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There’s a free two-day Italian festival in Seattle & it includes a grape stomp

Image via Fiesta Italiana Seattle/Facebook

September is going to be the month to celebrate Italian heritage and culture in Seattle. Festa Italiana is back and taking over the Seattle Center with its 37th annual festival for a full weekend, and here’s what to expect!

The Italian festival takes place on Saturday, September 28th, and Sunday, September 29th. It’s a celebration of Italians and Italian-Americans in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s free to attend.

This year, you can expect live entertainment with Anthony “Nino” Lane Band, and the Return of the RigaTones. There will also be an Italian Car and Vehicle Show, Art Show, and the Historic Photo Exhibit about Seattle’s earliest Italians, plus booths of Italian organizations, arts and crafts, imported housewares, and lots of merchandise and souvenirs.

The Tutta Bella Grape Stomp will also be taking place! You can put together a three-person team and compete for great prizes with a free T-shirt given to each competitor.

For food, you can expect Italian classics like pizza, pasta, meatballs, focaccia, gelato, birra, vino, prosecco, limoncello, cannoli, as well as three wine and beer gardens!

And there will be some bocce, which is moving back to the main floor of the Armory. This Italian version of lawn bowling is one of the festival’s most popular events.

So mark it in the cal, and get ready to celebrate!