EXCLUSIVE: New dates for Santa Rosalia festival
In a turnaround from prior plans, the Santa Rosalia festival will run for as many days and as many blocks along 18th Avenue as it had previously, but it will be held in the middle of August, instead of the end of the month, which community activists hope will ease problems that have been associated with the long-running event.
The new dates for the feast are August 14 through 24, according to an application filed by organizers with Community Board 11.
The change in timing was announced at CB 11’s March meeting, by board Chairperson William Guarinello, after the board worked with organizers to come up with a scenario that would be beneficial for them, and for neighborhood businesses and residents as well.