The Italian Association of Arizona announces its 8^th annual Italian Festival™️ in downtown Phoenix with, live music, Italian food, art, exotic cars, and entertainment. Phoenix’s Italian Festival takes place at Heritage Square on March 4 and 5. On March 11 and 12, Sun City will host the first-ever Italian Festival at Sun Dial Recreation Center. 

“The Italian Festival™️ is part of a dream to bring a piece of Italy to the desert,” said Italian Association’s Executive Director, Francesco Guzzo. “We started with a small event along the Southbridge in Old Town Scottsdale in 2014 with a few vendors and lot of enthusiasm. Eight festivals later, we are hitting attendance capacity and keeping Italian traditions alive.”. 

The Italian Festival™️ has a variety of live entertainment during the weekend including Opera singers, The Sicilian Band, revolutionary accordion player Cory Pesaturo, and traditional flag wavers from the Piemonte region. The event will provide authentic cuisine such as fresh biscotti’s, gelato, espresso, pasta, and pizza. A few local vendors include L’Impasto, Little Italy of Scottsdale, Pasta Rea, My Daddy’s Italian Bakery, and Pomo Pizzeria. Non-food vendors will also be in attendance to sell jewelry, handmade Italian leather purses and much more. Plus, kids can enjoy face painting and balloon makers in the Kids Fun Zone. 

The Italian Festival™️ is sponsored by Peroni, DTPHX, Galbani, Queen Creek Olive Mill (the official olive oil of the festival), Anderson Windows, PepsiCo, Desert Rose Transportation, and VIP Experience sponsored by Campari & Aperol. Tickets are on pre-sale for $10 and will be $20 the day of the event. To learn more about Italian Festival and purchase tickets visit: https://www.italianassociation.org/festival/. 

The Italian Association of Arizona is excited to bring the first Italian Festival to Sun City, the Sun City Italian Festival, on March 11 and 12 with food and non-food vendors, and live entertainment at the Sun Dial Recreation Center. 

The Italian Association of Arizona was founded in 2013 to be a hub for local and international businesses. They aim to share products and services across international borders and provide assistance through local agencies to help build or kick start their entrepreneurial efforts with a focus on arts, culture and education. 

About Italian Association: 

The Italian Association (IA) is a private, non-profit 501c (3), non-political membership organization open to the Italian and American Community of Arizona that have an interest in developing their understanding and knowledge of Italy. The IA objective is to provide its members with a broad range of services to support their business, to facilitate communications and exchanges between members, to help accelerate their expansion plans and to promote Italian culture.