Popular 111-Year-Old Italian Festival In Hoboken Starts Thursday

HOBOKEN, NJ — The favored St. Ann’s Festival in Hoboken kicks off Thursday, with 5 full days of meals, music, and video games, after being canceled final summer time as a result of coronavirus.

This 12 months, the occasion will not have live bands, in response to the organizers, however could have music every day. The statue of St. Ann will likely be carried by the streets subsequent Monday morning (see schedule beneath).

„On my manner there from Florida!!!!!!“ wrote a fan on the Pageant’s Instagram page final week.

The pageant celebrates St. Ann, the patron saint of ladies and fertility. The Feast on the final day culminates with a conventional procession wherein a 600-pound statue of St. Ann is carried by the streets of Hoboken. This 12 months, the procession is scheduled for subsequent Monday after 11 a.m. mass.

Reagan And Sinatra Visited In 1984

The pageant is widespread sufficient that it has been talked about in nationwide journey guides and was visited by Frank Sinatra with Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1984 throughout Reagan’s re-election marketing campaign. (You possibly can watch Reagan’s remarks in this video or learn a transcript and see a photograph here.)

The 109th pageant happened in July of 2019 (see photos here). In 2020, the church held the normal Mass, however not the pageant.

The pageant happens at Seventh and Jefferson streets the situation of the Church of St. Ann (pictured above).

This Yr, These Are The Hours:

• Thursday and Friday: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Monday: Pageant 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mass: 11 a.m. Adopted by Procession

Right here Are Extra Particulars:

Hours and methods to get entangled, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR…

The church’s webpage provides particulars of providers: www.StAnnHoboken.com/feast

Right here is the pageant Facebook page.

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