Join us for the Taylor Street Little Italy Festival

Join us for Festa—the Taylor Street Little Italy Festival! Add some history to your weekend by dropping by the National Public Housing Museum to explore family stories from Taylor Street and the Little Italy neighborhood. Festa Friday Friday, August 14 Extended hours: museum open until 8 pm Historic Apartment Tour begins at 6:30 pm The Jane Addams Homes opened along Taylor Street in 1938, replacing “dangerous and unsanitary” buildings with “modern apartments at modest rents.” Step back in time on a guided Historic Apartment Tour and experience the voices and public housing stories of families who lived here. In addition to Friday evening, our immersive tours are offered multiple times a day throughout the weekend. Use discount code FESTA to get a special $10 festival weekend price. Get your timed ticket today! Remembering Taylor Street Saturday, August 15 12–2 pm Cool off inside with us! Gather around a big map of the neighborhood and explore the ways in which it has changed across decades of migration, demolition, and redevelopment. As part of this interactive oral history listening and mapping session, visitors are invited to explore a historic neighborhood influenced by immigrants—including Italians—listen to stories from former residents of the Jane Addams Homes, and share their own memories of living in the neighborhood. Free, drop-in. Our Streets & Our Stories: Taylor Street, Little Italy, and Beyond Ongoing Pick up a self-guided tour and discover stories from Italian American families and artists throughout the museum, from the first residents of the Jane Addams Homes to Frankie Valli, who was inspired to take up singing while he was living in public housing in Newark, New Jersey. Free, drop-in. Pick up the guide at the front desk.