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Jersey City’s La Festa Italiana Returns for 2024

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Jersey City’s largest Italian-American festival has returned for its 121st year. La Festa Italiana, a five-day festival full of Italian eats, drinks, kid-friendly activities, and live entertainment, among other things, started on Wednesday, August 7th, and runs through Sunday, August 11th. The festival will take place from 5PM to 11PM each day at 6th and Brunswick Streets in Jersey City. Read on for more about this year’s La Festa Italiana in Jersey City, NJ.

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About La Festa Italiana + 2024 Festival Details

This Jersey City festival is celebrating its 121st year this August. Hosted by Holy Rosary Church, La Festa Italiana is a celebration that honors Italian heritage, food, and faith. Holy Rosary Church happened to be the very first Italian Church founded in the state of New Jersey. La Festa Italiana celebrates that sense of community and welcomes guests from far and wide to experience Italian culture up close.

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La Festa Italiana began on Wednesday, August 7th, and ends on Sunday, August 11th, with a daily run time of 5PM to 11PM. It is be held in the area that surrounds Holy Rosary Church at 6th and Brunswick Streets in Jersey City. On the last day, guests are welcome to join in for the Feast Day Mass at 11:30AM followed by a street procession and live band performance from The Clarity Festival Band — who will be performing traditional Italian melodies. After La Festa Italiana, the church will also host a celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15th, and a healing mass to honor the Feast of San Rocco on August 16th.

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On each of the five days of La Festa Italiana, festival-goers can enjoy a variety of Italian food made by local restaurants, brews from local pubs including White Star, kid-friendly activities, and live entertainment, among other things.

The live music performances will occur each night from 7PM-11PM. You’ve Got 90s kicked off the festival on Wednesday, August 7th, and the rest of the lineup is as follows:

  • Thursday, August 8th: Promised Land
  • Friday, August 9th: Ryan’s Express
  • Saturday, August 10th: The Cameos
  • Sunday, August 11th: Total Soul

Among La Festa’s food lineup is zeppoles — an Italian favorite — which are handmade by the parishioners. Homemade rice balls topped with tomato gravy are also being served. Other food options at the festival include pizza from Pie Oh My!, sausage + peppers from Dellano’s, cheezy mozz arepas from Kreme Bar, fresh mozz from Annabella’s House of Mozzarella, Italian ice from Maglione’s Italian Ices, treats from Milk + Cream Bar, gelato from Jersey + Co. Gelato, wine, peaches, + limoncello from O’Leary’s Publik House, as well as smoothies, waffles, + crepes from Tropical Islands. Caffe Italiano, located behind Holy Rosary Church, is also serving up freshly made cakes, cannoli, pies, coffee, and tea.

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Photo Credit: La Festa Italiana

The Money Wheel also returned in 2024, with DJ Carly playing non-stop tunes.

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Learn more about all the details surrounding La Festa Italiana here.

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