One of the things that I most look forward to living in Washington, D.C., is the large amount of ethnic festivals that run from late summer into fall. I have been to dozens of incredible festivals over the years. Each one is a special treat. But as I have gone to Romanian festivals, Ukrainian festivals, Lebanese festivals, Egyptian festivals, etc. I have always wondered why there is not an Italian festival.
In 2019 I started asking around. I learned that there were actually Italian festivals in our region in the past, but they had gone dormant. I went on a deep dive to learn as much about these festivals as I could and to find all of the people who were involved and still in the area to help bring them back.
