Fredonia’s Annual Festival Italia or otherwise known as the Fredonia Italian Heritage Festival will again be held at the Fredonia Beaver Club, 64 Prospect St., this year on Saturday, June 21 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Festival Italia features craft and merchandise vendors, lots of music, and plenty of Italian food and wine. Listen to some great music from our Italian themed bands. Come eat food, drink some wine, shop, dance, laugh and have a good time!

Kicking off the activities in the morning will be the blessing of the festival followed by music from Ian Messana Liedke, featuring Erin Hoyle. (11:30-12:30)

The Italian Dancers of Erie are up next with their colorful Italian themed dances from 12:45-1:30 p.m.

The Dave Golando Sextet, featuring popular musicians from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, will be performing next for your listening pleasure. Be sure to catch them from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Mary and Gabriel Giuffre, aka The Happy Days Band, are crowd favorites, and they bring their energy and excitement to the festival from 3:30-5:30 p.m. You won’t want to miss this fun, interactive show!

Rounding out the day’s entertainment will be the very popular Italian Dance Band from Buffalo: The Formula Band. They bring a touch of Italian flair to every event! They will take the stage from 6 to 8 p.m.

During your time at Festival Italia, please visit one of the on-site local restaurants offering Festival Italia specials – Super Duper Catering, Coughlan’s Pub, Mark’s Blasdell Pizza, Mr. D’s (Don Bennice) Italian Sausage, Rural Ministry spaghetti, meatballs and cannolis and CIAO’s Italian cookies!

Grab some Italian themed merchandise items and basket raffle tickets at our Festivals Fredonia tent!

Don’t forget to sign up for the 6th Annual Fredonia’s Best Meatball Contest, and annual Wine Making Contest. Download the form at www.festivalsfredonia.ny.org/festival-italia

Schedule of Events:

— 11 a.m. — Blessing of the Festival

Food and Vendors will be open following the Blessing of the Festival

— 12:30 p.m. — Meatball and Wine Judging Contest

(see Meatball & Wine Contest Entry Form link above for info)

— Noon to 8 p.m. Music

— 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. — Ian Massana Liedke and Erin Hoyle

— 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. — Italian Dancers of Erie

— 1:30 to 3 p.m. — Dave Golando Sextet

— 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Happy Days

— 6 to 8 p.m. — The Formula Band

Special thanks to our GOLD Level sponsors for 2025: Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union, The Fredonia Beaver Club and DFT Communications!

About Festivals Fredonia: Festivals Fredonia’s mission is to contribute to a high quality of life in Fredonia and surrounding communities by presenting lively, varied recreational and cultural opportunities to Village and area residents and visitors. Festivals Fredonia is always looking for energetic volunteers to assist in planning and carrying out each year’s festivals. Contact us at festivalsfredoniany@gmail.com.