The Feast Is Back: Popular Hoboken St. Ann's Fest Returns In July

HOBOKEN, NJ — The popular St. Ann's Festival in Hoboken, also known as "The Feast," will make its triumphant return to Hoboken this July after being canceled last summer due to coronavirus, according to an update from the organizers this week on their Facebook page.

The traditional Feast of St. Ann has drawn fans from around the country with its nightly live music, Italian meals, fried zeppole desserts, rides, and games. The Feast ends with a traditional procession in which a 600-pound statue of St. Ann, the patron saint of women and fertility, is carried through the streets of Hoboken.

The 109th festival took place in July of 2019 (see photos here). In 2020, the church held the traditional Mass, but not the festival.

This year's feast will start the night of July 22, 2021, according to a social media post by the festival organizers.

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