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Festa Italiana is San Francisco’s only Italian Street Fair. It is returning to Stockton Street in San Francisco’s North Beach District on May 31 and June 1, 2025. It is a family friendly celebration of Italian food, wine, music and culture. The festival is open to the public and admission is free!
Festa Italiana Hours
- Saturday, May 31 – 11 am to 6 pm
- Sunday, June 1 – 11 am to 4:15 pm
Festa Italiana Features
Festa Italiana will feature
- Italian cuisine and wine tasting
- Pizza Toss performance by 13 time World Champion and restauranteur Tony Gemignani
- Live Italian music non-stop for 2 days
- Kids Corner featuring arts and crafts, face painting and tarantella dancing lessons
Vendors
The festival will have an Italian vendor faire with Italian inspired goods and food for sale. Current vendors include
- Lianna’s Soaps
- Mozzeria
- Gis Gelati
- Giovanni’s Specialties
- Painted Lady
- Fogliani Pizzelles
- Poesia Cafe
- Amelia Imports
The 104th Annual Statuto Race will be run on Sunday, June 1, at 9 am. This race commemorates the creation of the first Italian Constitution. The first race was run in North Beach in 1919 and every year since with the exception of one year during World War II.
Italian Cuisine
If you enjoyed the Italian cuisine during the festival and would like to learn more about Italian cooking, try these cookbooks. And you can save money with their reduced prices.
- The Cucina Bella Cookbook by Mark Donaway and Susan Shafer
- The Ultimate Italian Cookbook
- Little Italian Cookbook 90
Or you can try Italian cuisine at the 10 Best Italian Restaurants in San Francisco as chosen by the users of TripAdvisor.
- Seven Hills
- Molinari Delicatesson
- Luisa’s Restaurant Wine – Champagne Bar Since 1959
- Piccolo Forno
- Za Pizza
- Frascati
- Golden Boy Pizza
- Fino Bar & Ristorante
- The Italian Homemade Company
- Sotto Mare Oysteria & Seafood
If you love Italian food but can’t get to these restaurants some night, you can get food delivered from Luisa’s Wine – Champagne Bar Since 1959 by DoorDash. You can check out their menu here.
Vacation San Francisco
If you’d like to visit San Francisco for Festa Italiana, then you should consider these hotels. They’re offering discounted rates which can save you money on your stay.
If you’re going to be flying into San Francisco, you can use a promo code to save money on your flight here.