Italian heritage is not a requirement, but an appetite for all things Italian — the food, the music, the wine — is important if you are planning to attend the 14th annual Festa Italiana di Vandergrift. The popular event, held to celebrate the community's Italian-American heritage and expand the historical understanding of Italian immigration to the...

The spirit of Sicily will be coming to southwest Brooklyn once again, as Bensonhurst gears up for the 42nd Annual Feast of Santa Rosalia. The feast, known by locals as the 18th Avenue Festival, will span 18th Avenue (aka Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard) from 65th Street to 75th Street from Thursday, August 17 through Sunday, August 27. “It’s a traditi...

It has long been recognized as perhaps the city’s signature social event of the year. Year in and year out, thousands of Malden residents, past and present, as well as those from other surrounding communities, descend on Pearl Street for St. Rocco’s Feast. The three-day event combines food, entertainment and tradition, with an authentic Italian Ame...

It’s back for its 50th year with homemade Italian dishes, live Italian music and a bustling midway full of rides, games of chance and prizes. That’s because Holy Rosary Church is celebrating the 50th year of Festa! their annual Italian Festival and biggest fundraiser. Admission is free and runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 10, 11 and 12. There will be ho...

If you can't afford to walk the streets of Rome, Florence, or Milan, you might be able to find what you're looking for in Rochester this weekend at the Fourth Annual Little Italy Festival: two days of Italian food, music, and entertainment. The festival begins Saturday, August 12, and will feature the musical talents of Rome native Marco Amadio, Si...

The 40th annual Sons of Italy Lodge 2397 Summer Italian Festival Friday and Saturday will feature the usual food, beverages, games and music. There also will be something old that will be new this year. Lodge members have planned a Mass in Italian at 4 p.m. Friday at St. Francis Church on Exchange Street. The Rev. William Laird of Macedon will say...

On Saturday, Aug. 12, the village of Fredonia will host the second annual Italian Festival. The purpose of the Italian Festival is to promote the culture, food, music and heritage of the Italian ancestry. To that end, local restaurants will serve their Italian specialties, wine and beer will be served by a local winery and a local brewery, music wi...

FEAST HOURS: Saturday, August 12: Noon till Midnight. Sunday, August 13: Noon till 11:00 pm. Monday, August 14: 6:00 pm till 11:00 pm. Tuesday, August 15: Noon till 11:00 pm The parish of Holy Rosary Church in Cleveland’s Little Italy is ready to host the 119th Annual Feast of the Assumption starting Saturday, August 12th, through Tuesday, August 1...

The 103rd Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo opened on Thursday night marking the start of the 2017 feasts in Boston’s North End. After a dedication, blessing and unveiling, the children’s procession led the way on Hanover Street followed by the large statue of Saint Agrippina to the Greenway before returning to her new weekend feast chapel. To carr...

A section of Mashpee Commons will be transformed into a small Italian village next Friday for the 10th annual La Tavola – the Italian Feast Under the Stars. Long banquet tables will be placed in the middle of Market Street for a five course meal with proceeds benefiting the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. The feast which begins at 5:3...