Schedule of Events:

THURSDAY, July 31st | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

5:30 PM – Officer’s Reception Invitation Only
7:00 PM – Opening Ceremony
7:45 PM – Arch Lighting Ceremony
8:00 PM – La Banda

FRIDAY, August 1st | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM

5:00 PM – Carmelita de la Guardia
6:00 PM – Bocce Ball Tournament Begins (goes through Sunday)
6:15 PM – Santa Lucia Festival Band
7:15 PM – Cannoli Eating Championships
7:45 PM – Coconut Sam Band
8:00 PM – Arch Lighting Ceremony

SATURDAY, August 2nd | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM

12:00 PM - Bocce Ball Tournament Continues
4:00 PM – Mark Morello & Bernadette Smith
5:00 PM – Patrick McFall accordionist
– Saturday Mass (St. Frances Cabrini Church)
6:00 PM – Santa Lucia Festival Band
8:00 PM – The Downtown Collective District
– Arch Lighting Ceremony
11:00 PM to 8:00 AM – Overnight Vigil (St. Frances Cabrini Church)

SUNDAY, August 3rd | 9:45 AM – 10:00 PM *Booths will open after procession

9:45 AM – Member Procession (Santa Lucia Hall)
10:30 AM – Vesting of the Statue of Santa Lucia (St. Frances Cabrini Church)
11:00 AM – Festival Mass
12:00 PM – Statue of Santa Lucia exits the church
12:15 PM – Procession through Little Italy
1:00 PM – Generations
– Genealogy Room Opens (Santa Lucia Hall | Closes at 4:00 PM)
– Member Photo Under Arch SLFC Members Only
2:00 PM – Bocce Ball Tournament Continues
4:00 PM – La Banda
5:30 PM – Sunday Mass (St. Frances Cabrini Church)
6:55 PM – Arch Lighting Ceremony
7:00 PM – Closing Ceremonies
8:00 PM – Queen Coronation
9:00 PM – Benediction (St. Frances Cabrini Church)
9:30 PM – Street Dance (St. Frances Cabrini Church to Santa Lucia Hall)

Dates: July 31 - August 3, 2025

Location: Little Italy, South 10th Street and William Street, Omaha, NE 68108

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