Festa Italiana Entertainment
June 8, 2025 /
Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
10 AM - 4 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 1:00pm 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 11:30am to see him live!
2024 SCHEDULES by Stage*
*times subject to change
Main Stage
Sponsored by Morada Produce
TBD
10:00 – 11:00
11:30 – 12:30
1:00 – 2:30
3:00 – 4:00
The Trucco Band
The Anthony “Nino” Lane Band
Pasquale Esposito
Bianca Orsi & Jose Luis Maldonado
Benvenuti Stage
Sponsored by Lagorio Family of Companies
10:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:15
12:15 – 1:15
2:00 – 3:30
Stockton Italian Combo
Kerri Scott
Stockton Italian Combo
Nicolini Brothers
TBD
Bambini Stage
Sponsored by Adventist Health
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:15
11:15 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:30
12:45 – 1:30
1:45 – 2:30
2:30 – 3:30
3:30 – 4:00
Sparkles & Ravioli
Bambini Dancers
Rhymosaurs
Sparkles & Ravioli
Rhymosaurs
Sparkles & Ravioli
Bambini Dancers and Dance Lessons
Sparkles & Ravioli
TBD
Wine Pavilion Entertainment*
11:30
11:45 – 1:00
11:45 – 1:00
1:00
1:30
2:45
Balliamo Dancers
Nicolini Bros
Fest Accordion Guys
Truco – Bruno – Nicolini
Balliamo Dancers
Balliamo Dancers
Balliamo Dancers
TBD
Chef Demonstrations*
Sponsored by Collins Electrical Company /Gini Family
TBD
10:15 – 11:00
11:15 – 12:00
12:30 – 1:15
1:30 – 2:15
2:30 – 3:15
Foccacia
JoAnn Stevano
Cannoli
Adrian Cardenas
Ricotta Gnocchi
Gary Giovanetti
Cocktails
Nicole Snyder & Rozi Casqueiro
Charcuterie
Alyssa Martinez
Events around the Festival
TBD
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