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If your version of heaven involves sampling copious amounts of pasta, pizza, meatballs, arancini, cannoli, sfingi and other Italian delights, head down to Fitchburg for this annual celebration of food, music and culture. There’s entertainment from local and regional performers such as the Italian Folk Dancers of Madison, Joe Scalissi, The Sicilian Serenaders and Something to Do. Plus: a pasta-eating contest on Saturday!

press release: The Italian Workmen’s Club (IWC) of Madison, is proud to announce Festa

Italia 2019. The annual cultural picnic and music festival will be held May 31-June 2 at McKee Farms Park, 2900 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg. The IWC is a fraternal organization that was founded in 1912 and is one of the oldest, continuously active Italian clubs in America.

Festa Italia 2019 features a variety of savory Italian specialty foods including: a spaghetti & meatball dinner, complete with salad and bread, Italian sausage, roast beef and meatball sandwiches, pizza, calamari, arancini, sfingi, mozzarella sticks, gelato, cannoli, home-made Italian cookies, plus hot dogs, soft pretzels and kettle corn.

Musical Entertainment

Friday: 6:00 – 7:30 Gerri DiMaggio and World Jazz Unit, 8:00 – 10:30 Eddie Butts Band

Saturday: 12:45 – 1:30 Italian Folk Dancers of Madison, 3:00 – 4:00 Accordionist Jim Giacalone, 3:30 – 5:00 The Sicilian Serenaders, 5:30 – 7:30 Something To Do, 8:30 – 10:45 VO5.

Sunday: 12:45 -1:30 Italian Folk Dancers of Madison, 2:30 – 4:00 Joe Scalissi, 4:30 - 6:30 Xavi Lynn.

Festa Italia 2019 is a three-day celebration of food, music, culture and family fun. It’s open Friday, May 31, 4:30 PM - 11:00 PM; Saturday, June 1, 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM; and Sunday, June 2, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. There’s a $3.00 admission charge. Parking is FREE with shuttles from several parking areas.

Don’t miss the Pasta Eating Contest Saturday at 1:30, participants welcome. For a full Festa Italia 2019 schedule of events and times, visit www.iwcmadison.com .