Here is the full events schedule for the Ottawa Italian Festival in Little Italy!
Ottawa’s most exciting weekend of the year is almost here. That’s right, we are talking about the street party celebrations of Italian Week Ottawal! Get ready to be immersed in the sights, sounds, and flavours of Italy as this year’s festivities kick off in style on the streets of Ottawa’s Little Italy!
Opening weekend is the perfect way to start your Italian Week experience with a bang! Join in 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)
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 @danteottawa11:30 am-12:30 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
Morin Supply Kids Zone
Friday, June 6
Main Stage (301 Preston)
5:00 pm-8:00 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
Italian Week Ottawa thanks their event sponsor Morin Supply!
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