& Entertainment...Peroni Beer & Wine Tent...History & Heritage of the Sicilian-American Families of Little Italy...Car Show...Grape Stomp
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BENVENUTI
19th Annual
2012 Sicilian Festival
May 20, 2012
10 am till 6 pmin the heart of
San Diego's LITTLE ITALY
The Official Hotel for the Sicilian Festival is the lovely, urban chic Porto Vista Hotel, located just one block from the Sicilian Festival site.
Book your rooms now for our May 20, 2012 event to ensure availability.
ROMANCE in Sicily
Click here to watch a slide show highlighting beautiful scenes of Sicily, from a romantic perspective, photographed by Giovanna DiBona, Sicilian Festival Entertainment Director and Travel Photographer.
Sicilian Culture Remains Alive In San Diego's
Little Italy
The beautiful and historic Our Lady of the Rosary Church in San Diego's Little Italy is the heart of two magnificent processions each year: the Madonna Del Lume and the Madonna Addolorata. For more than 70 years, these traditional religious processions have kept alive the history and culture of Sicily on the shores of San Diego.
Our 2011 Festival broke all attendance records!
This video gives you a 4-minute tour of the highlights of our exciting 2010 Festival.
Event photos for all visitors and media can be viewed and uploaded at:
Back by popular demand, New York’s own award-winning singer and PBS Host Cristina Fontanelli will perform the classic songs and arias of Italy as well as beloved Broadway melodies. Hear this amazing voice interpret the great songs of her heritage and experience for yourselves why she has been invited to sing them all over the world!
True to its efforts to preserve the culture of Southern Italy and Sicily, the Sicilian
Festival is delighted to welcome the world-renowned percussionist and vocalist Allesandra Belloni. Brought to us by Remo tambourines, she is the only woman in the U.S. and Italy who specializes in traditional Southern Italian folk dances and percussion she learned from years of research in ancient Italian towns.Bellissimo Car Show
Italian car lovers and their cherished automobiles will be the heartbeat of this year's Sicilian Festival.
Bellissimo! A Celebration of Italian Automotive Artistry will give San Diego residents and visitors an intimate look at a broad spectrum of Italian car designs – including Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo – a chance to mingle with proud car owners, and the opportunity to cast their votes for the coveted “Peoples Choice Award,” a distinction granted to the car that captures the heart of a majority of festival participants.
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer for this year's exciting festival, please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator Cindy Rennie
