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Since the 1970s, Scranton has hosted ''La Festa Italiana'', a three-day Italian festival that takes place on [[Labor Day]] weekend on the courthouse square. The festival originally took place around [[Columbus Day]], but was moved because Scranton generally receives cold weather in October. |
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Since the 1970s, Scranton has hosted ''La Festa Italiana'', a three-day Italian festival that takes place on [[Labor Day]] weekend on the courthouse square. The festival originally took place around [[Columbus Day]], but was moved because Scranton generally receives cold weather in October. |
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Scranton's large [[Irish people|Irish]] population is represented in the annual [[St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton|Saint Patrick's Day Parade]], first held in 1862. Organized by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Association of Lackawanna County, it is the nation's fourth largest in attendance and second largest in per capita attendance.[{{cite web |url=http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm |title=2008 Scranton Pennsylvania Saint Patrick's Day Parade – The Scranton, Pennsylvania St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 11:30 am |publisher=Saintpatricksdayparade.com |date=March 13, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2012 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030114225/http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm |url-status=live }}] Held on the Saturday before [[Saint Patrick's Day]], the parade includes more than 8,000 people, including floats, bagpipe players, high school bands and Irish groups. In 2008, attendance estimates were as high as 150,000 people.[{{cite web|url=]http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19404282&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=590572&rfi=8|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912234815/http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19404282&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=590572&rfi=8|url-status=dead|title=Scranton Times-Tribune - News - thetimes-tribune.com|date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=September 12, 2012}}[{{cite web |url=http://www.stpatparade.com/ |title=Scranton's Saint Patrick Parade |publisher=Stpatparade.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905044541/http://www.stpatparade.com/ |url-status=live }}] |
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Scranton's large [[Irish people|Irish]] population is represented in the annual [[St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton|Saint Patrick's Day Parade]], first held in 1862. Organized by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Association of Lackawanna County, it is the nation's fourth largest in attendance and second largest in per capita attendance.[{{cite web |url=http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm |title=2008 Scranton Pennsylvania Saint Patrick's Day Parade – The Scranton, Pennsylvania St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 11:30 am |publisher=Saintpatricksdayparade.com |date=March 13, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2012 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030114225/http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm |url-status=live }}] Held on the Saturday before [[Saint Patrick's Day]], the parade includes more than 8,000 people, including floats, bagpipe players, high school bands and Irish groups. In 2008, attendance estimates were as high as 150,000 people.[{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19404282&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=590572&rfi=8|url-status=dead|title=Scranton Times-Tribune - News - thetimes-tribune.com|date=September 12, 2012}}]{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}[{{cite web |url=http://www.stpatparade.com/ |title=Scranton's Saint Patrick Parade |publisher=Stpatparade.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905044541/http://www.stpatparade.com/ |url-status=live }}] |
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Scranton was a cultural center for [[Welsh Americans]], and in the late 19th century it was described as ''Athen Cymru America'' (the Welsh Athens of America).[{{cite web |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Gavin |title=New American president born in town founded by Welsh settlers |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18856170.birthplace-new-american-president-founded-welsh-settlers/ |website=www.countytimes.co.uk |access-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419161551/https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18856170.birthplace-new-american-president-founded-welsh-settlers/ |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |language=en |date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live}}] |
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Scranton was a cultural center for [[Welsh Americans]], and in the late 19th century it was described as ''Athen Cymru America'' (the Welsh Athens of America).[{{cite web |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Gavin |title=New American president born in town founded by Welsh settlers |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18856170.birthplace-new-american-president-founded-welsh-settlers/ |website=www.countytimes.co.uk |access-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419161551/https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18856170.birthplace-new-american-president-founded-welsh-settlers/ |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |language=en |date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live}}] |
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