Festa Italia 2024

June 1 & 2, 2024
McKee Farms Park, Fitchburg!

Admission & Raffle

Admission is $7.
Children 12 and under are FREE!
Parking is FREE with shuttles from several parking areas.
No Pets Allowed

Raffle
1st Prize: $1,500 CASH

2nd Prize: $1,000 CASH
3rd Prizes: 10 – $100 Cash prizes
Raffle tickets may be purchased for $10 each, or 3 for $25. You do not need to be present to win!

2024 Schedule of Events:

 All events and times subject to change. Performers have links to web-pages for more info!
Saturday June 1 11:00   Welcome – Festa Opens 
  11:00 – 8:00 Pasta Dinner
  11:15 – 11:45 Scholarship Presentations (IWC & IAWC)
  11:30 Bocce Tournament – Singles
  12:00 – 12:45 Cooking Demo in Culture Tent TBD
  12:15 – 1:00 Italian Folk Dancers Of Madison
  1:00 – 1:30 Pasta Eating Contest – Ms. Festa Hosts
  1:00 – 1:45 Origins Of Madison’s Italian Colony in Culture Tent
  1:45 – 2:30 IWC & IAWC Member Recognition 
  2:00 – 4:00 Jim Giacalone (Roving accordian)
  3:00 – 4:00 Fitchburg City Bocce Challenge
  3:00 – 4:30 Joe Scalissi
  5:00 – 6:30 John Masino Band
  7:00 – 9:30 Purple Veins
  10:00   Festa Closes
     
Sunday June 2 10:00   Mass in Culture Tent
  11:00   Welcome – Festa Opens 
  11:30 – 5:30 Pasta Dinner
  11:30 Bocce Tournament – Doubles
  11:30 – 12:15 Cooking Demo in Culture Tent – Braciole
  12:30 – 1:15 Origins Of Madison’s Italian Colony in Culture Tent
  12:30 – 2:30 Soccer Skills – Forward Madison FC
  1:15 – 2:00 Flags of Italy Parade & Presentation
  2:30 – 4:00 Gerri DiMaggio
  4:30 – 6:30 VO5
  6:00 Raffle Drawing – Ms. Festa Hosts
  7:00   Festa Closes
     
Children’s Entertainment!  
Saturday June 1 Noon-5:00 Toss Games and Prizes!
  2:00-4:00 Face Art by Karen
  3:00-5:00 Wayne the Wizard Strolling Magic & Balloon Sculpting
     
Sunday June 2 Noon-5:00 Toss Games and Prizes!
  2:00-4:00 Face Art by Karen
  2:00-2:30 Magic Show, Wayne the Wizard
  2:30-4:00 Wayne the Wizard Balloon Sculpting
  4:00-4:30 Magic Show, Wayne the Wizard

Please Support our Event Sponsors

Dr Robert Bradley
Capital City Tent Rental
Jerry’s Camping Center
North Country Carts

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Festa Italia History

 

One of many legacies in the annals of the Italian Workmen’s Club will forever be the unforgettable Festa Italia. Grown and nourished from a healthy past of innocently planned picnics held at a variety of Madison locations, the celebration of our ethnicity grew into an undeniable weekend of pride today known as Madison ’s Premier Ethnic Festival.

The memories of longtime members and residents will quickly carry them back to Olin and Hoyt parks, to name just a few, but for me growing up in the 1940s, the place to be was at Brittingham Park in a blaze of verde, bianca, and russo, the green, white, and red of Italian flags furling where a park was accented with colored Indian blankets spread over the grass, and chairs were set up under the trees to encourage family and friends to gather throughout the day and into evening hours with picnic baskets packed with homemade food.

The Italian Workmen’s Club and Festa Italia welcome the support of businesses sponsoring this event!