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6th Annual Little Italy San Jose Festival 2023

Arts and Entertainment

September 12, 2023

From: Little Italy San Jose Festival

Celebrate all things Italian in San Jose's Little Italy district and the adjacent Guadalupe River park at our annual Italian Festival on Sunday October 1st!

Authentic Italian cuisine from Little Italy businesses and Italian restaurants located throughout Santa Clara County.

Fantastic Entertainment lineup including Pasquale Esposito, Anthony "Nino" Lane Band, Vanessa Raci (New York), Italica. Balliamo Italian dancers and other authentic Italian musicians.

In addition there will be an Supercars of Italy display featuring Lamborghini and Ferrari, a wine garden pouring Cal-Italia wines, Artisan Italian Craft vendors and Children's Activities.

Plenty of parking at nearby SAP Center, San Pedro Square garage, other nearby garages and free street parking. Also, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station is walking distance for Public Transportation options by Caltrain or Valley Transportation Authority lightrail.

- Established in 2016, Little Italy Festival draws 20,000 + people to our Italian district.
- Italian Festival in San Jose
- Authentic Italian cuisine from some of the Bay Areas favorite Italian Restaurants
- Nonstop Live Entertainment
- Ferrari & Lamborghini Area
- Authentic Italian & handmade Arts & Crafts
- Wine Tasting from some of the best Cal-Italia wineries in CA
- Highlighting Little Italy Italian Businesses

Saturday Sep 30th 2023 (Kickoff Event) 6pm -10pm
Live Music/Silent Auction for Italian Museum & Cultural Center

Sunday, October 1
Activities
Ferrari & Lamborghini Car Show - 11am - 4pm
Soccer in Slow Motion Soccer demonstration/Interactive games 11am - 6pm
Arts & Craft Vendors (In Piazza & At West Saint John and Guadalupe Park
Wine Tasting in Little Italy Piazza (5 Wineries) - 11am - 6:30pm
Little Italy Membership and Cultural Center & Museum info Booth

Main Stage
11:00 - 11:30 - Opening Ceremony
11:30 - 11:45 - Italian and American National Anthems
12:15 - 12:45pm - Cory Pesatauro Accordion Entertainer
1:15pm - 1:45pm - Vanessa Raci Italian Jazz
1:45pm - 2:15pm - Vanessa Raci & Cory Pesatauro
3:15pm - 4:45pm - Italian Tenor - Pasquale Esposito (Headliner)
5:30pm - 7pm - Anthony Nino Lane Band (Closing Band)

Street Performances
Balliamo Italian Folk Dance Group (Various Times)
Pizza Acrobatics - 2:30pm - 3pm

Date: Sunday October 1st, 2023

Time: 11am - 7pm

Location:
Little Italy San Jose
323 West Saint John Street,
San Jose, CA 95110

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