Belmar Feast of San Gennaro

   What is the Belmar Feast of San Gennaro?The Belmar Feast Of San Gennaro is an annual celebration of Italian culture and cuisine at the Jersey Shore.The two-day cultural and culinary celebration kicks off with Mass in Italian at the St. Rose Church in Belmar. This is followed by the traditional procession of the Statue of San Gennaro to its place of honor on Main Street. There is a packed program over the weekend with plenty of opportunity to indulge in authentic Italian foods, enjoy live entertainment and dancing and check out vendor shopping along the festival route.With a whole host of fun and family-friendly entertainment this is an event not to be missed!  Need to knowThe festival has a cannoli eating contest! There are separate contests for adults and children under 12 so why not try your luck and see if you can be crowned this year's winner.Did you know?The original San Gennaro Festival dates back to 1926 in New York's Little Italy, when Italian immigrants wanted to honor the patron saint of their hometown,For more information on this exciting event, click on the link provided on this page and plan your next unforgettable experience. Don't forget, if you do attend this event, come back to this page to rate and review it. We always love to hear from our GoWhereWhen.com community!