Feast of San Gennaro | New York
Celebration
The 2026 San Gennaro Festival, held in Little Italy, New York, takes place from September 17th to September 27th! The festival commemorates the life of San Gennaro of Naples, Bishop of Benevento, Italy, who was martyred in 305 AD. Originally a one-day religious commemoration, the festival expanded over time into an 11-day street market organized and run by people outside the community. Now, it has become an annual celebration of food and wine and a major tourist attraction. The festival centers on Mulberry Street, during which vehicles are prohibited from passing through. The festival typically features sausages and fried sausages. Street vendors, games, parades, and other activities. The grand procession begins at 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of the festival, followed by celebrations at the Church of the Most Precious Blood. This was a Roman Catholic candlelight procession, with the statue of Saint Genéro passing through the streets of Little Italy from its permanent home, the Church of the Blood.