Italian Family Festa

10/24/2025

🎄🍪 Taste of Tradition: Italian Holiday Cookie Class at IAHF in San Jose! 🇮🇹 Get your aprons ready-it’s time to bake, laugh & eat! ✨ Join us for the most popular night of the year at the Italian American Heritage Foundation: our Holiday Cookie Class!

You’ll learn how to make authentic Italian holiday cookies - light, crispy, and oh-so-irresistible - straight from Nonna’s kitchen👩‍🍳💛

Whether you’re planning a fun girls’ night out, a cozy date night, or just want to try something new, this festive hands-on class is pure joy from start to finish. Enjoy great company, amazing aromas, and the sweetest bites of Italy right here in San Jose.

🎟️Tickets WILL sell out so don’t wait!
👉 Sign up today:
📧 [email protected]
🌐 iahfsj.org/events
📞 (408) 293-7122

09/14/2025

We are thrilled to announce that today’s 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala is officially SOLD OUT! 🎉✨

Excitement is buzzing at the historic Messina Orchard as we get ready to celebrate the Italian American Heritage Foundation’s 50 years of community, culture, and heritage.

From ironing linens to arranging flowers (and sprinkling glitter everywhere in between!), every detail has been prepared with love for this unforgettable night. 🌹🍷✨

This evening supports our Building Fund, ensuring the preservation and growth of our legacy for generations to come.

🚗 Valet Parking available across the street — courtesy of Marilyn Messina

09/04/2025

💔 The fashion world has lost a true icon. Giorgio Armani wasn’t just a designer — he shaped generations of style, elegance, and culture. His vision went far beyond clothing, touching every corner of life with simplicity, grace, and timeless sophistication. Today, we mourn the passing of a legend whose legacy will live on forever.

BREAKING: The legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at 91, the company he founded says.

“Tireless, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, its collections, and the diverse and ever-evolving projects both existing and in progress,” the fashion house says in a statement.

Armani founded his eponymous company in 1975 and it soon became a byword for sleek, understated style that “extended from fashion to every aspect of life,” as the statement put it.

Read more: nbcnews.app.link/LSPifcOcoWb

BREAKING: The legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at 91, the company he founded says.

"Tireless, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, its collections, and the diverse and ever-evolving projects both existing and in progress," the fashion house says in a statement.

Armani founded his eponymous company in 1975 and it soon became a byword for sleek, understated style that "extended from fashion to every aspect of life," as the statement put it.

Read more: nbcnews.app.link/LSPifcOcoWb

09/04/2025

🎉 Celebrating 50 Years of Community Service, Culture & Heritage! ✨ Come celebrate with the Italian American Heritage Foundation for their Golden Jubilee at the beautiful Messina Orchard – an unforgettable evening of live music, dancing, delicious Italian food, and drinks! 💃🍝🍷

📅 Sunday, Sept 14, 2025
📍 San Jose, CA
Enjoy social hour, buffet dinner, live band, dancing under the stars, raffles, and more in a gorgeous garden setting! 🌿🎶

🎟️ Purchase tickets by: Sept 8: JotForm Link

07/29/2025

We ❤️ New York Style Sausage Company & Sons of Sicily!!

07/28/2025

🍇🏆 2025 Grape Stomp Champion Crowned! 🏆🍇 And the winner is… JOHN PAYE – former 49er, local legend, and now Supreme Stomp Champion of the Italian Family Festa! 🏈👣

Armed with bare feet, two Super Bowl rings, and size 15 feet, John crushed the competition—literally. 🦶🍇

🏛️ Mayor Matt Mahan (2023 reigning champ) put up a valiant fight with lightning-fast feet—but size 10s just couldn’t match the power of Paye’s grape-crushing giants.
🥇 2024 winner Pierluigi Oliverio stomped through a toe injury like a champ—but this year, the grape gods had other plans.

And just to prove his dedication, John even drank the juice he stomped with his own feet. Now that’s commitment. 💪🍷

Huge thanks to Gene Guglielmo of Guglielmo Winery for 25 years of support & for gifting each contestant a bottle of their exclusive “Stinky Feet” wine—not available in stores… for a reason. 😂🍾

💥 Think your city has what it takes to dethrone the champ? We’re calling out Los Gatos, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Cupertino, Mountain View, Morgan Hill & beyond —
DM us to enter your mayor, councilmember, or local legend in the 2026 Celebrity Grape Stomp Showdown!

These three are already planning their revenge so get your feet ready!!


43rd Italian Family Festa
Italian American Heritage Foundation
San Jose Downtown Association
History San Jose
Visit San Jose
Silicon Valley Family
Dana Zuccarello Aguirre
Dan Orloff
San Jose, California
Pam Lederbrink Davis
San Jose Community
San Jose Valley of Heart's Delight
Team San Jose
San Jose Chamber of Commerce

07/28/2025

When you realize the Festa is over and Nonna isn’t here to comfort you with another meatball sandwich... 😭🍝👵

Not even face paint can cover the heartbreak.

Hang in there, little one. We’ll be back next year—louder, saucier, and with extra polenta. 🇮🇹

07/27/2025

🍇 Congrats to Saturday’s Celebrity Grape Stomp Winners! 🍇The grand championship stomp-off is happening Sunday, July 27 at 3:30 PM — and it’s going to be juicy! Come cheer on your favorites as they battle for the title of Supreme Stomp Champion!Finalists: 🏈 John Paye – Former 49er & local legend 🏛️ Pierluigi Oliverio – 2024 Champion & former San Jose Council-member 👔 Mayor Matt Mahan – Can he lead the city and crush the grapes? Don’t miss this toe-tally epic showdown!

07/27/2025

🍇 Congrats to Saturday’s Celebrity Grape Stomp Winners! 🍇The grand championship stomp-off is happening Sunday, July 27 at 3:30 PM — and it’s going to be juicy! Come cheer on your favorites as they battle for the title of Supreme Stomp Champion!

Finalists:
🏈 John Paye – Former 49er & local legend
🏛️ Pierluigi Oliverio – 2024 Champion & former San Jose Council-member
👔 Mayor Matt Mahan – Can he lead the city and crush the grapes?

Don’t miss this toe-tally epic showdown!