St. Anthony's Italian Festival

Celebrating 50 years!

It is almost time for parish festivals and St. Anthony's Italian Festival sponsored by the Oblate apostolate, St. Anthony of Padua Parish is one of the largest Italian-American cultural events in the nation! This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the festival which has become a tradition for many families.

2024 also marks two other significant milestones for the St. Anthony’s community: the 100th anniversary of the church’s founding and charter, the 70th anniversary of the founding of its grade school!

"Located in Wilmington’s Little Italy neighborhood at the corner of Ninth and Dupont Streets, St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church is a landmark not only for its soaring Romanesque Revival-style architecture but also for the central role it has played in the lives of its community members for a century..." Read more in “A Year to Celebrate” by Catherine Kempista published in Out & About Great Wilmington

The Festival is the primary fundraiser for St. Anthony of Padua Grade School.