SAN JOSE — After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Italian American Heritage Basis is about to host its fortieth annual Italian Household Festa this weekend, Aug. 20-21, at San Jose Historical past Park.
New this 12 months is a kids’s space, Ragazzi Zona, sponsored by Harker College and set in a big grassy space the place kids can hear Italian storytellers, get pleasure from crafts and study slightly Italian.
The U.S. Navy brass band will probably be available, together with just a few pleasant naval robots. The Roma Stage will characteristic musical acts Mike Annuzzi, Blue Home, Bella Ciao, John DeMers, a tribute to Sinatra and our “Saturday Evening Road Dance” with native tribute band Livewire. The Anthony “Nino” Lane Band will carry out on Sunday solely.
Attendees can get pleasure from a culinary demonstration on the La Cucina Galbani Cooking Stage with “Chef Marco” Sciortino, together with quite a lot of native cooks. Galbani can even host the cheese log-building contest for youths each days.
The festa’s Cultural Village, offered by JP Napoli Firms, will characteristic shows on native Italian historical past, and demonstrations by lace makers and the Italian Renaissance Swordsmanship Academy.
The occasion additionally options grape stomps and marionette exhibits each days, together with the Festa Wine Tasting Backyard, offered by the Sobrato Philanthropies, which can pour vintages from native Italian wineries.
The admission-free festa is about for 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at San Jose Historical past Park, 1650 Senter Street. Parking zone shuttles will probably be out there.
For a full schedule of actions, go to www.italianfamilyfestasj.org/schedule.