Festa Italiana returns to Harriet Island!

Festa Italiana will be held on Harriet Island on July 17th from 11am to 10pm and July 18th from 10am to 10pm. Harriet Island lends the perfect setting to produce an Italian festival. It is located across the Mississippi River from The Levee, an Italian community that once occupied an area in St. Paul until the 1970's. The Mississippi River is also the perfect setting for a gondola ride and a Via Dell'Amore.

Festa Italiana MN is a non-profit organization, dedicated to preserving the Italian heritage found in St. Paul and surrounding communities of Minnesota. Festa's mission is to provide a platform to showcase Italian heritage through music, dance, a heritage building, gondola rides on the Mississippi, a Via Dell'Amore with authentic vendors, an artesian tent, authentic food and beverages, and family friendly activities.

This is Festa's fourth year, with this year proving to be even better and stronger with a new artesian tent, a wine tasting area, new vendors, new displays in the heritage building, and new entertainment, including The Rat Pack Revival. Many new groups from around Minnesota will also be taking part in this festival such as The Italian American Men's Club. Team Festa is proud to organize this authentic ethnic festival, not only for the people of Minnesota but for their community as well. This is their legacy; one that they are proud to say will carry the Italian story well into the future.