Events

La Festa Italiana
 

TASTE ITALY AT A GRAND ITALIAN FESTIVAL

Avon’s Italian American club, “Prince Thomas of Savoy” (PTS), is having their first “town-wide” Italian festival called La Festa Italiana.  The day-long event from 9 to 3 will be on October 9th at the club’s facilities at 32 Old Farms Rd. Avon.  The festival will showcase Italian culture featuring; foods, wines, music, & games.

Food booths will include cannolis, Italian cookies, Italian coffee/cappuccino with Sambuca, and Italian ice. Favorite local restaurants participants; Andy’s Italian Kitchen, BEANZ, Cuginos, DOMs, Little Oak Café, New England Pasta, Maglieri Wood Works, and a fried dough booth. 

Demonstrations: including, limoncello/orangecello demos., pasta making, ricotta cheese making, and kid’s activities including face painting, games, and a fire truck promoting fire safety. 

La Festa Partners include:  Alledran Medical LLC, Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center of Avon, King, Prell & Associates, Private Wealth Advisory Practice of AmeriPrise, Movement Mortgage & 103 Airlift Wing, Pathways Elder Care LLC, and Torrington Car Wash.

All parking will be off premises.  Transportation by shuttle bus is available from the back parking lot at the Marriott Residence Inn & the Walmart commuter lot to and from the PTS clubhouse.

Check the club’s website www.ptsavoy.com or Facebook for more information and a map showing the shuttle bus routes.

The festival is open to all so come down, relax, have fun, enjoy some “old-world” charm, and satisfy your curiosity about the Italian club.  No admission fees.

Shuttle bus route will be added closer to event