The New York hotel specialists

Feast of San Gennaro

Leave it to Little Italy to turn a religious holiday into an all out feast. Some of the area's most prominent restaurants anticipate the Feast of San Gennaro because the hordes of people it brings to the area.

The celebration starts with the procession of the statue of San Gennaro carried from its permanent home in the Most Precious Blood Church through the streets of Little Italy. Three separate parades keep spirits up during the weeklong festivities capping with the Official Feast Day when street vendors and restaurants set up shop on the streets to sell tasty cuisine to visitors.

URL: http://www.sangennaro.org