Nonantum

Known locally as "the Lake," Nonantum is Newton’s tight-knit Italian-American village: red-sauce restaurants, generational bakeries, and the July St. Mary of Carmen Festival.

5 things to do in Nonantum

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  Seasonal & Holiday

  St. Mary of Carmen Festival

  Nonantum’s four-day Italian street feast — processions, a midway, sausage carts and fireworks.

  Sat, Aug 22 – Aug 22

  Nonantum

  4.9(421)
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  $5–$30Featured

  Food & Drink

  Nonantum Bakery Crawl

  Generational Italian bakeries within a few blocks — cannoli, ricotta pie, and bread by noon.

  Nonantum

  4.8(312)
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  $18–$34

  Food & Drink

  Red Sauce Sunday Dinner

  Old-school Italian-American dining rooms — chicken parm the size of a hubcap, at family prices.

  Nonantum

  4.6(244)
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  Free

  Seasonal & Holiday

  Nonantum Village Day

  A one-day neighborhood block party with a road race, a parade, and the fire department’s hose spray.

  Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

  Nonantum

  4.7(118)
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  Free

  Outdoors & Parks

  Pellegrini Park Bocce Courts

  Real bocce courts with real regulars — show up, watch a while, and you will get invited in.

  Nonantum

  4.7(86)