10/09/2026
🇮🇹🎉 COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND & ITALIAN HERITAGE CELEBRATIONS! 🇮🇹🎉
Looking for even MORE to do this long holiday weekend? New Jersey has some wonderful Italian-American celebrations, parades, festivals, food, music, and family fun! ❤️🤍💚
🇮🇹 EAST HANOVER – MORRIS COUNTY COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
📅 Sunday, October 11
📍 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover
Celebrate Italian-American heritage with a wonderful hometown parade! A great way to support our local community and enjoy the holiday weekend.
🇮🇹 SEASIDE HEIGHTS – COLUMBUS DAY PARADE & ITALIAN FESTIVAL
📅 October 9–11
📍 Grant Avenue & Boulevard, Seaside Heights
🍝 Authentic Italian food, music, cultural performances, vendors, and entertainment!
🎺 Sunday's parade begins at 1 PM!
A perfect excuse for one more trip down the Jersey Shore!
🎡 CLARK UNICO ITALIAN-AMERICAN FEAST
📅 October 8–11
📍 430 Westfield Avenue, Clark
🎟️ Free admission!
Enjoy carnival rides, Italian food, live entertainment, games, vendors, and family fun all weekend!
🇮🇹 JERSEY CITY COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
📅 Saturday, October 10 | 1 PM
📍 Begins at Dickinson High School, 2 Palisade Avenue
Celebrate Italian-American culture and community with this annual parade!
🍁 BLOOMFIELD HARVESTFEST – ESSEX COUNTY
📅 Saturday, October 10 | 12–6 PM
📍 Bloomfield Center
A festive afternoon with live music, artisan vendors, seasonal treats, shopping, and family activities!
🎨 MONTCLAIR – INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY ART PROGRAM
📅 Sunday, October 11
📍 Montclair Art Museum
A cultural and creative way to celebrate and learn this holiday weekend!
🇮🇹 NEW YORK CITY COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
📅 Monday, October 12
📍 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
One of the country's best-known Italian-American heritage celebrations, just a short trip from North Jersey!
🍂 Whether you're enjoying a local parade, indulging in some delicious Italian food, picking pumpkins, exploring a fall festival, or spending a beautiful autumn day at the Shore, there's no shortage of things to do!
🏡 One of the things I love most about living and working in North Jersey is the incredible sense of community and all the traditions that make our towns special!
Wishing everyone a wonderful, safe, and fun-filled holiday weekend! ❤️
Gabrielle Passerini | Weichert Realtors
📲 732-610-3962
👇 Which festival or parade are you planning to attend?