More Details As St. Ann's Festival Kicks Off In Hoboken

HOBOKEN, NJ — The popular St. Ann's Festival in Hoboken kicks off Thursday with five days of food, music, and good times after being canceled last summer due to coronavirus.

[UPDATE: Click to see photos from the festival's first night, Thursday night.]

The Italian festival is popular enough that it has been mentioned in national travel guides and was visited by Frank Sinatra with Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1984 during Reagan's re-election campaign. (You can watch Reagan's remarks in this video or read a transcript and see a photo here.)

This year, the feast will not have live bands, according to the organizers, but will have music each day.

On the last day, a 600-pound statue of St. Ann, the patron saint of women and fertility, is carried through the streets of Hoboken.

St. Ann's Church gave these details for the Mass and procession Monday morning, before the last day of the festival:

• Solemnity of Saint Ann Feast Day Mass is Monday July 26 at 11 a.m. Doors open at 10 a.m.
• Procession into Church begins at 10:30 a.m.
• "Following the Mass is the traditional procession through Hoboken with the statue of our Patroness St Ann. The St Ann Feast Day mass will also be streaming live on the Saint Ann YouTube channel."

The festival occurs at Seventh and Jefferson streets.

This Year, These Are The festival Hours:

Thursday and Friday: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Monday (Feast Day): Mass and procession starting at 11 a.m., festival 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Here Are More Details And Links:

• Hours and how to get involved, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR...
• The church's webpage gives details of services: www.StAnnHoboken.com/feast
• Less frequently updated is the Facebook page.
• A prior story about the festival.
• The 109th festival took place in July of 2019 (see photos here). In 2020, the church held the traditional Mass, but not the festival.

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