Nelson Italian Festival

Nelson Italian Festival Save the date! The festival will return on Sunday, 7 March 2027 (10 am - 4 pm) at Lower Trafalgar Street, Trafalgar Park & Club Italia. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽฌ Someoneโ€™s going to the movies!Congrats to Marie Lindaya and thegraham_family, who are taking home our 2 double passe...
07/04/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽฌ Someoneโ€™s going to the movies!

Congrats to Marie Lindaya and thegraham_family, who are taking home our 2 double passes for โ€œYou, Me & Tuscanyโ€! In cinemas nationwide from 9 April. ๐Ÿฟ

Email [email protected] and weโ€™ll send you the digital tickets!

Club Italia Nelson

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽฌ WIN a double pass to You, Me & Tuscany!Weโ€™ve got 2 double passes up for grabs to this feel-good Italian escape on th...
27/03/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽฌ WIN a double pass to You, Me & Tuscany!

Weโ€™ve got 2 double passes up for grabs to this feel-good Italian escape on the big screen (nationwide).

๐Ÿฟ Sometimes the wrong place is right where you need to be. โ€œYou, Me & Tuscanyโ€ is a delicious romantic comedy about one little lie, one large Italian villa, and two people falling in love. Starring Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid) and Regรฉ-Jean Page (Bridgerton), it brings the romance of Italy to the big screen. Only in cinemas April 9.

HOW TO ENTER:
๐Ÿ’š Like this post
๐Ÿ‘ฏ Tag a friend youโ€™d bring (up to 5 โ€“ each tag = one entry)

๐ŸŽŸ Winners drawn 7 April at 10 am

๐ŸŽฅ Trailer in the comments

Buona fortuna! ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Club Italia Nelson

Yes, friends โ€“ weโ€™re doing it again! ๐ŸŽ‰Save the date. Write it down. Circle it. Lock it in.However you do itโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!We...
14/03/2026

Yes, friends โ€“ weโ€™re doing it again! ๐ŸŽ‰

Save the date. Write it down. Circle it. Lock it in.
However you do itโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

We canโ€™t wait to spend another great day with you all. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

Before our announcement tomorrow, let us thank all the many people and organisations who helped make our Festival possib...
13/03/2026

Before our announcement tomorrow, let us thank all the many people and organisations who helped make our Festival possible ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ’š

(Apologies, Facebook doesn't allow us to tag all of you - so we had to remove all the tags!)

๐Ÿ› ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Italian Embassy in Wellington, Nelson City Council, Ministry for Ethnic Communities, Rฤtฤ Foundation

๐Ÿ› ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand, Comites Nuova Zelanda, Multicultural Nelson Tasman Inc, NBS, Nelson Regional Development Agency, Bayleys Nelson Tasman, Viavio Cheese, Cancer Society Nelson Tasman

๐Ÿ›  ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Mitre 10 MEGA Nelson, Uniquely Melson, Mark Healey, MTF Finance Nelson, Genoese Foods, FC Nelson, Summit, Tasman Honda, The Little Pig Building Co, Rena & Rob Masters, Design Windows, Nelson Events & Venues

๐ŸŽŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Flavia & Flavio, Viavio Cheese, Kakariki Olives, Andrea Ranieri, Ducati Owners Club Nelson, Italian Film Festival NZ, Nelson Classic Car Museum, Club Italia, Gelato Roma Nelson

โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿˆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜
Salvito's Pizza Bar, Stefano's Pizza, Elba's Pazza Pizza, Gelato Roma Nelson

๐ŸŽญ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Raffaele Bandoli (Artistic Director and musician), Paolo Rotondo and Italian Film Festival NZ, Birds-Eye, David Letsche Photography, Oscar Neubauer (Neubauer Studios), Cuoca Cristina Cocchi (D'Vine Marlborough), Chef Manuel Montagna, Nelson Whakatลซ Menzshed, Micol Aristarco (singer), Thematic for the survey preparation and analysis, Nelson Light and Sound

๐ŸŽ ๐—œ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Eelco Boswijk (yellow & white 1958 Fiat Multipla), Patrick Maisey (Fiat 128 and Fiat Bertone X1/9), Nick Marwick (Fiat 124 Coupe), Mark Quinney - Alfa Romeo Owners Club of New Zealand (AROCNZ), Steve Handyside - Ferrari Owners' Club Blenheim, Shane Joyce (Ferrari owner), Jo & Neil Smith (Fiat 124 Couple 1974 green), Gaetano (Fiat Panda 1990), Peter Carey (Fiat Coupe 130), David Smith (Lancia Fulvia 1.3S Coupe), Wendy & Steve Clements (Fiat 500 - Gucci Girl Plates), Jan & John Heap (Ferrari 328), Alan Mclean (1971 Laverda, Moto Guzzi), Patrick Maisey (Ducati Darmah 1980 Vintage), Nick Marer - Ducati Club, Alycia & Alex Hislop (Moto Guzzi), Peter John (green Vespa PX150), Paul Miles (red Moto Guzzi), Ryan Green (1965 Vespa mint green), Snow Mullins (1964 Vespa 50 yellow & 1962 Vespa 150 Sportique grey), Craig Moore (Ducati XDiavel), Alastair Andrew (Vespa), Classic Boat Museum - Lake Rotoiti (Red Ferrari Hydroplane).

๐Ÿค ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Nelson Rugby Football Club, Nayland College, St Joseph's School, Wheezes Bike Group, Auckland Point School, The Smokehouse, Prego Mediterranean Foods, The Free House

๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Dafni Anastasiadi, Titta Conte, Luisa Zuppardi-Smith, Bee Doron, Linda Ambrosetti, Lais Carlini, Chiara Sartorato, Rosi.

โค๏ธ And of course, thanks to all other vehicle owners whose names we might have missed, plus all the volunteers, Club Italia members, families and friends who cooked, baked, lent equipment and worked tirelessly for months and throughout the Festival day.

Grazie di cuore, everyone. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

Would the first Italians in Nelson ever have imagined a festival like this? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นA new addition this year was our Heritage ...
12/03/2026

Would the first Italians in Nelson ever have imagined a festival like this? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

A new addition this year was our Heritage Exhibition, sharing the story of the Italian families who have called Nelson home for over 120 years.

It sparked a lot of curiosity. Many visitors didnโ€™t realise just how deep the Italian roots here run. And it was lovely chatting with people who remembered growing up in The Wood, with Italian neighbours or friends.

A big thank you to:
๐Ÿ’š Yolanda Persico, who helped ensure the panels were historically accurate and spent the day answering visitorsโ€™ questions
๐Ÿค Cutting Edge Signs & Graphics for printing the panels
โค๏ธ Jeff, Sam and Peter at Nelson / Whakatลซ MenzShed, who built the beautiful stands that made the exhibition possible, and Mitre 10 MEGA Nelson who donated all the materials!

๐Ÿ“ธ Photos by Birds-Eye

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

Part eight of our Festival recap ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸณCould we possibly forget our cooking demos? Never!Once again, Cuoca Cristina from ...
12/03/2026

Part eight of our Festival recap ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ

Could we possibly forget our cooking demos? Never!

Once again, Cuoca Cristina from D'Vine and Chef Manuel Montagna from The Boathouse, Nelson showed just how much care and flavour go into Italian cooking.

We hope some of those tips have already made their way into your kitchens ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ“ธ Photos by David Letsche Photography

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

The recap continues (almost there!) - part seven ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นThere was plenty happening off the plate too. Trafalgar Park came ali...
12/03/2026

The recap continues (almost there!) - part seven ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

There was plenty happening off the plate too. Trafalgar Park came alive with our Kids Football and Ripper Rugby tournaments.

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to this yearโ€™s winners:
โšฝ Girls Football โ€“ Firenze
โšฝ Boys Football โ€“ Venezia
๐Ÿ‰ Ripper Rugby โ€“ Napoli

Thanks to our sponsors NBS and Viavio Cheese, and to the organisers FC Nelson and Nelson Rugby Football Club for running such fun tournaments.

๐Ÿ• And of course thank you to Salvito's Pizza Bar, Stefano's and Elbaโ€™s Pazza Pizza for the delicious pizza vouchers awarded to the winners.

Well played everyone! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ธ Photos by Birds-Eye and David Letsche Photography

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

Part six of our Festival recap! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ The Club Italia area is always the heart and soul of the Festival. From ravioli and ...
11/03/2026

Part six of our Festival recap! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

๐Ÿ The Club Italia area is always the heart and soul of the Festival. From ravioli and risotto to a drink at the Club Italia Bar, it's the perfect spot to take a breather and catch up with friends.

๐Ÿ‹ And making its debut this year: the Spritzzetto Bar, serving up classic Spritzzetto and Limoncello Spritzzetto - a new favourite for many of you!

โค๏ธ Thanks to all the beautiful Club Italia volunteers who worked tirelessly throughout the day to keep everyone happy. Forever grateful.

๐Ÿ“ธ Photos by Birds-Eye and Spritzzetto

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

Part five of our festival recap! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นNo Italian festival would be complete without music and dancing, so a huge grazie to ...
11/03/2026

Part five of our festival recap! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

No Italian festival would be complete without music and dancing, so a huge grazie to our fantastic performers:

๐ŸŽค Vanessa Vaccari and her band (Raffaele, Annabel, Wendy, Brad, Amy and Jim) lit up the stage and really brought the sound of Italy to Trafalgar Street. What a lineup!

๐ŸŽญ The Opera Trio (Saul Gibney, Laura Rollinson and Louis Lucas-Perry) treated the crowd to iconic Italian arias and beloved songs. Goosebumps.

๐Ÿ’ƒ Tarante were simply phe-no-me-nal. Their energy was impossible to resist.

๐ŸŽธ Alvaro, Raffaele and Micol closed the day beautifully with voices and acoustic guitar - the perfect way to wind down after an exciting day.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Last but certainly not least, special thanks to Cinema Italiano Festival and Paolo Rotondo, who kept everything flowing with warmth and endless enthusiasm. Truly the best MC we could have asked for.

๐Ÿ“ธ Photos by Birds-Eye

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

Recap time - part four ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นAnother Festival favourite returned in full force: our incredible display of classic and sports...
11/03/2026

Recap time - part four ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Another Festival favourite returned in full force: our incredible display of classic and sports cars and motorbikes. And this year, we even had a Ferrari speedboat ๐Ÿคฏ

Thanks to everyone who brought these legends to Trafalgar Park and shared them with the crowd for the day.

๐Ÿ“ธ Photos by Birds-Eye and David Letsche Photography

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Club Italia Nelson Italian Embassy in Wellington Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Nelson City Council Comites Nuova Zelanda Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson

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