The Feast of San Gennaro is a celebration of food and the Italian-American culture. It began in Little Italy in the 1920 s and was started by Italian immigrants from Naples, Italy.
The festival in Little Italy is world famous, an explosion of sound, color and food. It s become so popular, mini San Gennaro celebrations are observed in September in communities all across the United States. The feast is to honor Saint Januarius, the Patron Saint of Naples.
Danbury will have it s own San Gennaro Festival this September (2021) and Mayor Joe Cavo is very excited about it. We spoke to the Mayor of the Hat City on the Ethan and Lou Show Thursday (5/13/21).
City Center Danbury has announced that they will work together with the Blue Haus Group to bolster foot traffic on Main Street. The Hartford Based economic development and real estate team at Blue Haus will work in tandem with the City Center offices to install a Friday Night entertainment series beginning in June.
According to a press release from the City Center Danbury office, possible programs include music, table tennis hosted by PoP! Table Tennis, outdoor markets and pop-up style installations.
Blue Haus and City Center will reach out to downtown businesses and shops to drive engagement for the project. Again, the Main Street series would start in June and run Friday nights from 4-7 pm.
After the coronavirus crisis interrupted plans to revitalize Pratt Street in downtown Hartford, its developer is hoping to capitalize on the end of the pandemic, rebranding the historic block just as people are going out again and looking for things to do.