The conversation revolves around an upcoming Italian festival in Connecticut, focusing on cultural heritage, community involvement, and the importance of preserving Italian traditions. Participants share their family roots, experiences, and the significance of uniting various Italian communities across the U.S. The discussion highlights the festival’s logistics, including entertainment, food, and opportunities for sponsorship, aiming to create a vibrant celebration of Italian culture. #italianancestry #italianfood #italianmusic #italian The first Italian festival of its kind is set to kick off in September of 2025 at the North Haven Fairgrounds in North Haven, CT. Little Italy’s Around the World Italian Festival features food, culture and entertainment from Little Italy’s across the country. Our committee is composed of members from Italian American organizations, entertainers, singers and Italian Americans who share the same mindset, Italian Unity. Bringing people from all over the country in one spot to embrace and experience each Little Italy. Each day of the festival, big name bands, comedians and singers will take the stage. In addition to all the entertainment, there will be a building showcasing the different Italian cultures from all over the country, and let’s not forget about the kiddies, there will be a kid zone, an interactive place for kids of all ages to laugh and create memories. There will be car shows, cooking demonstrations, bocce, genealogy and so much more. This year’s procession will be led by The 126 year old Santa Maria Maddalena Society of New Haven. The Society preserves the traditions, heritage and culture of its members’ ancestors, and also maintains ties to the beautiful city of Atrani by providing assistance to the Santa Maria Maddalena Church in Italy. Did someone mention food, forgettaboutit. Everyone from all over the country thinks their pizza is the best, their cannoli’s are the best, their sauce is the best, now you will be able to decide once and for all, Who’s is the best. https://www.littleitalysaroundtheworld.com/
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Little Italy San Francisco
Click here to join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook Originally, the city’s northeast shoreline extended only to what is today Taylor and Francisco streets. The area largely known today as North Beach was an actual beach, filled in with land fill around the late 19th century. Warehouses, fishing wharves, and docks were then built on the newly formed shoreline. Due to the proximity of the docks, the southern half of the neighborhood south of Broadway was home of the
Little Italy Boston
Photo from northend.com Click here to join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook I’ve been to Boston’s Little Italy or the North End many times. Smaller than New York’s Little Italy, it still has some great Italian restaurants and bakeries. The home of Prince Spaghetti and where Sacco and Vanzett were arrested. Little Italy in Boston goes back to the late 1800’s . Rather than go into a all that history here, I will give you some
Little Italy Chicago
Click here to join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook Chicago doesn’t boast one of the largest “Little Italies” but having spent a lot of time there, I have eaten a lot of Chicago Style Pizza, and visited some great Italian Restaurants. Quartino’s Italian Village Little Italy, sometimes combined with University Village into one neighborhood, is on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The current boundaries of Little Italy are Ashland Avenue on the west and Interstate 90/94 on
Little Italy — Italian Harlem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iAgrVVeGk4 In 1878, Italians from Salerno first arrived and made their homes on East 115th Street. Over the next twenty years, Italians from Southern Italy and Sicily moved into the area between 96th Street and 116th Street east of Lexington Ave., and between 116th Street and 125th Street east of Madison Ave. Originally it was known as Italian Harlem and later referred to as the first “Little Italy” in New York City. Our Lady of
Little Italy – New York
Click here to join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook Wikipedia lists not one, but six “Little Italy’s” in New York City. Manhattan Italian Harlem Arthur Avenue Morris Park Bensonhurst Rosebank So NYC tops the list with the most. In addition, there were dozens of Italian neighborhoods in the five boroughs from the 1920’s to the 1970’s. Pockets still remain, but most of these areas are no longer populated by just Italians. For example, Little Italy
Little Italy — The Hill — St. Louis Mo.
Click here to join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook The Hill is a small Italian enclave in the heart of St. Louis Mo. I did know that baseball greats Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola came from St. Louis, but I never knew about The Hill.The neighborhood is generally defined by Manchester on the north, Southwest Avenue and Columbia to the south, Kings highway on the east, and Hampton on the west. The area was originally populated
