2032 Westfield Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076, United States
200 pounds
1,200 pounds
200 pounds
of chop meat for meatballs
170 pounds
1,200 pounds
200 pounds
of hamburger meat
1,200 pounds
1,200 pounds
1,200 pounds
of sausage
That was just a small portion of the food ordered for the Scotch Plains/UNICO Labor Day Festival when if first started in 1974. Members of UNICO and the parish community literally spent weeks preparing various Italian dishes for the festivial. While the food for the feast is no longer prepared by the community and chopped meat no longer costs 98 cents a pound, the festival has remained a tradition in Scotch Plains for 50 years.
Activities include rides, games and there will also be a wonderful selection of food and drinks such as mouth-watering sausage sandwiches, zeppole, mussels, calzones, pizza, pasta and pastries. Our super 50/50 is drawn on Monday night, we have had some drawings exceed $76,000!
One of the many highlights of the weekend is a mass celebrated in Italian, which takes place on Saturday at 5:00 PM, following by a procession to honor the patron saint of Montazzoli, Italy, Saint Nicola di Bari. The procession is accompanied by Italian music.
Proceeds from the feast benefit three organizations:
- St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church
- The St. Bartholomew Academy
- The charitable causes of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO