The annual St. Coleman’s Catholic Church Italian Festival is back for its 39th year in 2023. The free event will be Feb. 17-19 at St. Coleman Catholic Church in Pompano Beach. The event will include plenty of Italian food, carnival rides, live music, a silent auction, a car raffle. Admission is free, but you will need tickets to buy food and drinks, raffle tickets and pay for carnival rides.

You can save money if you buy tickets in advance online or from participating merchants: St. Coleman Catholic Church, Spanx The Hog and Richie’s Gourmet Italian Ices. You can buy advance tickets online here. No credit cards will be accepted on-site. Weekend rid wristbands must be purchased in advance online. Hours are 1 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.