San Gennaro festival coming to Poughkeepsie this weekend

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MJN Convention Center

POUGHKEEPSIE – The MJN Convention Center located in Poughkeepsie will host its first annual San Gennaro Parade and Festival on October 9, free to the public. The event is slated to include

Mayor Rob Rolison trying to dunk Reporter Todd Bender at a previous event.

a parade, live music, fresh food, and more to celebrate the patron Saint of Naples and New York City’s Little Italy; Saint Januarius.

According to Zeidan Nesheiwat, President of the MJN Convention Center, several community groups and service organizations will march down Main Street, starting from the area of Catherine Street and ending at the MJN Convention Center on Civic Center Plaza. “We are honored to host such a special and lively event for the Hudson Valley community at the biggest San Gennaro festival the Hudson Valley has ever seen,” said Nesheiwat.
In addition to the parade, the San Gennaro Festival will feature pizza making, live music, tomato throwing, a bouncy house, an Italian marketplace, food vendors, and more. One of the highlights, according to Mr. Nesheiwat, is a dunk tank in which several well-known community personalities will participate, including Mid-Hudson News Reporter Todd Bender. “There are more than a few people that would take great pleasure in dunking Bender – it will be a popular attraction.” Nesheiwat proclaimed.



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