- Hattiesburg, MS
This year marks St. Thomas Aquinas' 11th annual Irish-Italian Festival. The festival is a
community-wide event that brings Irish and Italian traditions to the city.
The St. Tohmas Aquinas church family begins the celebration with a parade that comes down 4th Street and ends on the University of Southern Mississippi's campus.
Following the parade, the church hosts a festival
where the food, music, and fun keep going until the sun sets. With the sounds
of jazz saxophonists and traditional bagpipes in the background, there are
activities for both children and adults.
Father Tommy Conway, Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas
Church, says that the event gets bigger and better every year and that he looks
forward to the festivals to come. Visitors also agree that it is one of the
best Irish-Italian festivals that they've ever attended.
Part of the proceeds from the Irish-Italian festivities will be donated
to a local children's shelter.
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