Last Updated on July 25, 2025 by Editor
The annual Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Italian Festival opened on Friday, July 18, under beautiful skies and temperatures in the mid 70s. Great weather continued on Saturday. The festival grounds were crowded as lines formed for food, pizza fritta and the Flea Market (which had the longest line). Musical entertainment graced the assembly as people ate, met with friends and family and enjoyed the night.
Gallery: Festival fun
On Sunday, July 20, the Procession in Honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel continued the long tradition in our parish. The annual march takes place on the weekend of the Italian Festival.
Gallery: Festival preparations
Prior to the annual festival, parishioners and friends get together to cut vegetables for the sausage and peppers, mushroom stew and more. And for the four days before festival Friday, a group of adults meet daily to set up the festival grounds. Others gather in the kitchen to cook the sausage, meatballs and mushroom stew. (Photos courtesy of Gina Batson, Mario Scalzo and Annette Marro).
