The Festa is presented by the Italian American Heritage Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. We are a "free admission" festival because our priority is to create a place where our neighbors, friends and family can enjoy a summer day and experience a little bit of Italy.
We have been able to continue to do this for 49 years because of the generous donations from our membership and community. Please donate today, no amount is too small even $10.00 can make a difference. Remember your donations are tax deductible.
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Donation questions? Call 408-293-7122 and talk to Stanley or click here and send him an email.
Help us reach our goal!
Just click the gold button to be redirected to donation form or scan the QR code
Donated Goal $25K
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Events - details and signup here or on Events page​​​​
July 18, Thursday / Guest Speaker Shelley Lindgren on Italian Wines / 6:00 PM Social / 6:30 PM lecture followed by Q&A / At the Hall / $20 IAHF members; $25 non-members
ITALIAN WINES-A PRE-FESTA EVENT
Join us for a special evening with Shelley Lindgren, co-author with
Kate Leahy of Italian Wines - Regions, and Grapes of an Iconic
Wine Country. Shelley will explore the subject and bring along
copies of her book for review and sale.
A light buffet and tasting of Italian varietal wines
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"In vino veritas!" Ken Borelli
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Sign up and purchase your tickets by clicking the
Red button below or by calling the hall
at (408) 293-7122 by Tuesday, July 16
July 25, Thursday / Cena Fuori / 7:00 PM / Tomatina's
$45.00 Pay cash at the door or checks to Ken Borelli
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Sign ups are now available online by selecting the Blue button
below to make your reservation and select your entree option or call
the office at (408) 293-7122
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Menu
All dinners include:
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Calamari Fritti
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Fritto Misto
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Vanilla Gelato
and your choice of:
1) Chicken Parmesan - breaded, with tomato marinara sauce and mozzarella
2) Shrimp Pomodoro - shrimp over spaghetti with basil, oregano, crushed red pepper, garlic, parmesan and tomato sauce
or
3) Lasagna - fennel sausage, oven-roasted tomatoes, fresh basil, fontina, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan over tomato-onion sauce
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For directions, click on the map
and enter your starting location.
5245 Prospect Road
San Jose
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Have you always wanted to travel to Italy, but didn’t know where
to start? Well now it’s possible in a group trip! For those of you
who attended the Zoom call in January with Claudia, there were
many great questions for additional travel options, that video is available
To keep our first group trip to Italy streamlined, here are the dates
that Claudia has proposed at La Locanda: October 6-11, 2024,
or October 27-November 1, 2024.
There were some of you who wanted to continue afterwards your own, which is great! Those who wanted to continue travel on to other locations
in Italy or Sicily with Claudia assisting with customizing those
requests for you! La Locanda can accommodate 6 couples (12
people), with the possibility of 15 if there is a family attending with children.
The pricing is all inclusive. Click here to see the brochure.
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Please donate to help us keep Italian heritage alive.
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