Italian Culture Celebration in Thunder Bay!
THUNDER BAY – The Festa Italiana attracts over 20,000 people over two days. The people enjoy Italian food, music, fellowship, and it is all for a good cause. It is the biggest fundraiser for the Italian Society of Port Arthur. Behind the scenes, the work that goes into the Festa Italiana is massive. It is a volunteer effort that starts almost as soon as the previous year’s Festa is over.
Festa Italiana Giant Elephant Ears
The fun of the day is the music and the food. The line-up for Elephant Ears is the longest at Festa Italiana. The booth run by the Italian Cultural Centre’ Sports Chairman Sam Quaresima and his smiling team has been busy all day, and night. Last night despite making lots of the dough for the treats, they actually ran out!
Festa Italiana Kitchen!
In the kitchen at the Italian Cultural Centre, the Italian volunteers work to provide the food for all the Festa Italiana guests
The work starts weeks before Festa! The Italian Cultural Centre is on of the top places in Thunder Bay for weddings, social functions and meetings.
Italians Promoting International Friendship
Thunder Bay Italians invite people from across Canada and the United States to its annual Festa Italiana. Every year tourists and American Italians from as far away as New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, and Texas make the annual visit to one of the friendliest Feta’s in all of North America. Many Canadian tourist from Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver travel thousand plus miles to visit their family and friends at the Festa.
Dance up a Storm
This young at heart couple have danced up a storm, out on the Dance Floor at Festa Italiana. Dancing keeps you young at heart, and is good for the heart!
World’s First Festa Italiana Live Stream
This year for the very first time ever thousands of Italian Festa lovers are logging into the main website at NETNEWSLEDGER.com to watch videos and the Live Stream Video! Festa Italiana Live. This is the World’s First Live Stream Broadcast of a Festa Italiana in the world! Another first from Thunder Bay, a place where Dreams Come True!
For our International viewers and readers, from Rome, Milan, and Calabria Italy, there are many relatives that are connecting with their families in Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay – Where Dreams Come True!
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