Enfield Italian Festival Promises 3 Days of Family Fun

ENFIELD, CT — For the 93rd year, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society this weekend will present its annual Italian Festival, the oldest and biggest Italian festival in New England.

Homemade Italian foods, children's rides and family entertainment will be complemented by a host of outstanding musical performances. Local favorites Equinnox and the Savage Brothers will play Friday night, then Saturday will be highlighted by a live concert by Nick Fradiani, the 2015 American Idol winner. Rising country music stars Presley & Taylor will take the stage Sunday.

The festivities begin Thursday night with a night candle prayer street procession, and Sunday opens with a traditional Mass, spoken partly in Italian, at 8:30 a.m., followed by a procession through neighborhood streets with the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Among the great foods offered will be Italian sausage grinders with broccoli rabe, homemade pizza, fried dough and fried calamari.

The famous greased pole competition returns Sunday at 6 p.m., and midway rides and games for the kids will be available all weekend.

Festival hours are Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is just $3, with children under 12 free.

For more information, visit www.mtcarmelsociety.com.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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