Sunday, Jul 27, 2025 at 11:00am
Italian Family Festa
presented by the Italian American Heritage Foundation
The Italian Family Festa, now in its 43rd year, is the premier signature event of the Italian American Heritage Foundation (IAHF). The members of the IAHF are proud to bring you this lively event as a way to share our Italian heritage with you.
Every year a dedicated volunteer team of about 30 chairpersons take part in planning and developing the Festa. Each year they seek new and creative ideas to keep the Festa fun and relaxing to provide a truly cultural experience for the community. It is their passion that brings the Festa to life each year, and it is that same passion that will keep the Festa alive for years to come.
So come join us and live 'la dolce vita'.
Schedule:
| Time | Event | Stage/Area | Sponsored by: |
| 11:00 - 4:00 | Zona di Ragazzi e Ragazze | Kids' Zone Area | Harker School |
| 11:00 - 4:30 | Wine Tasting | Wine Tasting Garden | Kiewit Shea Traylor JV |
| 11:00 - 5:00 | Bocce - All ages | Bocce Courts | |
| 11:00 - 5:00 | Roman Encampment | Encampment Area | |
| 11:00 - 5:00 | San Jose Sharks Street Team | San Jose Sharks Area | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Opera San Jose | Roma Stage | Facchino Properties |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Garden Flavors in an Italian Kitchen | Culinary & Cultural Pavilion | Giorgio’s & New York Style Sausage |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Ron Borelli Mina Project | Roma Stage | Gladiator Repipe & Sobrato Philanthropies |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Contestant Grape Stomp | Grape Stomp Stage | |
| 12:30 - 3:30 | Nadia the Accordionist | Main Gate | |
| 12:45 - 1:15 | Walter the Giant Storyteller | Kids' Zone Area | Harker School |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Italian American Youth Roundtable | Culinary & Cultural Pavilion | Giorgio’s & New York Style Sausage |
| 1:00 - 4:45 | Duke Mantee & The Gold Money Band | Wine Tasting Garden | |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Contestant Grape Stomp | Grape Stomp Stage | |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Joe DeRose Quartet | Roma Stage | Gladiator Repipe & Sobrato Philanthropies |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Italian Folk Costume Fashion Show | Culinary & Cultural Pavilion | Giorgio’s & New York Style Sausage |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Walter the Giant Storyteller | Kids' Zone Area | Harker School |
| 2:30 - 3:15 | Italian Renaissance Swordsmanship Academy | Near Kids' Zone Area | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | Contestant Grape Stomp | Grape Stomp Stage | |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Celebrity Grape Stomp Off! | Grape Stomp Stage | |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Thom & Mary Ellen Duo | Roma Stage | Gladiator Repipe & Sobrato Philanthropies |
| 4:30 - 4:45 | Raffle Drawing | Roma Stage | |
| 5:00 | Festa Closes - See you next year! | n/a |
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