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Italian Festivals
Italian Festivals



Below is a list of Italian and Italian American festivals held around the country. It was compiled by the National Italian American Foundation.

This list reflects the response to a recent survey of our members, and is updated bi-annually.

If your state or city is not listed, we suggest calling the visitors’ bureau or the local parish in the Italian section of your city or town.

If you want us to add a festival for next year’s list, please send the state, city, name of the festival, dates, and the name and telephone number of a contact person to Giuseppina Spillane, gspillane@niaf.org, or you can mail your festival to:

NIAF Research Department
1860 - 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009


Thank you for your interest and ... Buon Divertimento!

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and dedicated to preserving the heritage of an estimated 25 million Americans of Italian descent, the nation's fifth largest ethnic group. The NIAF funds scholarships, internships, conferences and other programs, and promotes closer cultural and economic ties with Italy. For information, visit our home page at www.niaf.org.


STATE CITY FESTA & DATE CONTACT
AZ Orpheum Theater, Pheonix An Evening of Bel Canto
October 5, 2007
View website
Pheonix Sister Cities
Convention Center Ticket Off. 602-262-7272
Ticketmaster 480-784-4444
For Premium Event Tickets call 602-534-3751 
AZ Peoria San Gennaro Feast
9-14 September 2008
View website
Anthony Palmisano
623.487.7774
rfestivals@aol.com 
CA Belmont Shore So Cal Italian Festival
Autumn
View website
J.B. Griffin
562.493.3417 
CA Carlsbad Festa Italiana
July 12, 2008
View website
Sons Of Italy 
CA Fashion Island, Newport Beach Newport Beach Film Festival
April 24-May 1 2008
View website
Newport Beach Film Festival
949-253-2880
Fax: 949-253-2881 
CA Fashion Island, Newport Beach Italian Spotlight Event
Saturday, April 26, 2008
View website
Newport Beach Film Festival
949-253-2880
Fax: 949-253-2881 
CA Los Angeles The Fest of San Gennaro Festival
September
View website
Scherr Lillico
818.994.4661
info@theproperimageevents.com 
CA Oakland, Lack Longon Square Temescal Street Festival and Festa Italiana
August
September
Gloria Girolami, President / Italian American Federation East Bay
510.581.9139
or 510.531.0197 
CA Redwood City Columbus Day Italian American Heritage Celebration
October
Emil Bagneschi
650.343.7981
emilbag@aol.com 
CA Riverside Festa Italiana
October 21, 2007
Margie Haupt
951-826-2391
mhaupt@riversideca.gov 
CA Sacramento Festa Italiana
First Weekend of August
View website
Bill Cerruti, Italian Cultural Society
916.482.5900
italy@winfirst.com 
CA San Diego Little Italy Festa
October
View website
Marco Li Mandri, Little Italy Association
619.233.3898
mail@LittleItalySD.com 
CA San Diego CINEMA SUD - Italian Film Festival
Oct 20 - 26, 2007
View website
Italian American Arts and Culture Association
619 521 0977  
CA San Diego, Little Italy The Sicilian Festival!
May 18, 2008
View website
Giovanna
619-993-9550
sicilianfesta@cox.net 
CA San Francisco North American Trentino Convention
July
View website
Giuseppina Piasente Alvarez, President
707.996.8311 
CA San Francisco Feste of the Madonna del Lume
September
Rose Ana Cresci, President Madonna del Lume
707.763.8192 
CA San Jose Italian Family Festival
October
View website
Sal Scrivano, Italian American Heritage Foundation
408.293.7122 
CA San Mateo Festa Italiana
July
Emil Bagneschi
650.343.7981 
CA San Rafael The Italian Film Festival
6 Saturdays in October
& November
View website
Lido Cantarutti
415.456.4056
lido@italianfilm.com 
CA Santa Barbara Festa Italiana
October
Italian American Boot Club
805.565.2968 
CA Santa Rosa Festa Italiana
September
View website
Jeanette Mancini-Mitchell, North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation
707.591.9696
nbicf@sonic.net 
CA Visalia Putignano-Visalia Sister City Italian Festival
October
Ida Romanazzi
559.732.0823 
CO Denver Feast of St. Rocco
August
Potenza Lodge
303.477.1722 
CT Ansonia Italian Festa
August
Thom Maffeo
tomaffeor@snet.net 
CT New Haven St. Andrew Festa
June
View website
Patti-Jo Esposito
(203) 469-7473
pattijoespo@msn.com 
CT New Haven Feast of St. Anthony di Padova
June
Frank Mentone, St. Anthony's Church
203.624.1418 
CT North Haven Italian Festival of Angels
August
Lenny Ricciardelli
nhsdifa@sbcglobal.net 
CT Norwich The Taste of Italy
September
Frank J. Jacaruso, Jr. / Italian Heritage and Cultural Society Committee of Norwich
860.889.0864 
CT Stratford Italian Picnic
August
Daniel Cappozi
203.375.5861 
CT Waterbury San Donato Festa
August
Roberto Mancini
860.274.2302 
CT Waterbury Lady of Mount Carmel Festival
July
View website
Carmine B. Raneri
203.756.8981 
CT Westport Festival Italiano
July
View website
Roberta Troy, Festival Director
203.847.2818
contacts@festivalitaliano.info 
DC Washington Festa Italiana
June
View website
Tommaso Ammazzaloroso
202.638.2323 
DE Wilmington St. Anthony's Italian American Festival
June
View website
St. Anthony of Padua Parish
302.421.3790 
DE Wilmington Vendemnia Da Vinci, Wine & Gravy Contest
October 12, 2008
View website
Larry Giacchino
302-356-1813 
FL Coachman Park, Clearwater The LIADO San Gennaro Festa
February 16-17, 2008
View website
Barbara Abela, President of Le Italo-Americane di Oggi (LIADO)
727.443.5414
727-418-2737 
FL Delray Beach Columbus Day Italian Festa
October
Bill and Martha Fuoco
561.278.9936 
FL Fort Walton Beach Festa Italiana Columbus Day Weekend
October
View website
Joe Salazar
850.897.6486 
FL Jupiter Sorrento Cheese Feast of Little Italy
Novermber 2 - 4, 2007
View website
Jerry Somma
561.427.0500
jerry@feastoflittleitaly.com 
FL Palm Coast Festa
October
View website
John Bonomo, Club Manager
904.445.1893 
FL Port St. Lucie Taste of Little Italy
February 8-10, 2008
View website
Jerry Somma
561.427.0500
jerry@feastoflittleitaly.com 
FL Tampa St. Joseph Festa
March
View website
Sue Mesko
(813) 870-1300, Ext. 308
smesko@macdonaldcenter.org  
FL Tampa, Centennial Park - Ybor City Festa Italiana
April
View website
Stephanie Petrucelli
813.342.3630 
FL Venice Italian Feast and Carnival
February
View website
Carl Sellitti
941.486.1492
italfeast@aol.com 
FL Vero Beach Columbus Day Fest
October
Judy Giordano
561.562.9170 
FL Vero Beach Italian Food Festival
March
View website
IACA Club
772.778.1522 
IA Des Moines Festa Italiana
August
John P. Civitate
515.244.4672 
IL Benld Italian American Days
May
Jerry Saracco
217.835.2689 
IL Berwyn Maria Santissima Laurentana di Altavilla Milicia
September
Jow Camarda
773.736.3766 
IL Blue Island Feast of St. Donatus
August
St. Donatus Church Rectory
708.385.2890 
IL Chicago Societa' San Giovanni Bosco di Ciminna
July
Frank Cassata
847.670.8439 
IL Chicago Sorrento Cheese Festa Pasa Vino
June
Ron Onesti, Heart of Italy Association
773.625.0506 
IL Chicago Heights Feast of St. Lorenzo
August
Judge Luciano Panici, President of Amasan
708.755.2982
or 708.210.4170 
IL Chicago, Northlake St. Joseph
March
Mary Scalera, Villa Scalabrini
708.562.5530 
IL Chicago, Northlake Villa Day
September
Mary Scalera, Villa Scalabrini
708.562.5530 
IL Farmington Italian Fest
September
Kent Kowal, Farmington Chamber of Commerce
309.245.2441 
IL Melrose Park Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival
July
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
708.344.4140 
IL Peoria, Hickory Grove Park Annual Summer Festa Picnic
August
View website
Robert J. Coletta
309.688.1164
ContactUs@ItalianAmericanSociety.com 
IL Rockford Festa Italiana
August