St. Ann's Italian Festival Returns To Hoboken: See Hours And Concert Schedule

HOBOKEN, NJ — The popular St. Ann's Italian Festival in Hoboken — otherwise known as "The Feast" — returns for five days starting this Wednesday evening.

The event was started 115 years ago by Italian immigrants to Hoboken, and has been popular with tourists and locals alike. It was also a campaign stop in 1984 for Ronald Reagan, who visited with native son Frank Sinatra.

In fact, one of the live musical acts this week, featured on Saturday, will be a cover band playing the music of Jersey artists, from Sinatra to Springsteen.

The Feast has both fun and religious aspects.

History

Around the turn of the last century, immigrants from San Giacomo, Italy arrived in Hoboken and founded the St. Ann’s Society. St. Ann, the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus, is the patron saint of mothers, of women trying to get pregnant, and more.

The St. Ann's Society finished building the church in 1906 and began holding the annual festival in 1910. Now it's held each year at Seventh and Jefferson streets near St. Ann's Church.

The events include the Novena (nine days of prayer and worship) for St. Ann. The festival ends with a Feast Day Mass and procession of the statue.

The festival was canceled in 2020 during the pandemic, and then slowly has built back, with DJ's providing music the following year. Last year,
the festival had a full lineup of live acts.

Full Schedule

The events take place on the streets near St. Ann's Church at 700 Jefferson St., on the west side of Hoboken. The area is walkable from the 9th Street light rail stop, and less than a mile from the Hoboken Train Terminal.

Click the poster below for the nightly music lineup, or use the link after it to get to the festival website.

See the festival website for updates.

See photos from the 113th festival here.