One of Kansas City’s favorite festivals, Festa Italiana, the unique celebration of Italian traditions and Italian-American culture. This longtime local ethnic festival draws visitors from across metropolitan Kansas City and beyond. Enjoy an amazing assortment of Italian food favorites, great entertainment on the main stage all weekend, an Italian Motorsports Show, Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair (new this year!), bounce houses for kids and much more.

Free admission, food & beverages available for purchase. Festa Italiana is the largest fundraiser for UNICO KC. UNICO is an Italian-American service organization that raises funds for college scholarships for area high school students. This year, over $50,000 will be awarded during Sunday’s ceremony.

The event will be held at Zona Rosa’s North Park (area just South of the Dillard’s building)

Schedule of Events:

Entertainment Line-Up Schedule:

5:00 PM: Frank Favoroso. Classic Rock & Country
5:20 PM: Monroe Rich. Festa’s youngest dancer
5:30 PM: Frank Cherrito. KC’s smooth Italian crooner
6:00 PM: Cory Pesaturo. World Champion (3x!) accordion player
7:00 PM: Flashback. Classic rock, R&B and funk band
8:30 PM: UNICO’s Meatball Eating Contest
9:00 PM: The Bronx Wanderers. One family, one dream, one amazing rockin’ show!

Pop-up market filled with local makers and artists curated by The Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. Market open 5pm - 9pm Friday. Application now to be a maker!