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)

• 6:00 pm-6:45 pm – Accordion Show with Laurino Pagliarello
• 7:00 pm-7:50 pm – Perry Canestrari @perrycanestrari
• 8:15 pm-9:05 pm – Espresso Show Band
• 9:30 pm-10:30 pm – DJ ALAMUSIC @alamusicdj

Saturday, June 7

Main Stage (301 Preston)

• 12:30 pm-1:15 pm – Pop Shop @ThePopShop
• 2:00 pm-2:45 pm – Fonte D’Amore Tarantella dance group @fontedamore.tarantella
• 3:00 pm-3:45 pm – Luv2Groove Dance Party @luv2groove
• 4:00 pm-4:30 pm – Frank Moyo @frankymoyomusic
• 4:35 pm-4:50 pm – Intermission with the 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 @frankymoyomusic
• 6:35 pm-6:45 pm –  Intermission with the Dante Alighieri Society of Ottawa @danteottawa
• 7:00 pm-7:50 pm –  The Jivewires
• 8:20 pm-9:10 pm – Espresso Show Band
• 9:30 pm-10:30 pm – DJ Momentum @DJMomentum

Sunday, June 8

Main Stage (301 Preston)

• 12:00 am-2:00 pm – Atletico Ottawa @atleticoottawa
• 2:00 pm-2:55 pm – Malinda Aiello @malindaaiellomusic
• 3:10 pm-3:55 pm – Accordion Show with Laurino Pagliarello
• 4:15 pm-5:05 pm – The Jivewires
• 5:35 pm-6:25 pm – Espresso Show Band
• 6:45 pm-7:30 pm – DJ Naz

Preston BIA Ottawa Italian Festival

Experience the sights, sounds and flavours of Italy right here in Ottawa during this weekend-long street party on beautiful Preston Street! Join us on June 6-8 and explore the FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival, Italian Car Parade, Preston Street Market, and more!

Morin Supply Kids Zone 

Friday, June 6 

Main Stage (301 Preston)

5:00 pm-9:00 pm – Drop In Paint Night: Come and create an Italian Landscape (step by step) for teens and the young at heart.

Saturday, June 7

Main Stage (301 Preston)

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
• 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 and 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 8

Main Stage (301 Preston)

12:00 am-2:00 pm – Story telling in Italian 
1:00 pm-4:05 pm – Get your name written in calligraphy by an artist
2:00 pm-6:00 pm – Open Arts and Crafts:

• Beaded Bracelets like a Venetian
• Mosaic Tiles (on paper)
• Roman Coins in clay 
• Coloring pages

Thanks to our event sponsor Morin Supply!

Notice of Filming and Photography
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