EVENT SCHEDULES
                                                             
                                                      

Thursday, September 10 
(Opening Day)

2 to 3 PM – 5th Annual Cannoli Eating Competition

The Performance Stage at the northwest corner of Grand and Mott Streets will be the site of this eating competition, sanctioned by The International Federation of Competitive Eaters, to determine who can eat the most cannoli within a given six-minute period? The winner will receive a Championship Belt and will be recognized as The World’s Champion Cannoli Eater. Trophies will be awarded to the 2nd and 3rd Place finishers.

6 to 8 PM  -- The Blessing of the Stands

Father Fabian and other priests from The Most Precious Blood Church will walk through the streets of the Feast Blessing all the vendors and merchants.

Parades/Processions

There will be two Parades this year, each featuring the Statue of San Gennaro. Every Parade will begin on Mulberry Street between Canal and Bayard Streets (One block south of Canal Street), and will proceed north along Mulberry Street to Houston Street, east along Houston for one block to Mott Street, south on Mott to Grand Street, and west on Grand to Baxter Street.

The Parades are scheduled as follows:

Saturday, September 12
2 PM -- Grand Procession with the Statue of San Gennaro will be carried from its permanent home in The Most Precious Blood Church through the streets of Little Italy.

Saturday, September 19  
(The Official Feast Day)
3 PM -- A Celebratory Mass in honor of San Gennaro led by Father Fabian Grifone, Pastor of the Most Precious Blood Church.
 
4 PM -- A Religious Procession in which the Statue of San Gennaro is carried through the streets of the Feast.