The Little Italy Festival® 2023
Friday, September 1st | Saturday, September 2nd | Sunday, September 3rd | Monday, September 4th
Parking
We have free parking all over town! Find a spot without a lawn chair in it and it’s yours; we are Italian, we do that just like our buscias used to
Main Stage - Water Street
Friday
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6 PM Concessions Open
Parade Begins on North 9th Street
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7 PM Welcome to the Festival
Mayor, Jack Gilfoy
LIFT President, Adria Davis
Italian SIngers
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9 PM All American Chess Club
Saturday
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11 AM Concessions Open
Little Feet Dancers
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12 PM TBA
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1 PM LIFT Costume Contest
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2 PM Spaghetti Eating Contest
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2:30 PM Grape Stomping
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3 PM LIFT Fashion Show
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4:30 PM SV Band (Tentative)
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5:30 PM SV Choir (Tentative)
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6:30 PM Italian Singers
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8 PM Big Fun Band
Sunday
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11 AM Concessions Open
Little Feet Dancers
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12 PM Vicki West Dancers
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1 PM SV Dance Team
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1:45 PM Queens Court Dancers
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2:30 PM Grape Stomping
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4 PM Pizza Eating Contest
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4:30 PM SV Band (Tentative)
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5:30 PM Mustachio Contest
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6:30 PM Grape Stomping
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7:30 PM Italian Singers
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8:30 PM Baby Blue Bluegrass Band
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9 PM Cripple Creek Kids
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9:30 PM Coon Hollar Kids
Monday
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11 AM Concessions Open
Little Feet Dancers
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12 PM Vicki West Dancers
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1 PM SV Dance Team
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2 PM Tumble Mania
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3 PM SVHS Cheer Team
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4 PM Queens Court Dancers
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4:30 PM TBA
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5 PM Grape Stomping
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5:30 PM Re & Regina Pizza Eating Contest
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6 PM Meatball Eating Contest
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7 PM Italian Singer
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9 PM 50/50 Drawing Winner Announced
Fireworks at Dusk!
Friday
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8 PM - 1 AM Eddie Korosa Band
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Cover charge (21+)
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Saturday
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11 AM Wine Garden Opens
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12 PM Bagna Cauda cookoff*
*Cook-off takes place in the Wine Museum
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Clinton Reunion Band
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5 PM - 8:30 PM Eddie Korosa Band
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8 PM Grape Stomping break
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9 PM - 1 AM PM Nantucket Band
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Cover charge (21+) starts at 5:00pm
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No kids allowed after 6:00pm
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Sunday
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11 AM Wine Garden Opens
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1 PM - 4 PM MCM Band and Chad Brown
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5:30 PM Grape Stomping break
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4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Zach Helton Band
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9 PM - Midnight Nantucket Band
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Cover charge (21+) starts at 4:30pm
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Kids are welcome (when accompanied by adult) until 7pm
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Monday
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11 AM Wine Garden Opens
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM MCM Band and Chad Brown
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5 PM - 7:30 PM “Sing along to Italian Classics"
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8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Dave Riley Band
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No Cover Charge
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Kids are welcome when accompanied by adult
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