Families gathered for a lively celebration of Italian culture at the second annual Carnevale Italiano in Utica, NY. The Italian Heritage Club of the Mohawk Valley hosted the event in the St. Mary of Mount Carmel Blessed Sacrament Church gymnasium.
Guests enjoyed free beverages, Carnevale beads and activities like mask making and coloring contests. Children learned the Macarena and the Tarantella, then marched in a parade wearing their handmade masks.