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Preservation of the OLMC Festival, Inc.

Created for religious, charitable, and education purposes, particularly to preserve and celebrate the history of the annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival held by Italian immigrants in the Hammonton, southern New Jersey area since 1875 and to educate the general public about such history.

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About Us

Our Corporation helps plan, organize, and manage the annual festival on the religious feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16th and the week surrounding it.


We educate the general public about the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the festival through the production, and/or sponsoring the production, of cultural and educational digital and print publications, broadcasts, podcasts, social media, speaking engagements, lectures, youth scholarships and other events aimed at educating the public about the impact of the festival and its role in the preservation of Italian-American heritage in the Hammonton, New Jersey along with at a state and national level.

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By the  numbers

1875

Year of the first Festival.  Now the longest running of its kind in the United States.

75K+

Weekly visitors during the Festival Week.

10+

Number of acres that are utilized during Festival Week,

Preservation, Perpetuation & Education

Preservation

The Corporation is guided by the mission to preserve the traditions and customs of the longest running Festival of its kind in the United States.

Perpetuation

Aiding with the responsibilities of continuing to perpetuate the OLMC Feast and providing the resources to do so.

Education

Educating the public about the historical and cultural significance of the Festival through presentations, publications, etc.

Support Preservation of the OLMC Festival, Inc.

Join our growing community of supporters that value preservation, perpetuation and education of a tradition that dates back to 1875!

“...the festival has brought visitors from all over the world to our small town. In recent years we have seen tens of thousands of visitors in a single day enjoying the traditions, food, music, games, and carnival rides that come with the festival.”

Mayor Stephen DiDonato

Town of Hammonton

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Consider contributing. Every dollar donated goes toward persevering the longest running Italian Festival in the United States.

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