After two nights of rocking is out of your system, swing over to the Porcupine Dante Club for a Sunday packed with celebration and food.

Festa Italiana goes from in front of the Dante Club—Cedar North between First and Second Avenue—from 11:00am to 8:00pm with a number of events to celebrate Italian heritage.

Schedule of Events

  • 11:30am- Opening
  • 12:00pm- Dante Club Youth Dancers
  • 1:00pm- Porcupine Dante Club Italian Choir
  • 2:00pm- The Dancers of Italia
  • 3:00pm- Celebrity Grape Stomping
  • 4:00pm- Party in a Box
  • 5:00pm- Kristin and Lizzie Loreto
  • 5:15pm- Supper (see below for menu)
  • 6:00pm- Assorted Musical Entertainment and Spaghetti Eating Contest

On top of that, food will be available for purchase at certain times of the day.

  • Lunch: Hot dogs, hamburgers, Porchetta sandwiches, fried pepper sandwiches and sausage on a bun.
  • Mid-afternoon: Arrosticini (lamb skewers)
  • Supper: Rigatoni and meatball, Pasta agli è olio with fresh porchetta

You’ll also be able to purchase homemade tomato sauce, Pizzelle, ice cream, candy floss, cotton candy, pretzels, donuts and more.

Food will be available for consumption and for purchase all day for very low prices.

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