Event Series:
Festa Italia
93rd Annual Festa Italia
September 11 @ 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
93rd Annua Festa Italia
September 11-13: Friday 3 – 9pm; Saturday 10am – 9pm; Sunday 10am – 6pm
The award-winning 93rd Annual Festa Italia, also known as Monterey’s Santa Rosalia Fisherman’s Festival, invites locals and visitors alike to celebrate Monterey’s rich Italian Sicilian heritage while honoring the enduring contributions of Monterey’s local fishermen.
Activities for the Kids
- Fiesta Italia Coloring Contest, 11am – 1pm on both Saturday and Sunday with prizes!
- The Euro Bungee trampoline flings you 25 feet into the air as you jump and flip on a trampoline. The Euro Bungee air power jump gives you the sensation of being completely weightless. Experience the adrenaline rush of a bungee jump as you perform gravity-defying moves at your own speed/pace. You control the amount of fun you can have. Weight limit: 30 lbs. – 200 lbs.
- Kids will have a blast climbing, sliding and enjoying the thrills of a giant 19-foot inflatable slide!
Festa Italia offers
- Italian-themed
- Festa Italia-exclusive merchandise
- Unique crafts, clothing, and specialty items
Friday Night: 5 – 9pm: Dancing Under the STARS with The Lost and Found Band; Dance Music from Rock n Roll – Jazz – R & B – Reggae
Saturday, Opening Ceremony Celebration
- 10am Mass San Carlos Cathedral/Crowning the Statue of Santa Rosalia
- 1:30am – 12pm Custom House Plaza, Opening Ceremony Main Stage, Procession to Wharf & Blessing of the Fleet
- 12 -1pm, Anthony Lane Band
- 1 – 1:25pm, Cooking Demonstration, Master Chef Tene Shake, Classic Italian Calamari
- 1:30 – 2:30pm Pasquale Esposito
- 2:30 – 2:45pm The Musica of Jimmy Rossi and Luca DePaolis
- 2:45 – 3:45pm Mike Marotta & the Italian All Stars
- 3pm Tarantella Dancers (Approximate time)
- 4 – 5pm Anthony Lane Band
- 5:15 – 6:15pm Pasquale Esposito
- 6:15 -6:30pm The Musica of Jimmy Rossi and Luca DePaolis
Saturday Night, 6:30 – 9:00pm, Dancing Under the Stars with The Money Band
Sunday
- 11am-11:30am Tarantella Dance Lessons in front of main stage, Phyllis Grillo, Master Tarantella Dance Instructor, Everyone welcome to attend and learn the Tarantella
- 11:30 – 11:45am The Musica of Jimmy Rossi and Luca DePaolis
- 11:45am –12:50pm Anthony Lane Band
- 12:30pm Tarantella Dancers
- 1 – 1:25pm The Musica of Jimmy Rossi and Luca DePaolis
- 1:30 – 2:30pm Pasquale Esposito
- 2:45 – 3:45pm Mike Marotta & the Italian All Stars
- 3:45 – 4pm The Musica of Jimmy Rossi and Luca DePaolis
- 4 – 5pm Pasquale Esposito
- 5 – 6pm Anthony Lane Band
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