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Every summer, (it feels like) the entire town of Hammonton (and anyone within a short driving distance) seems to descend around Mount Carmel Lane for several days of food, rides, and live music. It s really one of those events you ve got to hit at least once.
This summer, Mt. Carmel Festival (the longest running Italian festival in the United States) returned to its full glory, Ferris wheel, beer garden, bands on stage, and all. Last year s festivities were scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Truth be told, I hadn t planned on attending the festival this summer, I just serendipitously ended up wandering up to it on Sunday afternoon. I d been at a new local brewery, which happened to be just two blocks away from the festival, and I could just SMELL all the food, lol.