Immerse in Italian culture at the first annual Arkansas Italian Food & Culture Festival, presented by Relyance Bank, coming to North Shore Riverwalk on Friday, April 20, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

“The goal is that when you’re at the festival and close your eyes and listen, and smell the food, that you will be inundated with an Italian feeling and atmosphere and being on the river in North Little Rock adds an additional element to that experience,” said festival co-founder Justin Acri.