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Your Weekend: The First of Three Italian Festivals on Long Island
August: Even grown-ups get that wistful feeling as a new school year approaches, and the long, warm nights wane.
Don’t start sobbing just yet. Over the course of the next week, you still have the chance to celebrate the summer at three of Long Island’s traditional Italian festivals.
Want tasty zeppoles, Italian music, and a Saturday evening fireworks display? Then head to the Cellini Lodge Sons of Italy’s Annual Italian Feast at the Michael J. Tully Park in New Hyde Park. The festival, which ends Sunday, only costs $1 for adults and is free for children under 8 years old.
In addition to the Italian culture at the annual event, you can try your hand at blackjack, poker, and other games of chance. And aside from Italian tunes by Don Felice (playing on Saturday), you can also catch local bands Risky Business and the PJ Day Trippers, a Beatles tribute band, that are performing Friday and Sunday respectively.
Still haven’t overdosed on marinara? As one Italian festival ends, another begins!
From August 27-29 and September 1-6, the Giuseppe A. Nigro Lodge-Order of the Sons of Italy is having its 39th Annual Mother Cabrini Italian Feast at Suffolk County Community College.
Food stands filled with authentic Italian food will line the quarter-mile long promenade on the college campus. If you love zeppoles or know someone who does, why not join or cheer him or her on at the Zeppoli Eating Contest? To top it off, admission is free!
Lastly, on September 19 from 11am-5pm, join Hofstra University’s 18th Annual Italian Experience Festival—one of the largest Italian festivals in the US—and celebrate not only Italian culture, but also Italian contributions to American society.
Don’t miss out on this family-friendly occasion which will feature traditional dance and musical performances, children activities, poetry, and craft exhibitions. For the over-21 folks, sample some Italian wine at the festival’s wine tasting.
Admission to the Italian Experience Festival is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, and free for children under 12. Admission is also free for Hofstra students, staff, and faculty.
Be sure to visit at least one of these three festivals in the upcoming few weeks, and stretch out the last days of summer.
Image courtesy of Adam Baker via Flickr.
Tags : festivals, hofstra, italian, italian immigrants
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