Surround yourself with Italian food, culture, and community this weekend at the Annual Festa Italiana happening at the Fountain Park in Downtown Pensacola.
The Sons & Daughters of Italy invite you to the 14th Annual Festa Italiana. This two day event begins today, Friday October 10 and goes through Saturday October 11, 2024. The festival is open from 11 AM – 6 PM.
Experience freshly prepared Italian food including spaghetti with meatballs, lasagna, a variety of your favorite Italian sandwiches, and the famous award winning Shrimp Scampi Napoletano. Single servings, sample platters, and a variety of desserts will be available for purchase!
This event is made for the whole family and is free admission! There will be a silent auction, live Italian music, kids zone, and live local artists demonstrations.
Joe Hobbs Glass will be the featured artist at this years event and will be doing live glass blowing demonstrations. Joe’s experience spans over 30 years of working with glass and 2D illustration. His latest series features work inspired from his travels to Italy. The technique combines his hand drawn illustrations and hand blown glass, creating an immersive experience with this body of work. Find the team at the festival with glass artwork available for purchase!
Festa Italiana is a major fundraising event for the Pensacola community. Enter into the drawing with the chance to win cash prizes. This year’s drawing: 1st prize is $1,000, 2nd is $500, and 3rd is $250.
Your attendance and support enables the Sons and Daughters of Italy to give back to the Pensacola community through ways of charitable giving and scholarships for students.
Enjoy the weekend celebrating all things Italy! Don’t forget to indulge in a cannoli or 3.
Ciao!
