2025 Entertainment Schedule

The Italian Festival features a variety of traditional Italian and contemporary music!

Venue/Date Sun; 6/8 Mon; 6/9 Tues; 6/10 Wed; 6/11 Thurs; 6/12 Fri; 6/13 Sat; 6/14
Bellini Bar Frank & Michelle Singing DJs Primavera Philly Keys Tom Pizzi Lorenzo Scotto Frank & Michelle
9th St. Cafe Cheers Philly Keys FM Band Slippery FM Band Central Park Mardels
The Antonian David Christopher Band Primavera Lorenzo Scotto Singing DJs Party Wave Philly Keys Groove Heart

 

Italian Cultural Activities

Opera Delaware Presents a Concert of Italian Arias!

As we celebrate St. Anthony’s centennial at this year’s Festival, we are pleased to welcome the gifted musicians of Opera Delaware to present a program of beautiful and iconic Italian arias in the church on the opening Sunday of the Italian Festival, 6/8, at 3:00PM in the church.  Click here for more info, and view a flyer for the event here.

 

Il Mercato: Final Sale!

The Italian Festival’s marketplace of artisanal Italian decorative and home goods had a few remaining treasures available for you!  Look for these sales of imported Italian home decor, accessories, jewelry, and more at the shared cultural tent located in the La Piazza area adjacent to the church. Stop by our Cultural Activities Tent on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday (days tentative).  Don’t miss the one-of-a-kind offerings!

 

Italian Dancers

Brandywine Center for Dance presents a dance tribute to our Favorite Italian Artists: “Italian Music Moves the Soul!”  Sunday, 6/8 @ 4:30 pm on the Cafe Antonian stage.  We are pleased to welcome the Center back to join us again this year!

 

Cultural Activities Tent

A number of activities will be held at the Cultural Activities Tent next to the church in the La Piazza area!  These include:

    • 2025 Home Winemakers Competition: The Home Winemakers Competition returns on Sunday, 6/8.  Registration/bottle drop off from 1-2:3oPM, with competition beginning at 3PM, at the tent on the side of the church in the La Piazza area.  Featuring categories for white wine, red wine, and cordials, all are welcome to participate.  Click here for the entry form!

 

Congratulations to the 2025 Competition Champions!

Category:  White
1st place: Clark Donnelly (2024 Apple White Wine) scored points: 81
2nd place:  Joe Simeone (2023 Verdicchio) scored points: 80
3rd place:  Sam Rosauri/Bethani O’Neil (2017 Sauvignon Blanc) scored points: 75
Category:  Red
1st place:  Joseph Staffieri (2024 Cab Sauvignon-aged in oak) scored points: 82
2nd place: Clark Donnelly (2024 Red Berry) scored points:  80
3rd place:  Clark Donnelly (2020 Italian Blend) scored points: 79
*The tiebreaker was between Joe Pedicone’s 2024 Pinot Noir & Clark Donnelly’s 2020 Italian Blend.*
Category:  Limoncellos
1st place: Clark Donnelly (2025 Limoncello) scored points: 75
2nd place:  Christina Baczkowski (2025 Christina’s Own) scored points:65
Category:  Cordials
1st place:  Diane Stephens (2025 Salted Caramel Bailey’s) scored points: 65
2nd place:  Steve Regiotti (Coffee Bean) scored points: 64
13th Annual Homemade Wine Competition – The Robert Torres Award – Best of Show:
Winner:  Clark Donnelly (1st-white/2nd & 3rd place-red/1st place – limoncello — total  scored pts: 316)

 

    • Sister Cities of Wilmington, DE: Visit with representatives of Sister Cities of Wilmington on Thursday, 6/12, to learn more about Wilmington’s Italian Sister City Olevano Sul Tusciano, celebrating more than 20 years of global partnership!
    •  Mattinata Musicale (radio programs) & The Italian-American Herald: Learn more about the region’s Italian-American media outlets, dedicated to celebrating and informing the region of the richness of Italian-American culture in the Delaware Valley and beyond! (Sunday, 6/15
  • Il Mercato Final Sale! : Stop by our Cultural Activities Tent on Wednesday, 6/11, and Saturday, 61/ (days tentative).  Don’t miss the one-of-a-kind offerings!

 

St. Anthony’s Feast Day Mass & Festa Patronale Procession

On Sunday, 6/15, at 12:30PM. join us for traditional Mass honoring out patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua, as well as the Festa Patronale, the procession of the saints, at 2:00PM.  The procession brings together families and Italian cultural societies with a devotion to particular saints from various regions of Italy.  Be sure to experience this treasured traditional expression of the participants’ Catholic faith and cultural pride.

 

Procession Route:

Statues/floats are assembled on N. Scott St. between W. 9th and W. 10th St./along W. 9th St. between N. Scott St. and N. DuPont St./up to church

[left] North on N. DuPont St. to W. 11th St.

[right] East on W. 11th St. to N. Clayton St.

[right] South on N. Clayton St. to W. 8th St.

[right] West on W. 8th St. to N. Scott St.

[left] South on N. Scott St. to W. 5th St.

[right] West on W. 5th St. to N. Lincoln St.

[right] North on N. Lincoln St. to W. 9th St.

[right] East on W. 9th S. to N. Scott St.

[left] North on N. Scott St between W. 9th St. to W. 10th St to end (floats displayed on block following procession)

NOTE: Statues and floats will be displayed on N. Scott St. between W. 9th St. & W. 10th St. following the conclusion of the procession.

 

Special Offer from the Philadelphia Union for Italian Festival Patrons!

Italian Festival patrons are invited to the Union’s August 9th game against Toronto FC, featuring Italian soccer legends Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi! Enjoy a special discount on the ticket price, and a portion of each sale will be contributed back to St. Anthony’s. More info and a QR Code to purchase discounttickets below:

 

Italian Festival proceeds benefit: 
St. Anthony of Padua Grade School

The Italian Festival is sponsored by: 
 St. Anthony of Padua Parish