29th Annual Italian Family Festa (public event)

Come to Downtown Willow Glen for the 29th annual Italian American Heritage Foundation's Italian Family Festa! The popular Italian Family Festa is the oldest and largest event of its kind on the West Coast, taking place Saturday, August 29, 11am-9pm and Sunday, August 30, 11am-6pm.

The Festa has shared the full richness of being Italian with hundreds of thousands of patrons and has become a superb showcase in the folklore of glorious Italy, with its Italian Village atmosphere, food, costumes, art and photo exhibits, games, and musical entertainment.

An essential part of our Festa deals with the promotion of Italian culture! We'll have arts and crafts booths, delicious Italian food, a tarantella contest, a grape stomping contest, and Willow Glen's own Italian American Connection exhibit.

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

**SATURDAY, AUGUST 29**

ROMA STAGE
(Lincoln & Minnesota)
11am-12:30pm: Opening Ceremony
1pm-1:30pm: Bella Sorella
2pm-3:30pm: Pasquale Esposito
4pm-4:30pm: Bella Sorella
4:45pm-5:15pm: The Ricco Italian Dancers
5:15pm-6pm: Rick Ellis Sings Sinatra
7pm-8:30pm: Italica

VENETIAN STAGE
(Lincoln & Willow)
11am-12:30pm: Bella Ciao
1:15pm-2:45pm: The Don Giovannis
3:15pm-3:45pm: The Ricco Italian Dancers
3:45pm-4:15pm: Rick Ellis Sings Sinatra
4:45pm-6:15pm: Steve Albini
7pm-8:30pm: Mark Russo & The Classy Cats

**SUNDAY, AUGUST 30**

ROMA STAGE
(Lincoln & Minnesota)
11am-11:30am: Bella Sorella
12pm-12:30pm: The Ricco Italian Dancers
2pm-2:30pm: Bella Sorella
3pm-3:30pm: Rick Ellis Sings Sinatra
4pm-5:30pm: The Don Giovannis

VENETIAN STAGE
(Lincoln & Willow)
11am-12:30pm: Bella Ciao
1pm-1:30pm: Rick Ellis Sings Sinatra
2pm-3:30pm: Steve Albini
4pm-5:30pm: Mark Russo & The Classy Cats

For more information on the Festa, please click here.

Downtown Willow Glen [View Map]
Lincoln Ave. and Willow St., San Jose

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posted by WGBA on 3/27/09

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