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8th Annual Little Italy San Jose Italian Festival 

   Returning Sunday October 5th, 2025!

Opening Ceremony - 11:30am
Festival - 11am - 7pm
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Afterparty Speakeasy Jazz Concert @ Italian Cellar Speakeasy bar
6pm - 9pm 
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  • Established in 2016, Little Italy Festival draws 20k to 25k people

  • One of the largest Italian Car Shows in the United States!

  • Authentic Italian cuisine from some of the Bay Areas favorite Italian Restaurants 

  • Nonstop Italian Entertainment

  • Wine Tasting from some of the best Cal-Italia wineries in CA 

  • Italian Arts & Crafts

  • Cultural Exhibits and Italian Museum Tours

  • Highlighting Little Italy Italian Businesses

  • Children's Activities & ride the Little Italy train!

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One of the largest Italian car shows in the US!  Lamborghini, Ferrari Italian Motorcycles & more

Italian Car Show
 

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Free Live Entertainment
Featuring Italian Tenor
Pasquale Esposito

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Entertainment schedule
Main Stage

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

Little Italy Museum
Gianfranco & Griff (Accordion) Little Italy Museum Balcony
6pm - 9pm Stella Heath & Doug Ellington
(Italian Cellar Speakeasy)

Other Entertainment
Pizza Acrobatics (Times Vary)
Children's Face Painting
Little Italy Train Rides
Little Italy Museum Tours
Free Ferrari & Lamborghini Showcase



 


     

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

    

 

 

 

 

      Sunday October 5th, 2025
           (Festival) 11am - 7pm

 

  • Supercars of Italy Car show

  • Nonstop Italian Entertainment

  • Italian Arts & Crafts Village

  • Authentic Italian Cuisine from popular Italian Restaurants & Little Italy businesses

  •  Nonstop Italian Entertainment

  • Wine Tasting from  Cal-Italia wineries 

  • Italian Arts & Craft

  •  Cultural Exhibits and Italian Museum Tours

  • Highlighting Little Italy Italian Businesses

  • Children's Activities

  • Ride the Little Italy Train

 

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Authentic Italian Cuisine

 

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The best Italian Food Festival in the Bay Area with endless authentic Italian food items from some of the Bay Area's best Italian Restaurants





 

Thank You Sponsors

 

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