Explore New Jersey’s Best Italian Festivals:
2024 Edition

NJ Italian Festivals, a celebration of Italian culture with Italian food, music, and activities


Our recommendations for the best 2024 New Jersey Italian Festivals.
They feature culture festivals that offer sumptuous Italian food, live music, games, and kids activities.

New Jersey Italian festivals are vibrant events that honor Italian culture and family unity.

Attendees delight in mouth-watering Italian cuisine, thrilling games, live entertainment, and much more.

Italian Festivals, or feasts (large gatherings accompanied by food), are usually held over the course of a summer weekend.

These cultural events are largely organized by Catholic churches that have a significant congregation, or an Italian community service organization with an interest in promoting their culture and providing knowledge and stories for future generations to benefit from.

The primary aim of these organizations is to preserve and share their cultural heritage with future generations.

Stay tuned --- we will be updating this list as the event sponsors confirm this year's events.

 2024 Italian Festivals and Events

Ocean County Italian Festival, a celebration of Italian culture with italian food, music, and activities

Ocean County Columbus Day Parade & Italian Street Festival
October 11th,12th, 13th, 2024
On Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, N.J
Celebrating the Annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian
Heritage Festival. A fun filled weekend of food, friends, and Italian Culture.
The Parade will be held on Sunday at 1 pm, on the Boulevard from J Street to Sampson Avenue.

Clark Unico Italian Festival, food, music

 Clark Unico's Annual Italian-American Feast
October 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 2024
Clark Recreation
430 Westfield Ave
Clark, NJ
This annual event features a great selection of food, beer, wine, live bands, and entertainment each night, novelty vendors, games, rides, raffles, and much

Feast of St Gerard, a celebration of Italian culture with italian food, music, and activities

 Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella
October 16th,17th,18th,19th & 20th, 2024
St. Lucy's Church
118 7th Avenue
Newark NJ
This event features great Italian food, live entertainment and a procession. During each of the three days of the festival the life-sized likeness of the saint is removed from the chapel and first brought by the side alter. Displayed at the side alter is a photo board that the many faithful of the parish create each year as a testament to the successful but difficult births attributed to the intercession of St. Gerard who is the patron saint of expectant mothers.

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