Benvenuti!
The 5th Annual Italian Festival
Join us in celebrating the Italian culture and cuisine. We aim to bring a taste of Italy to Calgary and showcase Italian businesses and restaurants in the area. Our annual festival will provide an authentic Italian experience through food, entertainment, and fun activities.
Calgary's Taste of Italy Festival happens at the beautiful Bridgeland Riverside Community Centre. It's the perfect setting to experience Italian art, food, music and dancing. In this video, you will see some of the fun games and activities at festival goers can enjoy. We hope to see you there!
Bringing Italy to Calgary: Inside the Taste of Italy Festival with Founder Lonny Balbi
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In this special episode of Italian Spotlight, host Mario Toneguzzi sits down with Lonny Balbi, Founder of Calgary’s Taste of Italy Festival.
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The festival celebrates Italian culture with a full day of food, music, family-friendly activities, and new features—including a classic Italian car show, a fashion showcase, and the debut of Speaker’s Corner, where Italian-Calgarians share inspiring stories of immigration and success.
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Lonny shares the festival’s origin story, rooted in his own Italian heritage, and explains how Calgary’s “Little Italy” inspired the perfect setting for this community-driven event. From pizza-making contests to grape stomps, the Taste of Italy Festival promises a fun, vibrant, and delicious experience for all ages.
Lonny Balbi, Founder of Taste of Italy and a 2025 Calgary Culture Days Ambassador, shares why learning about different cultures matter and how Taste of Italy connects Calgarians to Italian culture.
Partners & Sponsors
We are grateful for the support of our partners. Join us in promoting Italian culture and cuisine in Calgary.
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