Italian Week Festival

Ottawa’s largest street party welcomes YOU! Come play, celebrate and laugh with the Italian-Canadian community during the Ottawa Little Italy Festival.Connect with your Italian roots, experience a warm Italian welcome and enjoy the gustatory treats from the restaurants along the street. Patios stretch out, fireworks wow the crowds, Ferrari’s strut their stuff—we know how to throw a party!

With 125,000 of your friends coming, this is a “can’t miss” event. So mark your calendars now!

Here is the complete schedule of events for Italian Week 2012!

Italian Week Preston Street Weekend Program of Events

Friday June 15^th:

6:00 pm Preston Street Party Preston Street between Carling and Laurel
Patios, Entertainers & Music

6:00 pm Ferrari Car Display Along Preston Street

7:00 pm Opera Lyra in Piazza Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Parking Lot

8:00 pm Ruscello Limpido Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Children’s Dance Troupe Parking Lot

9:00 pm Showtime Party Band Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Parking Lot

9:00 pm Family Fun Zone, Adult High School Parking Lot
Amusement Rides and Games

Saturday June 16^th:

10:00 am Mercato: Retro Clothing, Young Street, west of Preston.
Antiques, and Craft Market

10:00 am Farmer’s Market Preston Street at Louisa

11:00 am Family Fun Zone, Adult High School Parking Lot
Amusement Rides and Games

1:30 pm Italian Car Parade Preston Street, between Carling and Somerset

2:00 pm Italian Canadian St. Anthony’s Soccer Club
Book Event

3:00 pm Ferrari Demo Zone Carling Avenue, between Champagne and Preston.

6:00 pm Preston Street Party Preston Street between Carling and Laurel
Patios, Entertainers & Music

6:00 pm Ferrari Car Display Along Preston Street

6:00 pm Family Fun Zone, Adult High School Parking Lot
Amusement Rides and Games

6:00 pm Entertainment from local Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Italian Musicians Parking Lot

8:00 pm London Brothers Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
from Toronto Parking Lot

10:00 pm Fireworks Adult High School Soccer Field

10:30 pm Marco Calliari Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Parking Lot

Sunday, June 17^th

11:00               Preston Criterium Bike Race           Race Route is Preston, Aberdeen,
            Race #1 : Under 17 Men,                Rochester, Adeline
           Under 19 Men, Senior 3,4 Men

12:00 Preston Criterium Bike Race Race Route is Preston, Aberdeen,
Race #2: Master 2,3 Men, Rochester, Adeline
Master D (Quebec Master B,C,D)

1:00 pm Race #3: Women Race Route is Preston, Aberdeen,
Rochester, Adeline

2:00 pm Race #4: Kids events Preston Between Pamilla and Norman
Ages 5-12

3:00 pm Race #5: Senior 1,2 Race Route is Preston, Aberdeen, Master 1 (Quebec Master A) Rochester, Adeline

5:00 pm Preston Street Party Preston Street between Carling and Laurel
Patios, Entertainers & Music

6:00 pm Entertainment from local Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Italian Musicians Parking Lot

7:00 pm Spaghetti-eating Contest Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Parking Lot

7:30 pm Musical entertainment by Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
“Allegro” Parking Lot

8:30 pm Cannoli-eating Contest Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School
Parking Lot

10:00 pm Fireworks Adult High School Soccer Field

10:30 pm Italian Week Raffle Draw Italian Week Mainstage, Adult High School Parking Lot

Italian Week Festival

Projects

Merchants

Preston Street BIA