A little taste of Italy right in the heart of Seattle
Seattle?s 34th Annual Festa Italiana the only ?in-person? event of 2021, in the beautiful Fisher Pavilion and the surrounding grounds and buildings of the Seattle Center.Saturday & Sunday, September 25 & 26, 2021.

Before COVID the Italian Festival has always been the largest Italian-American event in the Northwest and one of the largest cultural festivals in Washington State.Since 1988, Festa Italiana has been celebrating the cultural roots and history of Italians and Italian-Americans in the Pacific Northwest.
It?s a connection to a long tradition of passion, excellence, and accomplishment. As each generation of American moves further away from its immigrant origins, it becomes more and more urgent to recognize the talents and gifts that they have contributed to their adopted country by way of their heritage. Food is the central to the Italian character. Italian restaurants are ubiquitous throughout the world, pasta and pizza can be ordered everywhere.
This festival means a lot for the Americans with Italian background, because they recognize the contributions of their ancestors and they pass on a sense of Italian pride to their children and grandchildren.
This year all the guests were excited to be gathering again and happy to celebrate ?The Joys of All Things Italian!? by promoting the arts, the food and the culture that are uniquely Italian. There were cooking demos, a classic car show, a ...