Festa Italiana SLC

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Festa Italiana SLC Festa Italiana SLC of Salt Lake City and hosted by the Italian-American Civic League returns to The Gateway. Free Admission! September 19-20, 2026

A celebration of culture, entertainment and culinary diversity of Italy. Welcome to the website for Festa Italiana SLC! Every September, we welcome you and your entire family to enjoy the surroundings of beautiful downtown Salt Lake City while exploring the culture, entertainment and culinary diversity of Italy. This years festival will be held at The Gateway along the street from 100 S to the Fountain and Piazza at North end. Admission is free. Hours are Saturday 12pm - 10pm, Sunday 12PM - 7PM. During the two day festival, highlights include live Italian entertainment, food booths highlighting the regions of Italian cuisine, Italian beer and wine garden, arts & crafts, historical displays, bocce tournament, live raffles, exotic Italian cars and much more. Proceeds from the festival will support local and national non-profit charitable organizations supported by the Italian-American Civic League of Utah. This year we are happy to partner with Catholic Community Services and proceeds will be donated to their homeless outreach services. http://www.festaitalianaslc.com

09/20/2026

The Galbani cooking stage has been a popular spot all weekend! Free cooking demonstrations from professional chefs…how could you skip that? Thank you Galbani Cheese and all the amazing chefs.

If you didn’t know Festa Italiana SLC is a pet friendly event!!! Bring your fur friends and enjoy! We will be here today...
09/20/2026

If you didn’t know Festa Italiana SLC is a pet friendly event!!! Bring your fur friends and enjoy! We will be here today until 7PM!!

09/20/2026

Festa Italiana DAY TWO is underway! We will be here until 7PM today so don’t miss out. Pasta eating contest, fantastic music, cooking demonstrations, and all the Italian food imaginable! Special thank you to Salt Lake County ZAP for supporting Festa Italiana!

09/20/2026

That’s a wrap for Day 1 of Festa Italiana! What a day it has been…. We hope to see you all again tomorrow for Bellini Sunday!! 🥂 12-7pm Caio Caio! 🇮🇹

Face painting, pasta eating contests , street performers, and the Olympic fountain keep the kids (bambini) entertained a...
09/20/2026

Face painting, pasta eating contests , street performers, and the Olympic fountain keep the kids (bambini) entertained all day! So bring the entire family! We will be here until 10pm today! 12-7pm tomorrow!!

09/19/2026

The pizza eating contest almost ended in a photo finish!!! 🍕Congratulazioni to our three winners! If you missed out today be sure to be here tomorrow for the pasta eating contest!🍝 Grazie mille to Pizzeria Tasso for providing so many pies!

Festa Italiana is still going strong here at The Gateway! Come on down to shop some amazing local vendors! They have it ...
09/19/2026

Festa Italiana is still going strong here at The Gateway! Come on down to shop some amazing local vendors! They have it all from hand painted glassware to all the olive oil you could ever need! They will be here today and tomorrow so don’t miss out!

09/19/2026

🇮🇹The 11th annual Festa Italiana SLC has officially started! 🇮🇹 We will be here at The Gateway from now until 10PM today! The weather is absolutely perfect!☀️ If you can’t make it today we will be sure to see you tomorrow from 12-7PM! Ciao!

09/18/2026

TWO DAYS AWAY. The Gateway is about to be filled with Italian food, art vendors, exotic cars and lots of celebrating!! We cannot wait to kick off the 11th annual Festa Italiana SLC with you all!!!🇮🇹

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41 N Rio Grande St
Salt Lake City, UT
84101

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