Festa Italiana | Kids Out and About Research Triangle

Festa Italiana

Festa Italiana North Carolina celebrates Italian culture and heritage in the Triangle while providing financial support to local charities. This year's event features: live entertainment and cooking demonstrations, a kids zone, food trucks, and street vendors!

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

Know Before You Go: 

  • View the downtown parking map for walkable parking locations. 
  • Hunter Street will be closed to vehicles between Ambergate Station and Laura Duncan Road from 6 am to 8 pm.
  • Town Hall parking lot and the lot between Town Hall and the John M. Brown Community Center will be closed for this event starting at 12:00 am on Saturday. Other parking lots on campus will be open for parking.
  • GoApex Route 1 will operate on a normal route and schedule.
  • Only alcohol purchased within the festival boundary is allowed at the event. Alcohol must be consumed or disposed of within the festival boundaries.
  • This event is located outside of the downtown social district boundaries. Please dispose of social district cups while still in the district boundary before entering the festival area.
  • Pets are not allowed within the festival boundaries.
  • Town staff may be on site during the festival taking photos/video of festival events and attendees.
Location: 
Hunter Street & Town Hall Campus
See map: Google Maps

*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Contact name: 
Julia Blonshine
Dates: 
09/19/2026
Time: 
11 am - 7 pm