Saturday, August 8, 2026

Jersey City Weekly Bar Crawl
Time: 4:00 PM
Address: Boots & Bones, 116 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Type of Event: Social / Nightlife 

La Festa Italiana 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Address: Holy Rosary Church, 344 6th Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Bingo Loco (Ages 21+)
Time: 9:00 PM
Address: White Eagle Hall, 337 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Type of Event: Entertainment / Nightlife 

Twisted Charm Live
Time: 10:30 PM
Address: Boots & Bones, 116 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Type of Event: Live Music Concert 

4th Annual Summer Blockfest
Time: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Address: 770 Jackson Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Type of Event: Music Festival & Community Celebration 

Second Saturday Story Time & Crafts
Time: 11:00 AM
Address: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Type of Event: Family / Educational 

2016 Throwback Night
Time: 10:00 PM
Address: Birch Hoboken, 92 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Type of Event: Nightlife / DJ Performance 

Home Free Global Crusade New York 2026
Time: 4:00 PM (Doors open at 2:00 PM)
Address: Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Community Worship & Concert

Sunday, August 9, 2026

La Festa Italiana 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Address: Holy Rosary Church, 344 6th Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Type of Event: Cultural Festival Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs +1

Denissa R: Live in Concert
Time: 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
Address: Surati for Performing Arts, 844 & 846 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Type of Event: Live R&B Concert 

Jersey City Summerfest: Strangers Stopping Strangers
Time: 5:30 PM
Address: North Cove Field, Liberty State Park, 1 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Type of Event: Free Outdoor Concert 

Prayer & Yoga: A Mindful Morning of Movement & Meditation
Time: 7:00 AM
Address: Pier A Park, 100 Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Type of Event: Health & Wellness 

Global Apostolic Visitation New York
Time: 10:30 AM
Address: Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Religious Gathering Meadowlands Exposition Center

Monday, August 10, 2026

Annual Dominican Republic Restoration Day Flag Raising
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Address: Secaucus Town Hall / Designated Flag Site, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Cultural & Community Ceremony

Pajama Story Time at the Annex
Time: 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Address: Secaucus Public Library Annex, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Children’s Program 

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Jersey City Summerfest: Adam Falcon Live
Time: 6:30 PM
Address: South Cove Lawn, Liberty State Park, 402 Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Type of Event: Outdoor Soul & Blues Concert 

Movies for Adults: Summer Selection
Time: 12:00 PM
Address: Secaucus Public Library Main Branch, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Indoor Film Screening 

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Summer Sounds by the Bay Concert Series
Time: 7:00 PM
Address: G. Thomas DiDomenico 16th Street Park, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Type of Event: Free Outdoor Concert 

6th Annual Secaucus’ Got Talent Show
Time: 6:00 PM
Address: Buchmuller Park, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Community Talent Showcase Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center +1

Summer Time Crafternoon
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Address: Secaucus Public Library Main Branch, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Type of Event: Children’s Arts & Crafts 

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Former  Parishoners of Downtown Jersey City’s Oldest Parish Come back in Record numbers  for this years La Festa Italiana

August 11 to August 15th Holy Rosary Church located on 6th Street between Monmouth and Brunswick Street in Downtown Jersey City held itâ€s annual La Festa Italiana.
The following are images from the five day event which is celebrated each year in August.
What made this years street festival special was Holy Rosaryâ€s upcoming Anniversary of 125 years as a downtown, Jersey City Parish.
Over the yearâ€s the feast has become a meeting place for old
friends, class mates, and neighbors who have since moved away and come back to attend the feast.





See more feast photos

 
Old Friends Tom DAlessandro and Vincent Fano meet after many years at the August 14th Ferris High School Reunion night at La Festa Italiana

All Photos by Newsboi

 

Former Downtown, Jersey City resident Patricia Rettig  enjoys a Sausage, Peppers and Onion sandwich at La Festa Italiana

more photos to come

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La Festa Italiana 2010:  The Holy Rosary Church organizes this wonderful  street festival, celebrating Italian-American traditions, spirituality, with  evenings of music, dance and authentic Italian foods.

Since I can remember the Holy Rosary Feast has always been a downtown Jersey City tradtion. Holy Rosary was my parish and my family has lived in the Village section of Jersey City  around the corner from Holy Rosary, for for over 90 years. I love the area and the people. The old time Village people and the new residents that have made it home in the last 15 years. Wonderful people all of them living and loving their neighborhoods.  This is the fabric of the Village section of Jersey City, and the Holy Rosary feast. This feast  gets better every year.

 If you want to enjoy a fun night out take your family to this feast.  Smaller than St. Anne’s in Hoboken (Holy Rosary Feast runs one block between Monmouth Street and Brunswick, this feast is large in heart and spirit. The passion of the parishoners and the people who live in the Village section can be felt walking the feast and  over the years it has become the “In Spot” to meet old friends and school mates and a place to make new friends too. You will love the “Olde World Charm” of this feast.

 – Joe Calamito,  River View Observer

This is Holy Rosary’s 125th year as a parish church on Sixth Street. All the more reason to be here for Live Entertainment including: The B Street Band, Total Soul, The Three Po Tenors, the Lou Pompilio Band and The Edge. Great Food from  local restaurants,  Famous Rice Balls & amp; Hot, Fresh Zeppole,  Famious Wine and Peaches, served by the wine and peaches girls, Professional Bar services, gambling, games of chance, 50/50’s and sooo much more.

The festival takes place outside Holy Rosary Church, on 6th Street between Monmouth and Brunswick Streets.

August 11, 2010 Wednesday – August 15, 2010 Sunday 6pm-11pm

For more info, call 201-795-0120 or visit the Holy Rosary Church website.

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Tradition…a concept that is certainly not unique to the Italian and Italian American culture, but which is almost universally mentioned when telling the story of those who are of Italian heritage.  Nevertheless, one is tempted to wonder if the paesani who immigrated to the United States from Morrone del Sannio, Campobasso (Region of Molise), Italy, in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, and who settled in the ethnic enclave that would become a vibrant “Little Italy” in downtown Jersey City, could have foreseen that their grandchildren and great grandchildren would, more than a century later, still be carrying on one of their grandest traditions.  Probably not!  Yet, that is exactly what is happening, as the third and fourth generation members of the Maria S.S. Dell’Assunta Society, founded by their Morronese ancestors in 1902, are now preparing for the 98th annual Feast of the Assumption, at Holy Rosary Church in historic downtown Jersey City. 

La Festa Italiana, which now encompasses the feast of St. Rocco, in addition to the Assumption feast of old, includes both elements of the traditional Italian feast, combining spirituality with the typical Italian street festival.  The religious celebration begins with a Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption (Thursday, August 6th, to Friday, August 14th, at 7:00 p.m., with a candlelight procession through the streets of downtown Jersey City on la vigilia di festa August 14th) and culminates in the Assumption Feast Day Mass, to be celebrated by Most Rev. Thomas A. Donato, Aux. Bishop of Newark and Regional Bishop for Hudson County (11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 15th), and the St. Rocco Feast Day Mass, to be celebrated by Most Rev. Dominic A. Marconi, Ret. Aux. Bishop of Newark (11:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 16th). 

The old-world style street festival will include deliziosi Italian food, full service bar, outdoor cafe, rides, games, and live entertainment.  A highlight for many is the wine and peaches stand, proudly called “A Taste of Campobasso”, which is still operated by the Society and staffed by the descendants of its original founders, including the popular “Wine Girls”, who will be happy to serve you some of the best wine and peaches around! 

YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN US!  On August 15th at 9:00 p.m., in front of the Campobasso wine stand, a special “toast” will be offered to honor all feast workers and Society members (including the memory of those who are no longer with us) who have worked hard to preserve Italian culture and the beautiful traditions that our ancestors carried with them from the old country.  Don’t forget to wear your feast shirts, as we gather together for this unique display of unity, love, and respect!  The festival will take place on 6th Street, between Brunswick and Monmouth Streets, in the Downtown section of Jersey City, and will run from Wednesday, August 12th, through Sunday, August 16th, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m..  For more details, call 201-795-0120 Ext. 103, or Carmine Colasurdo at 201-966-7745.  Buona Festa a Tutti

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