Columbus Day Parade and Festival 2012

Aug. 24, 2012 - PRLog -- Columbus Day Parade And Festival in Berra Park
http://www.stlcolumbusday.com
Sunday, October 14, 2012 Time12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Parade Starts @ Kingshighway & Southwest @ 12pm
Festival in Berra Park Located at the corner of Shaw and Macklind

Featuring: Food from your favorite Italian Restaurants
Music from the Italian Community Band and more.

Games for the Kids.
Bocce.
Food and Drink

The parade is always the highlight of the Columbus Day celebration by many Italian Organizations to promote the philosophy and culture of their heritage by participating in a Festa after the parade. The Festa is traditionally held in Berra Park.

It was organized on November 11, 1866 and was incorporated on December 6, 1866 it is composed of many St. Louis Italian-American Organizations, who joined together a number of years ago to ensure that there will always be a Columbus Day Parade.

The first parade was organized by the Fratellanza Society in 1867 through the effort of an Italian settlement in downtown St Louis. The parade route started downtown and terminated at the statue of Chistopher Columbus ( donated by Henry Shaw )
in Tower Park. For many years it has been held on " The Hill" .