held in June, is a celebration of the city’s commercial fishing and faith, that has grown to become a city-wide party in Gloucester, MA. The celebration offers parades of statues, icons through the streets, Seine boat races, the blessing of the city’s commercial fishing fleet, Masses, nine evenings of prayer, a carnival and the greasy pole contest.
• Website: Click here

 

Feast of St. Anthony

• Where: Baltimore, MD
• When: June 2-4
• Description:
  • This 3-day outdoor event is one of two summer festivals in Baltimore’s Little Italy. The Feast of St. Anthony has been a tradition of St. Leo’s Church since 1904 that includes delicious Italian food such as calzone, broccoli rabe, fried dough and pasta; plus vino and Italian beer.
  • Booths are packed with game wheels, souvenirs, vendors and kids’ activities. Take part in the Roma Sausage eating contest, bocce tournament and a cannoli filling contest!
• Website: Click here

 

Italian Heritage Festival

• Where: Baltimore, MD
• When: Oct. 7
• Description:
  • Prepare for live music, food, vino and a sausage-eating contest! A family-friendly kids’ area will be set up.
• Website: Click here

 

The Maryland Italian Festival

• Where: Bel Air, MD
• When: Sept. 29-Oct. 1
• Description:
  • THE LARGEST ITALIAN FESTIVAL IN MARYLAND comes to Harford County with Live National Entertainment, Carnival Rides & Midway, Wine/Beer/Liquor Piazza, Italian Food & Retail Vendors, Cooking & Wine Demos, Bocce Tournament and so much more!
• Website: Click here

 

Italian Heritage Festival

• Where: Leonardtown, MD
• When: August 5
• Description:
  • The Italian Heritage Festival will be held at 42455 Fairgrounds Road. The feast will feature Italian cuisine, comedians, music, vendors and a seminar.
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Italiana

• Where: Sterling Heights, MI
• When: July 14-16
• Description:
  • Come to Freedom Hill County Park for delicious Italian American fare, culture, and local and national entertainment!
• Website: Click here

 

Kansas City Festa Italiana 

• Where: Kansas City, MO
• When: June 2-4
• Description:
  • One of Kansas City’s favorite festivals. Festa Italiana, the unique celebration of Italian traditions and Italian-American culture, will once again kick off the summer season at Zona Rosa! This longtime local ethnic festival draws visitors from across metropolitan Kansas City and beyond.
  • Enjoy an amazing assortment of Italian food favorites, great entertainment on the main stage all weekend, a 3v3 soccer tournament, an Italian Motorsports Show, and much more!
• Website: Click here

 

Italian American Heritage Festa and Parade 

• Where: St. Louis – The Hill, MO
• When: October 8
• Description:
  • The annual parade, that celebrates the Italian Heritage of The Hill community, starts at noon on the Sunday before Columbus Day. It featuring Italian food, music, drinks and much more!
• Website: Click here

 

Annual Festa Italiana

• Where: Raleigh, NC
• When: Sept. 23
• Description:
  • Join us for Festa Italiana, a street festival with food, entertainment and more! Celebrate Italian Heritage!
• Website: Click here

 

Santa Lucia Italian Festival

• Where: Omaha, NE
• When: August 3-6
• Description:
  • Viva Santa Lucia at the annual festival! Held in Downtown Omaha at Lewis & Clark Landing, the festival is filled with lively entertainment, Italian food vendors, and of course, the procession with the festival’s centerpiece — the statue of St. Lucia.
  • The statue was designed in Italy in the 1920s and is kept in St. Frances Cabrini Church, where descendents of the festival’s early Italian immigrants have agreed to put her on display year-round.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Epiphany’s Italian Feast

• Where: Brick Township, NJ
• When: Aug. 17-20
• Description:
  • Why not be a part of Epiphany’s Italian Feast? Rides, Arcade, Food Court, Beer & Wine Garden, Entertainment, Vendors, and more!
• Website: Click here

 

St. Anthony’s Italian Heritage Festival

• Where: Glassboro, NJ
• When: Sept. 9
• Description:
  • Join us on Saturday, September 10, for the St. Anthony’s Italian Heritage Festival! Carnival games, live entertainment, cultural exhibits, a homemade wine competition, cannoli eating contest, beer garden, and, of course, amazing Italian food
• Website: Click here

 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast

• Where: Hammonton, NJ
• When: July 11-16
• Description
  • This is the longest running Italian Festival in the United States and a Hammonton, NJ, tradition since 1875!
  • A weeklong festival of live entertainment, carnival rides, Italian marching bands, Italian songs, fireworks, a beer garden, the Carmine Pantalone Mt. Carmel Society Band, Italian Concerts, Italian Gardens and the Food Stand at the Mt. Carmel Hall.
• Website: Click here

 

St. Ann’s Italian Festival

• Where: Hoboken, NJ
• When: July 21-26
• Description
  • The St. Ann’s Italian Festival is the premier celebration in the state with one of the highest percentages of Italian Americans in the country.
  • Taste the variety of food, sip in the beer garden, or buy a star in memory of a loved one to shine bright on the wall in the Café Under the Stars for the Be a Star fundraiser. Between the crafts and kiddie rides, children are sure to be entertained, too!
• Website: Click here

 

La Festa Italiana 

• Where: Jersey City, NJ
• When: August 19-13
• Description
  • La Festa Italiana at Holy Rosary Church is a century-old tradition that celebrates Italian heritage, food and faith.
• Website: Click here

 

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San Gennaro Feast

• Where: Las Vegas, NV
• When: Sept. 21 – Oct. 1
• Description:
  • The San Gennaro Feast is the biggest Italian food and music festival held in honor of Saint Gennaro, the Patron Saint of Naples, Italy.
• Website: Click here

 

The Eldorado Great Italian Festival

• Where: Reno, NV
• When:  Oct. 7-8
• Description:
  • Held annually over Columbus Day weekend, the outdoor festival is a celebration of Italian culture and traditions. Downtown Reno transforms into Little Italy with free live entertainment, a sauce cooking contest and of course, pasta – lots of pasta. The fun-filled weekend also features craft vendors, lots of delicious food vendors, grape stomp and other activities.
• Website: Click here

 

The Feast of St. Anthony – Bronx

• Where: Bronx, NY
• When: June 7-11
• Description:
  • Belmont is bringing Italian tradition back to the Bronx with the “Dancing of the Giglio” in conjunction with the Feast of St. Anthony. The ancient tradition of the giglio originated in Nola, Italy, in 409 A.D. and is still celebrated today.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Festa di Santa Rosalia – 18th Avenue

• Where: Bensonhurst-Brooklyn, NY
• When: Aug. 17-27
• Description:
  • The Feast of Santa Rosalia/18th Avenue Feast is named after the patron saint of Palermo, Sicily. In Palermo, the feast has been held continuously since 1624. In Brooklyn, the Feast — which features two stages, music and irresistible Italian fare — has been running for the last four decades.
• Website: Click here

 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Giglio Feast

• Where: Williamsburg-Brooklyn, NY
• When: July 5-16
• Description:
  • Every summer, thousands of New Yorkers flock to Brooklyn and witness the lifting of the Giglio: a 4-ton, 72-foot statue that’s carried through the crowd by 150 men. The giglio — bearing the likeness of St. Paulinus — will be hoisted and lugged down North Eighth and Havemeyer Streets to North Tenth Street in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 9th. Apart from this herculean spectacle, attendees can expect the usual feast attractions, including live music, authentic and street side Italian fare, games, spiritual dedications and more.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Galbani Italian Heritage Festival

• Where: Buffalo, NY
• When: July 14-16
• Description:
  • Come one come all to Buffalo’s finest feast. Enjoy the fare, entertainment, music and a slew of Italian vendors.
• Website: Click here

 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Giglio Feast

• Where: East Harlem, NY
• When: August 13
• Description:
  • The East Harlem Giglio Feast was founded in 1908 by immigrants from Brusciano near Naples. Today, the larger-than-life tradition takes place along New York’s Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem, which at one time was the largest Little Italy in the United States.
  • The giglio — an 80-foot, 6,000-pound wooden statue honoring St. Anthony — will be lifted by scores of participants on August 13th. Feast-goers will also enjoy live music, entertainment, mass services and Italian street fare.
• Website: Click here

 

Feast of San Gennaro

• Where: New York, NY
• When:  Sept. 14-24
• Description:
  • As New York City’s biggest, most famous, and longest running festival, it’s easy to see why this 11-day event is nicknamed the Feast of all Feasts. The Feast of San Gennaro will be held along Mulberry Street in lower Manhattan’s Little Italy neighborhood. Mulberry and the surrounding blocks served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants.
  • Expect this gala to live up to its nickname with scores of food vendors, live music, festivities and much more.
• Website: Click here

 

 

Columbus Circle Wreath Laying

• Where: New York, NY
• When:  Oct. 8
• Description:
  • This event is held by the Columbus Citizens Foundation in conjunction with the National Council of Columbian Associations in Civil Service. The wreath laying features brief remarks by representatives of the Italian and Italian American communities of New York.
• Website: Click here

 

NYC Columbus Day Parade

• Where: New York, NY
• When:  Oct. 9
• Description:
  • New York’s annual Columbus Day Parade is the largest celebration of Italian American heritage and culture in the United States. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the Grand Marshal and Honorees lead dozens of marching bands and floats and over 100 marching groups up the Fifth Avenue parade route, from 44th Street to 72nd Street.
• Website: Click here

 

Feast of the Assumption

• Where: Cleveland, OH
• When: Aug. 12-15
• Description:
  • Cleveland’s Feast of the Assumption, held each year in mid-August in the city’s Little Italy neighborhood, is a four-day street fair that celebrates the Assumption of Mary. The Feast is a widely popular Italian street party with rides, live music and a sacred procession.
  • Mayfield Road is closed off to traffic for the major event. In its place are authentic Italian food vendors, arts and crafts booths and live music stages, playing everything from rock ‘n’ roll to “It’s Amore.” The event draws more than 100,000 visitors each year.
• Website: Click here

 

 

ISDA Columbus Day Parade

• Where: Cleveland, OH
• When: Oct. 9
• Description:
  • Thousands of people descend on Cleveland’s Little Italy corridor every year to celebrate and honor our history and heritage. Planning for the 2023 parade is underway, and as always, the parade will include floats, live music, Italian American street fare and entertainment.

 

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Feast

• Where: Cleveland, OH
• When: July 12-16
• Description:
  • Come to Cleveland’s West Side and enjoy the sights, sounds and flavors of this authentic, 5-day Italian summer feast.
• Website: Click here

 

Columbus Italian Festival

• Where: Columbus, OH
• When: October 6-8
• Description:
  • The Columbus Italian Festival is a great way to enjoy delicious food and live music on two stages. Held every October at Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio, the three-day celebration features an open-air market, Italian dancing, kids’ area, Italian food from various restaurants, cooking demonstrations, a bocce ball tournament, and volumes of information about Italian traditions and culture.
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Italiana

• Where: Cuyahoga Falls, OH
• When: July 21-23
• Website: Click here

 

Brier Hill Italian Fest

• Where: Youngstown, OH
• When: August 17-20
• Description:
  • The annual Brier Hill Italian Fest will be held on Calvin & Victoria streets in the Brier Hill neighborhood on Youngstown’s North Side. There will be live Italian music, and authentic Italian food.
•  Website: Click here

 

 

Greater Youngstown Italian Fest 

• Where: Youngstown, OH
• When: August 4-6
• Description:
  • The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is an annual event in downtown Youngstown, hosted by the Italian Heritage Foundation of Youngstown, Inc. The fest is a family-oriented event that offers a taste of the Italian heritage through performances by international recording artists, delicious food offered by the area’s finest vendors and restaurants, Italian games and more.
•  Website: Click here

 

Festa Italiana Portland

• Where: Portland, OR
• When: Aug. 20
• Description
  • The annual celebration of Italian American Culture in Portland takes over the Pioneer Courthouse Square.
  • Authentic Italian food, wine and beer gardens, grape stomping, and nonstop entertainment brings the fun for all ages
• Website: Click here

 

San Rocco Feast

• Where: Aliquippa, PA
• When: Aug. 11-13
• Description
  • We celebrate for three days with fireworks, music, a traditional Tarantella doll dance, and an Italian Mass and processing through the streets
• Website: Click here

 

Butler Italian Festival

• Where: Butler, PA
• When: Aug. 25-27
• Description:
  • In August in Butler, it’s all Italian all the time! Expect lots of music and food, games and activities for the kids, and more food!
• Website: Click here

 

9th Street Italian Market Festival

• Where: Philadelphia, PA
• When: May 20-21
• Description:
  • A rush of Italian culture, aromas, music and traditions will soon overtake the country’s oldest outdoor market.
  • That’s right: South Philly’s 9th Street Italian Market Festival is coming back!
  • Tens of thousands of people will flood the historic corridor to soak in the atmosphere and festivities, and feast on Italian pizzas, cheeses, pastas and desserts served up by local restaurants, vendors and butcher shops
• Website: Click here

 

Pittsburgh’s Columbus Day Parade

• Where: Pittsburgh, PA
• When:  Oct. 7
• Description:
  • ISDA’s Western PA District will be hosting the 35th annual Columbus Day Parade in Bloomfield on Saturday, October 7th, at 11 a.m. The Grand Marshal will be Judge Robert Gallo. The parade will feature numerous ISDA lodges, high school bands, shriners, regional bands, specialty groups, Italian American groups, business leaders, government leaders, judges, and various multi-cultural ethnic groups — all under the leadership of Tony Ferraro, Parade Chairman.
• Website: Click here

 

Pittsburgh Little Italy Days

• Where: Pittsburgh, PA
• When:  Aug. 17-20
• Description:
  • Little Italy Days will return once again in August!
• Website: Click here

 

La Festa Italiana

• Where: Scranton, PA
• When: Sept. 1-4
• Description:
  • One of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s most cherished traditions is La Festa Italiana, the four-day celebration of culture, cuisine and music that brings together people of all ethnic backgrounds from near and far.
  • About 40 vendors set up along the North Washington Avenue side of the square, and an estimated crowd of 20,000 patronize the event.
• Website: Click here

 

Federal Hill Columbus Day Festival 

• Where: Providence, RI
• When: October 6-9
• Description:
  • Live entertainment, music, the parade, food (so much food), history, culture and so much more.
• Website: Click here

 

Italian American Heritage Festival 

• Where: Greenville, SC
• When: April 2024
• Description:
  • A can’t-miss feast in South Carolina. Bring your appetite!
• Website: Click here

 

Fall Festa Italiana

• Where: Myrtle Beach, SC
• When: Sept. 30
• Description:
  • Authentic Italian food, drinks, and continuous entertainment. There will be an Italian themed gift shop, arts and crafts vendors, kid’s activities, and more!
• Website: Click here

 

Festa Italia

• Where: Fitchburg, WI
• When: June 2-4
• Description:
  • Held at McKee Farms Park at 2930 Chapel Valley Road, and sponsored by The Italian Workmen’s Club of Madison (Club Lavoratori Italiani di Sicilia). This fantastic feast is celebrated annually over the first weekend of June.
• Website: Click here

 

West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival

• Where: Clarksburg, WV
• When: September 1-3
• Description:
  • Launched in 1979, the festival includes fantastic foods, entertainment across three stages, a special children’s area, grand parade, cultural events and Queen’s pageant.
• Website: Click here

 

 

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