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Gerri DiMaggio

Celebrate Italian food, culture and music at Festa Italia, hosted by the Italian Workmen’s Club. The three-day festival will include Italian food and dessert, cultural exhibits, folk dancing, a bocce tournament, cooking demonstrations, and plenty of music. Catch live performances from Gerri DiMaggio (6 p.m., June 3), Mama Digdown’s Brass Band (5:30 p.m., June 4), and Cash Box Kings (4:30 p.m., June 5), plus many others. View the complete schedule below.

press release: Join the Italian Workmen's Club for Festa Italia, a 3-day celebration of family, food, and fun! Festa Italia will be held at McKee Farms Park and will feature a variety of Italian foods and desserts, cultural exhibits, traditional and popular live music, Italian folk dancing, a bocce tournament, cooking demonstrations, youth soccer exhibition, magic show, face painter, children's games, raffle prizes and much more.

Admission is $5.00, which includes access to all entertainment offerings. Children 12 & Under are FREE. Parking is FREE with shuttles from several parking areas.

2022 Musical acts include Gerri DiMaggio, Mama Digdown’s Brass Band, Cash Box Kings and others!

2022 Schedule of Events (All events and times subject to change. Watch for updates at iwcmadison.com.)

Friday June 3 (4:30-11 pm)  4:30 pm Welcome – Festa Opens, Miss Festa Intro; 5:00 – 8:30 Pasta Dinner (Seating avail. In Culture Tent); 6:00  – 7:00 Bocce Match – FFD vs City Hall; 6:00 – 7:30 Gerri DiMaggio; 8:00 – 10:30 Stephen Cooper And The Nobody Famous

Saturday June 4 (11 am-11 pm) 11 am Welcome – Festa Opens, Miss Festa Intro; 11:00 – 8:30 Pasta Dinner; 11:15 – 11:45 Scholarship Presentations (IWC & IAWC); 11:30 Bocce Tournament – Singles; 11:30 – 12:15 Cooking Demo in Culture Tent; 12:45 – 1:30 Tango Community Dancers; 1:30 – 2:15 Pasta Eating Contest; 2:00 – 2:45 Cooking Demo in Culture Tent; 2:15 – 3:00 Flags of Italy Parade & Presentation; 3:00 – 4:00 Jim Giacalone (accordion) Grounds; 3:30 – 5:00 Due Cafoni Americani; 5:00 – 6:30 Stories of the Greenbush (DVD) in Culture Tent; 5:30 – 7:30 Mama Digdown’s Brass Band; 8:30 – 10:45 Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound  

Sunday, June 5 (11 am-7 pm) 10:00   Mass in Culture Tent; 11:00   Festa Opens, Miss Festa Intro; 11:30 – 5:30 Pasta Dinner 11:30; Bocce Tournament – Doubles; 11:30 – 12:15 Cooking Demo in Culture Tent; 11:45 – 12:30 IWC & IAWC Member Recognition; 12:30 – 2:30 Soccer Skills – Forward Madison FC; 12:45 – 1:30 Tango Community Dancers; 2:30 – 4:00 Joe Scalissi; 4:30 – 6:30 Cash Box Kings; 5:30   Raffle Drawing

Children’s Entertainment! Saturday June 4 Noon-5:00 Toss Games and Prizes! 1:00-3:00 Face Painting by Karen; 2:00-2:30 Magic Show, Wayne the Wizard; 2:30-4:00 Balloon Sculptures; 4:00-4:30 Magic Show, Wayne the Wizard;

Sunday, June 5 Noon-5:00 Toss Games and Prizes! 1:00-3:00 Face Painting by Karen.