{"id":191971,"date":"2025-09-01T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191971\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:18:10","slug":"st-nicholas-of-tolentine-italian-festival-returns-with-food-music-and-culture-metro-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191971\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Nicholas of Tolentine Italian Festival returns with food, music and culture \u2013 Metro Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Festival is set for next month.<\/p>\n

PROVIDED\/AVERSA PR<\/p>\n

South Philly\u2019s<\/a> streets will once again come alive with food, music, and tradition as the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival<\/a> makes its return to the City of Brotherly Love on Oct. 5.<\/p>\n

The parish was established in 1912 by Italian immigrants, and has seen cultural festivals on its grounds for over 100 years. This current celebration\u2019s roots date back to 1987 in commemoration of St.Nicholas\u2019 75th anniversary. The event takes place annually on the first Sunday of October and is held on the 1700 Block of South 9th Street. It\u2019s always free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\"St.The Festival is an all-day affair.PROVIDED\/AVERSA PR<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to create an opportunity for our entire community, not just our parishioners, to come together and celebrate one of the many diverse cultures that make our neighborhood so great,\u201d explains Rev. Nick Martorano, pastor of the church.<\/p>\n

The day kicks off at noon with a procession honoring saints of the Catholic Church. As a release notes, the statues are carried through the street accompanied by the Verdi Band playing traditional Italian marches. Following the procession, the fun gets underway with its now famous variety of ethnic food delicacies, varied musical entertainment, rides, games for kids, and more.<\/p>\n

Local food vendors will span The Kitchen Consigliere, Marra\u2019s Pizza, Termini Bros Bakery, Del Buono Bakery and other fan favorites serving up arancini, broccoli rabe, eggplant pollatta, escarole and beans, meatball sandwiches, Porchetta sandwiches, pizza, sausage and peppers, Italian seafood, a pasta station, Italian cakes and more. Wine, beer and cordials will also be on site for those who imbibe.<\/p>\n

\"St.Vendors and treats will be sprinkled throughout the occasion.PROVIDED\/AVERSA PR<\/p>\n

Entertainment-wise, the occasion will also feature a slew of different talents and performers, including Philadelphia native Matthew Maisano, The Vivaci Dancers (with this act, audience members are able to join in on the fun), The Elegance String Quartet, Quaker City String Band, Bob Kelly and more.<\/p>\n

Locals can also catch Moreno Fruzzetti, a native of Pisa (located in the region of Tuscany, Italy), at the event in October. Fruzetti has toured the globe, including in Holland, England, Germany, and Switzerland. During his career, he quickly developed as a singer and brought his solo career to America in 1974, where he met his wife, Jean, aboard the \u201cSea Venture\u201d. \u00a0This cruise ship later became known as \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d (Pacific Princess), where the popular television series was filmed.<\/p>\n

A full schedule of all the food, fun and festival favorites planned can be found online<\/a>. The event wraps up at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"St.The St. Nicholas of Tolentine Festival is a beloved tradition.PROVIDED\/AVERSA PR<\/p>\n

To find out more information on the Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival, visit stnicksitalianfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Festival is set for next month. PROVIDED\/AVERSA PR South Philly\u2019s streets will…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":191972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,107317,107318,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-191971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fall-festivals","10":"tag-festivals-in-philly","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115130185343231165","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}