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66 th Annual Columbus Celebration Gala
October 9
Black tie dinner. Sponsored by Columbus Citizens
Foundation.
Waldorf=Astoria
301 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: $1,000; $10,000 per table
Contact: (212) 249-9923
ccf@columbuscitizens.org
Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade
October 9 12:00 pm
Parade route commences on Steinway Street and ends on
Astoria Blvd. at the newly renamed Cav. Vincent Iannece
Street named in honor of the co-founder and driving force
in reinstating this parade. Sponsored by Federation of
Italian American Organizations of Queens Inc.
Assemble at Kaufman Studios
34-12 36 th Street, Astoria
Contact: Angie Markham (718) 204-2444
fiao@juno.com
Albany’s Columbus Italian Festival
October 9 12:00 – 5:00 pm
One of the largest celebrations of Italian culture and
tradition in upstate New York. Procession, entertainment,
food, crafts, Roman riding, Zona Bambini (Kids’ Zone),
dancing, historic artifacts and much more. Sponsored by
Albany’s Columbus Italian Festival.
Washington Park
Madison and New Scotland Avenues, Albany, NY
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Kathy Condon (518) 436-1103
Fax: (518) 436-7346
CondonKathy@gmail.com
Federation of Italian American Organizations of
Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade
October 9 1:00 pm
Parade of floats, marching bands, schools, public elected
officials, community leaders, member organizations
preceded by FIAO’s Board of Directors and the 2010
Grand Marshals. Prior to the parade Mass will be
celebrated at St. Athanasius Church at 11:00 am located
at 61 st Street and Bay Parkway, Brooklyn. Sponsored by
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