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Best known for their haunting '70s soundtracks used in the films of gory giallo director Dario Argento, progressive-rock outfit Claudio Simonetti's Goblin provides the live score for the '80s Italian horror cult favorite Demons at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Oct. 27th. Initially working under the monikers Oliver and Cherry Five after bei...

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October 20 | 6:30 PM. THE ECOLOGICAL SOUL OF ITALIAN MUSIC AND SONGWRITING. A live radio show presented by Italian scholar and Radio DJ Sara Marinelli. Italian Cultural Insititute San Francisco, 710 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA. Register here. Start your weekend off on the right beat! Join scholar and radio DJ Sara Marinelli as she takes us on a...

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The annual Italian Heritage Parade and Festival returned to the streets of San Francisco Sunday afternoon for its 155th year. It started at 12:30 p.m. and ran from Fisherman's Wharf down to Washington Square, offering the whole family 1.3 miles of free fun. Mayor London Breed was taking part in the parade. But for some, their favorite part is the f...

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Friday, October 20, 2023 | 6 PM-8 PM. Consulate General of Italy, 2590 Webster St., San Francisco. Welcoming Remarks: Sergio Strozzi, Consul General of Italy. Introduction: John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Chair in Law, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley. History in a Nutshell: the Path to the Italian Constitution (Dani...

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The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, tucked in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, held their St. Padre Pio Festival on September 24. Partnering with the Saint Padre Pio Foundation and the Knights of St. Francis, the National Shrine hosted the relics of St. Padre Pio, which brought hundreds of people to the Shrine throughout the day....

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Monday, October 16 | 7 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM. Club Fugazi, 678 Green St #3, San Francisco. Directors Valentina Signorelli and Cecilia Zoppelletto present their latest documentary about Amadeo Peter Giannini, the son of Italian immigrants in San Francisco and founder of Bank of America, the man who revolutionized the world of finance by supporti...

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ITA Airways launches new marketing campaign in North America. Starting today on air in San Francisco and Los Angeles, to be followed by Boston, Washington, Miami and New York. ITA Airways presented its new marketing campaign "A Sky full of Italy" in the Consulate General of Italy in New York, in the presence of Fabrizio Di Michele, Consul General o...

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Saturday 10/14/2023. 10:15 am - 3:45 pm. Museo Italo Americano - 2 Marina Blvd, Building C - San Francisco, CA. Museo Italo Americano & Leonardo Da Vinci Society. In collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco present ITALIAN OPERA in SAN FRANCISCO, THEN & NOW. A ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM. RSVP By October 8, 2023 San Francisco was an “op...

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The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade Committee is thrilled to announce the return of the parade to the streets of San Francisco on October 8, 2023. Renowned pizzaiolo and restaurateur Tony Gemignani and esteemed Judge Claude Perasso will be honored as the Grand Marshals for the highly anticipated event. Tony Gemignani, a world-class pizza acro...

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When: Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco As we approach the eve of Italo Calvino's centennial (October 15, 1923), nearly forty years after his death (September 19, 1985), questions arise spontaneously: what is the legacy of this Italian novelist in the United States...

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