Summer isn’t over until you’ve enjoyed the food, rides and games at the Italian Festival at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. 
Celebrating its 37th year, the largest and oldest Italian festival in Nassau County will be held from Wednesday, Sept. 7, to Sunday, Sept. 11.
Festival organizers are pleased to present new ride vendor Blue Sky Amusements. Their new thrilling rides will make this year’s festival really exciting. Add this to pay-one-price ride wristbands offered every day and the festival will be one of the best ever.
As always, the famous Sons of Italy John M. Marino Lodge food tent offers amazing homemade pasta dishes, heroes and barbecue fare. Be sure to also visit the lodge’s seafood, Italian pastry and coffee tents. The food court also offers a wide variety of traditional carnival fare and delicious ethnic cuisine.
The festival is open Wednesday through Friday from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 2 to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 to 11 p.m. Ride wristbands are $15 on Wednesday, $30 from Thursday through Saturday ($3 off on Thursday with this article or any ad) and $25 on Sunday. A beloved tradition, rides are free on Sunday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. There will also be live entertainment Thursday through Sunday, along with dozens of vendors selling jewelry, crafts and gifts.
The festival at North Hempstead Beach Park is located at the entrance past 175 West Shore Rd. in Port Washington. Visit www.marinolodge
.org or facebook.com/italianfestival marinolodge1389 for details. Be sure to “Like” the Italian Festival’s Facebook page for information
about this not-to-be-missed end-of-summer event.
As with all their other events, the Sons of Italy in America’s John M. Marino Lodge No.1389 in Port Washington donates a percentage of proceeds from the Italian Festival to local and regional charities and scholarships. So come and enjoy the festivities and help support charities at the same time. Buon appetito!
