8. 2nd Annual Meatball Eating Contest

For those who cannot stomach an overload of sweets, the festival of San Gennaro will also host a meatball eating contest. Newer to the festival than the cannoli eating competition, the 2nd annual meatball eating contest will begin at 1:00 pm on September 23rd.

The contest will be hosted by Tony Danza in memory of Johnny ‘CHA CHA’ — the unofficial Mayor of Little Italy. To sign-up, call 212-764-6330.