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2009 Festival Directory Order Sons of Italy in America Italian Festival Directory 2009 Compiled by: The Order Sons of Italy in America 219 E Street N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Telephone: 202/547-2900 Web site: www.osia.org 1 The Order Sons of Italy in America 2009 ITALIAN FESTIVAL DIRECTORY This directory lists 314 Italian festivals held in 36 states and the District of Columbia between February and December of this year. The directory supplies each festival’s name, month, city, state and contact information. The directory was compiled by the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), with the assistance of Paul Porcelli. The custom of honoring favorite saints with outdoor ceremonies was brought to America more than 100 years ago by the early Italian immigrants. The festivals vary in size and character. Some consist of only the saint’s statue, a band and a procession while others are colossal celebrations that last several days and include symphonic bands, entertainers, food stands, rides and fireworks. A familiar sight at most festivals is the saint’s statue covered with money or jewelry, later donated to the local church or saint’s society. The oldest festival is believed to be the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Hammonton, NJ, which this year celebrates its 134th anniversary in July. The biggest festival is the Feast of San Gennaro held every September in New York City, which attracts about one million people. Other large festivals are in Milwaukee (“Festa Italiana” in July) and Clarksburg, West Virginia (the Italian Heritage Festival in September). 2 According to Sons of Italy research, the five states with the most festivals are: New York (58); New Jersey (45); Pennsylvania (35); California (25); and Massachusetts (25). Other states with significant numbers of festivals include Illinois (22), Ohio (17), Connecticut (16) and Rhode Island (9). Italian festivals are held coast to coast, including Maine, Alabama, Louisiana, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, Washington state, Texas, Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, Virginia, Oregon and the District of Columbia. Some festivals include such traditional events as the flight of the angels (the Feast of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca in Boston in August); the greased pole contest (the Feast of St. Peter in Gloucester, MA in June); and the Dance of the Lily (Festa del Giglio), in which about 100 men carry a five-ton platform through the streets for hours (in Brooklyn, East Harlem and Massapequa in June and July). To add your festival to next year’s directory, please contact the OSIA headquarters in Washington, DC by mail, fax, or e-mail. [No telephone calls, please]. Send the name of the festival, month held, city, state and a contact person or organization with a telephone number and/or email address. Deadline: December 31, 2009. Send to: Sons of Italy Festival Directory 219 E Street N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Fax: 202/547-1492 Email: [email protected] Established in 1905, OSIA has more than 600,000 members and supporters and a network of more than 700 chapters coast to coast. It is the largest and oldest national organization for people of Italian descent in the country. OSIA works at the community, national and international level to promote the heritage and culture of an estimated 26 million Italian Americans, the nation’s fifth largest ethnic group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 3 OSIA is deeply grateful to Paul Porcelli for his generosity in sharing his festival information with us. It is the result of many years of research, enormous effort and considerable expense on his part to fulfill his mission to capture these tradition-laden ceremonies on film and in print. 2009 ITALIAN FESTIVAL DIRECTORY Compiled by the Order Sons of Italy in America, Washington, DC STATE BY STATE TALLY New York 58 New Jersey 45 Pennsylvania 35 California 25 Massachusetts 25 Illinois 22 Ohio 17 Connecticut 16 Rhode Island 9 Florida 6 Maryland 5 Missouri 5 Virginia 4 Alabama 3 Colorado 3 Kentucky 3 Nevada 3 4 Texas 3 West Virginia 3 Wisconsin 3 Delaware 2 Nebraska 2 Oregon 2 South Carolina 2 District of Columbia 1 Hawaii 1 Idaho 1 Indiana 1 Louisiana 1 Maine 1 Michigan 1 Mississippi 1 North Carolina 1 Oklahoma 1 Tennessee 1 Utah 1 Washington State 1 TOTAL = 314 5 February State City Name of Festa Contact Florida Daytona Beach Our Lady of Lourdes 386/255-0433 Florida Port St. Lucie Taste of Little Italy 561/427-0500 www.taste oflittleitaly.net Florida Safety Harbor San Gennaro Festival 727/734-7060 Gulf Coast Lodge #2708 6 March State City Name of Festa Contact California Los Angeles Our Lady of Constantinopoli 323/225-8119 California San Pedro St. Joseph 310/833-3541 Florida Tampa L'Unione Italiana & Sorrento 813/342-3630 Cheese Festa Italiana www.FestaItalianatampa.com Florida Vero Beach Italian Food Festival 772/778-1522 www.iacavb.com Mississippi Cleveland Italian Festival of Mississippi 662/843-2712 www.italianfestivalofmississippi.com New Jersey Hawthorne St. Joseph 973/427-1478 New York Ridgewood St. Joseph 718/366-3360 New York Utica St. Joseph Dinner Dance 315/797-2032 Oregon Eugene San Giuseppe 541/343-4309 7 April State City Name of Festa Contact California Los Angeles Our Lady of Stella 323/225-8119 New Jersey Orange Our Lady of Incoronata 973/674-2052 New York Ridgewood St. Francis 718/366-3360 Texas San Antonio CCIS Festa Della Primavera 210/223-8284 www.ccis-satx.org 8 May State City Name of Festa Contact Alabama Birmingham Sacred Heart 205/788-5721 California San Diego San Diego Sicilian Festival 619/283-1898 www.sicilianfesta.com California San Francisco Santa Gemma 415/421-0809 Missouri Kansas City Our Lady of the Audience 816/842-5440 Nevada Las Vegas St. Gennaro 702/286-4944 www.sangennarofeast.com New Jersey Orange Our Lady of Annunziata 973/674-2052 New York Frankfort St. Francis 315/894-4741 www.stfrancisociety.org New York New York St. Anthony 212/226-6427 New York Staten Island St. Joseph 718/816-0047 Oklahoma McAlester Italian Festival 918/302-8866 www.italianfestival.org Pennsylvania Philadelphia Italian Festival 215/739-0353 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Our Lady of the Market 215/923-0355 Pennsylvania Philadelphia St. Marzeali 215/465-2336 Tennessee Memphis Memphis Italian Festival 901/767.6949 ext. 7334 www.memphisitalianfestival.com 9 June State City Name of Festa Contact California Los Angeles St. Anthony 323/225-8119 California San Pedro St. Peter 310/833-3541 Colorado Denver St. Anthony 303/455-0447 Connecticut Bridgeport St. Anthony 203/333-3161 Connecticut New Haven St. Anthony 203/624-1418 Connecticut New Haven St. Andrew 203/562-7178 Connecticut Westport Westport Festival Italiano 203/434-2112 www.festivalitaliano.info Delaware New Castle St. Anthony 302/328-7156 Delaware Wilmington St. Anthony 302/421-2790 www.stanthonynet.org Illinois Chicago Blessed Sacrament 773/622-5900 Illinois Chicago St. Joseph 312/225-6368 Illinois Chicago St. Nicholas di Bari 630/215-3846 Illinois Chicago Chicago Festa Pasta Vino 847/233-9966 www.o-shows.com Illinois Melrose Park St. Anthony 708/344-4140 Illinois Norridge St. Liberata 708/456-9000 Indiana Indianapolis Italian Festival 317/636-4478 Kentucky Cold Springs Newport Italian Festival 859/292-3666 10 June State City Name of Festa Contact Kentucky Newport Festa Italiana 859/292-3666 www.newportky.gov Maryland Baltimore St. Anthony 410/675-7275 Maryland Baltimore St. Anthony Festival www.littleitalymd.com Massachusetts Boston St. Dominic 617/523-2110 Massachusetts Boston St. Anthony 617/523-2110 Massachusetts Boston St. Cologero 617/523-2110 Massachusetts Boston Our Lady of Anzano 617/523-2110 Massachusetts Gloucester St. Peter 508/283-0054 Massachusetts Lynnfield St. Anthony 617/598-4313 Massachusetts North Adams St. Anthony 413/663-3112 Nebraska Omaha St. Lucy 402/342-2464 New Jersey Belleville Festa St. Anthony 973/779-0643 New Jersey Clifton St. Vito 973/778-1177 New Jersey Clifton St. Liberata 973/778-1177 New Jersey Clifton Our Lady of Domini 973/778-1177 New Jersey Hammonton St. John 609/561-0180 www.st-josephparish.org New Jersey Hawthorne St. Anthony 973/427-1478 New Jersey Paterson Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 973/523-5002 New Jersey Raritan St. Rocco 908/725-1008 11 New York Bronx St. Anthony 718/295-3770 June State City Name of Festa Contact New York Bronx St. Silverio 718/863-8974 New York Bronx St. Silverio 718/665-3880 New York Bronx St. Anthony 718/295-3770 www.MtCarmelFeasts.com New York Brooklyn St. John 718/627-2020 New York Brooklyn St. Vito 718/236-0909 New York Cortlandt St. Anthony 607/756-7533 New York Elmont St. Anthony 516/352-2127 New York Long Island City St. Anthony Abate 718/728-7801 New York New Rochelle St. Anthony 914/632-0675 New York New York St. Gondolfo 212/925-5238 New York New York St. Anthony 212/777-2755 New York Oceanside St. Anthony 516/764-0048 New York Schenectady St. Anthony 518/374-4591 New York Schenectady Cappiello Festa Italiana 518/372-5656 New York Utica St. Anthony 315/732-1177 New York West Harrison St. Anthony 914/948-1480 New York White Plains St. Anthony of Padua Church Festa 914/948- 1480 Ohio Cleveland Italian-American Summer Festival 440/225-7773 www.italianamericansummerfestival.com Ohio Cleveland St. Anthony 216/531-3313 Ohio Youngstown St. Anthony 216/744-5091 12 June State City Name of Festa Contact Pennsylvania Ambridge St. Anthony 724/266-6565 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Our Lady of Consolation 215/333-0442 Pennsylvania Philadelphia St. Anthony 610/496-2580 Pennsylvania Philadelphia St.
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