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Festa Italiana will return to Italian Community Center grounds in Milwaukee this weekend. This is the second year in a row that the event will opt to use its own property for the festival instead ...
The organizers of Festa Italiana have called off the lakefront festival for the third straight year. In a statement Friday afternoon, Rose Anne Fritchie, president of the Italian Community Center ...
The dates for the 2023 Festa Italiana in Milwaukee are revealed. The festival is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 10.
Milwaukee summer festival season is on approach – but unfortunately one classic festival won't return for 2022 as Festa Italiana announced today that it has been canceled once again.
Sandy Winard, the Italian Community Center president, and Wes Shaver, the Milwaukee Pride Inc. CEO, join 12 News at 11 to talk about the first festivals of the season: Festa Italiana and PrideFest.
Milwaukee's Festa Italiana will be held in 2022 after all — but on a smaller scale and not on the Summerfest grounds. After the festival celebrating Italian culture was called off in April, Rose ...
The other events that have made it into the top eight are: Big cheeses Wisconsin State Fair and Summerfest; Bastille Days — ...
Founded in 1978, esta Italiana is the largest Italian event of its kind in America. It holds the honor of being Milwaukee's first ethnic festival.
Friday marked her second visit of the year to Wisconsin; she last stopped in both Waukesha and Milwaukee in March. Festa Italiana runs through Sunday, June 2. This marks the festival's 44th year.
Festa Italiana, which dates back to 1978, was called off in 2020, and again in 2021, because of the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
MILWAUKEE — Festa Italiana is canceled again his year. Festival organizers made the announcement Friday, citing circumstances associated with COVID-19 as the reason.