Festa Italiana Entertainment
June 9, 2024 /
Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
10 AM - 5 PM
You’ll feel like you’re walking through Italian streets as sounds of Italy fill Festa Italiana!
Musicians will perform on the Morada Produce Main Stage and the Lagorio Family Benvenuti Stage throughout the day while accordion players and stilt walkers roam the festival grounds.


Headliner
Pasquale Esposito
sponsored by John and Maxine Ferraiolo
You don’t want to miss these highly-anticipated performances from Pasquale Esposito, sponsored by John and Maxine Ferraiolo, on the Morada Produce Main Stage! The Naples-born musician has released six albums and toured internationally – and is now coming to Lodi for Festa Italiana!
Stop by the Main Stage at 12:00pm to see him live!
Headliner
The Anthony "Nino" Lane Band
sponsored by John and Maxine Ferraiolo
The Anthony “Nino” Lane Band is based out of Monterey, California and headlines at Italian festivals all over the West Coast. Their traditional Italian classics, as well as up to date hits sung in Italian are fan favorites! Festa Italiana committee members took a trip to the San Jose Italian Family Festa to review this fine talent and are very pleased to bring Nino and his group to this years Festa Italiana.
Stop by the Main Stage at 3:00pm to see him live!

2023 SCHEDULES by Stage*
*times subject to change
Main Stage
Sponsored by Morada Produce
10:30
12:00
2:00
3:00
The Trucco Band
Pasquale Esposito
Bianca Orsi & Jose Maldonado
The Anthony “Nino” Lane Band
Benvenuti Stage
Sponsored by Lagorio Family of Companies
10:15
11:30
12:15
1:30
2:30
Stockton Garage Combo
Kerri Scott
Stockton Garage Combo
Kerri Scott
Nicolini Brothers
Bambini Stage
Sponsored by Adventist Health
10:00
10:30
11:15
11:45
12:45
1:45
2:30
3:30
Rhymosaurs
Bambini Dancers
Rhymosaurs
Sparkles & Ravioli
Rhymosaurs
Sparkles & Ravioli
Bambini Dancers & Dance Lessons
Sparkles & Ravioli
Wine Pavilion Entertainment*
11:00
11:45
12:00
12:45
1:30
2:00
2:45
Gene Bartolomei
Balliamo! Italian Dancers
Nicolini Bros & Bruno Cerri
Bambini Dancers
Balliamo! Italian Dancers
Bob Embry
Balliamo! Italian Dancers
Chef Demonstrations*
Sponsored by Collins Electrical Company /Gini Family
11:00
12:45
1:45
3:00
Frittata
Our Italian Chef Gary Giovanetti
Italian Cocktails
Nicole Snyder and Rozi Casqueiro
What a way to cool off!
Creating Charcuterie Boards
The modern-day Antipasto Platters
Alisa Martinez, Owner Only Boards
Italian PASTA SALAD
Chef Adrian Cardenas
Events around the Festival
Wine and Product Tasting
Wine by the Bottle Sales
Infiorata Flower Petal Art
Historia di Famiglia – A Walk Through Local History
VIP/Sponsor Pavilion
Sponsored by Pietro’s Trattoria and Collins Electrical Company /Gini Family
MC: Bruno Cerri
BE A JUDGE – ONLY $5
Doors open at 1:00pm
Anytime between 1:00pm through 3:00pm
(Until sauce runs out!!! Be early!!!)
in Jackson Hall