Italian Festivals
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Friday - Sunday, June 3-5, 2011
Festa Italia 2011 - A three-day fun-filled Italian festival at the McKee Farms Park, 2900 Chapel Valley Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53711. Festivities start Friday evening and conclude Sunday evening. Events and activities include singing, dancing, bocce ball, pasta eating contest, etc. View festaitaliamadison.com/events (exit WisItalia) to see the schedule of events.
Festa Italia Website:
www.festaitaliamadison.com (exit WisItalia)
Photos from the Memorial Day Parade and Festa Italia in Fitchburg, WI - part 1 (exit WisItalia)
More Festa Italia photos - part 2 (exit WisItalia)
Congratulations to Carly Hanson, this year's Festa Queen! As a Monona Grove High School graduate who attended MATC, she enjoys being a care giver as an assistant teacher at Gingerbread House Day Care Center. Besides volunteering as a YMCA Youth Coach, her hobbies
include exercising, dance, music, and exploring "fun places to be."
Carly rode in the Memorial Day Parade in Monona on Monday, 5/30 in the il Corvo Pedicab (Larry Godding, charioteer). The 1.5 mile parade route started just past Monona Grove High School and traveled south on Monona Drive, then went left on Pflaum Road disbaning at Sennett Middle School. See the il Corvo Pedicab Facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Madison-WI/Il-Corvo-Pedicab-Service/79835153906 (exit WisItalia).
Thursday - Sunday, July 19-22, 2012
Festa Italiana 2012 - A four-day Italian festival at the Summerfest grounds on Milwaukee's lakefront, WI. Festival hours are July 19-22, 2012, Thursday: 2:00 p.m. until midnight, Friday thru Sunday: 11:30 a.m. until midnight.
The featured region will be Puglia (or Apulia) See italyworldclub.com/puglia (exit WisItalia).
Festa Italiana Website:
www.festaitaliana.com (exit WisItalia)
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/festaitalianamilwaukee (exit WisItalia)
Friday - Sunday, July 27-29, 2012
Roma Lodge Italian Festival - A three-day Italian festival at the Lake Front Festival Park, Racine, WI. Festivities start Friday and conclude Sunday. Featuring entertainment, great Italian food, fireworks, Catholic Mass, games for children, and the Big spaghetti eating contest!
Roma Lodge Italian Festival Website:
members.romalodge.com/italian_festival.html (exit WisItalia)
Friday - Sunday, August 5-7, 2011
Festa Italiana - Rockford, Illinois 2011 - A three-day Italian festival at the Boylan High School Grounds. Festivities start Friday evening at 5:00pm and conclude Sunday at 8:30pm. Experience great food and entertainment. For the entertainment schedule, see www.griaa.com/schedule.php (exit WisItalia). Tickets are $4/person (children under 12 years old are free when accompanied by an adult). Unlimited amusement rides with a $10 wristband. Festa Italiana 2011 is a subcommittee of the Greater Rockford Italian American Association.
Rockford Festa Italiana Website:
www.griaa.com/festa.php (exit WisItalia)
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Iron Mountain Italian Fest - 6th Annual Iron Mountain Italian Fest. 12 noon - 11pm. Downtown Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain Street/East "A" Street Parking Lot. All proceeds from the festival will go to the Iron Mountain Main Street Program in order to serve their mission of economic development and historic preservation through community participation. Admission is $5.00. All tickets may be purchased the day of the festival. Live Music All Day! Inflatable rides and Bounce House for the children! Bocce ball! Face painting! Chalk Drawing! Childrens games by Cornerstone Church! Italian Market! Grape Stomers, Pizza Dough Throwers, Sixth Annual Italan Fest Idol.
Website:
www.ironmountaindowntown.com/?italianfest (exit WisItalia)
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Festivale Italiano - An Italian festival in Hurley, WI. Enjoy Festival Italiano in style with craft and food booths, flea market, live music, demonstrations, the Marty's Goldennaires Senior Durm and Bugle Corp and the popular 50/50 raffle. Come celebrate on " the street" with us! Fun and games for the kids, and lots, and lots of food. Enjoy the 2011 Battle of the Bands winner, "Recess Bullies" from 6:30 to 10:30 pm. Call 715 561-4334 for more inforrmation.
Online Flyer:
hurleywi.com/images/stories/fest%20flyer%202011.jpg (exit WisItalia)
Friday - Sunday, September 30-October 2, 2011
Chicago Italian Expo 2011 at Navy Pier. Italian Expo is a unique and exclusive platform for exhibitors and sponsors from Italy and the U.S. to promote their companies, create international business relationships, and sell their products to their target audience over a three-day weekend. Tickets are $10 (online pre-sale) and $15 (door price). Children 12 and under are admitted free.
Italian Expo Website:
italianexpo.us/chicago/chicago-event-info (exit WisItalia)
