OPENING WEEKEND

Welcome to the most exciting weekend of the year – the street party celebrations of the Ottawa Italian Festival! Get ready to be immersed in the sights, sounds, and flavours of Italy as we kick off this year’s festivities in style on the streets of Ottawa’s Little Italy!

Our opening weekend is the perfect way to start your Italian Week experience with a bang! Join us for a fun-filled weekend of entertainment, food, and culture as we celebrate all things Italian.

All Italian Week Ottawa events will take place at 301 Preston Street, including Italian Week Mainstage performances and Morin Supply Kids Zone programming.

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Mainstage Performances

Friday, June 6 

Main Stage (301 Preston St.)

6:00 pm-6:45 pm – Accordion Show with Laurino Pagliarello

6:50 pm-7:50 pm – Montreal Duo with Perry Canestrari @perrycanestrari

8:00 pm-9:05 pm – Espresso Show Band

9:30 pm-10:30 pm – DJ ALAMUSIC @alamusicdj

Saturday, June 7 

Main Stage (301 Preston St.)

2:00 pm-2:45 pm – Fonte D’Amore Tarantella dance group @fontedamore.tarantella

2:45 pm-3:45 pm – Luv2Groove Dance Party @love2groove

3:45 pm-4:30 pm – Children’s Show and Frank Moyo @frankmoyomusic

4:35 pm-4:50 pm – Children’s activity presented by Dante Alighieri Society of Ottawa @danteottawa

5:00 pm-5:45 pm – Accordion Show with Laurino Pagliarello

6:00 pm-6:30 pm – Frank Moyo @frankmoyomusic

6:35 pm-6:45 pm – Intermission presented by Dante Alighieri Society of Ottawa @danteottawa

7:00 pm-7:50 pm –The Jivewires @thejivewires

8:20 pm-9:10pm – Espresso Show Band

9:30 pm-10:30pm – DJ Momentum @dj_momentum70

Sunday, June 8

Main Stage (301 Preston St.)

12:00 pm-2:00 pm – Atletico Ottawa @atleticoottawa

2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Malinda Aiello @malindaaiellomusic

3:10 pm-3:55 pm – Accordion Show with Laurino Pagliarello

4:15 pm-5:05pm – The Jivewires @thejivewires

5:35 pm-6:25 pm – Espresso Show Band

6:45 pm-7:30 pm – DJ Naz

Morin Supply Kids Zone Programming

Friday, June 6th

5:00 pm-8:00 pm – Drop In Paint Night: Come and create an Italian Landscape (step by step)  acrylic on canvas for Teens and Young at Heart

Saturday, June 7th

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Arts and Crafts: Become a Roman Gladiator and create a Gladiator Helmet or Laurel Crown as a Roman Emperor and create jewellery like a Venetian Craftsperson and come make your very own beaded bracelet.

2:00 pm-8:00 pm – Open Arts and Crafts: Drop by all afternoon into the evening for Open Crafts

• Create a Venetian Mask
• Puppet (Pinocchio on a Stick)
• Coloring Pages of your favorite Italian symbols
• Beading a Bracelet

Sunday, June 8th

12:00 pm-2:00 pm – Story telling (in Italian)

1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Get your name written in Calligraphy 

2:00 pm-6:00 pm – Open Arts and Crafts: Drop by all afternoon into the evening for Open Crafts

• Beaded Bracelets like a Venetian
• Mosaic Tiles
• Roman Coins in clay
• Coloring pages

Thanks to our event sponsor Morin Supply!

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