If you thought one, multi-day festival celebrating Italian culture in Palm Beach County per year wasn't enough, you weren't alone and you weren't wrong. So, don't fret, the annual Feast of Little Italy in Jupiter , will be back in November 2025. But we can now fest in March too — in Wellington . On Saturday, March 29, the Wellington Amphitheater will host the first Galbani Festa Italiana of Wellington. And it will be put on by Via Productions, the same group that produces the Feast of Little Italy in Jupiter each fall. The Galbani Festa will be a two-day event to celebrate Italian culture through food, music, art, and tradition. Via Productions' co-founder, Jerry Somma, said they weren't actively looking to put on a second event when it came up with friend and prominent Wellington businessman Tom Cerrito, who was brainstorming with village officials about bringing a new, family-style event to the growing community. Somma said "the village knew the history, that we're really family-based," and, in the end, "Wellington chose us, which is so beautiful!" Celebrating music, culture, art and definitely food, the festival will feature nearly 20 food vendors serving all the Italian classics including sausage and peppers, pasta, pizza, Italian ice, zeppoles, and lots more. There will be multiple musical acts both days on the Beachside Golf Cars Stage. Saturday night will feature Blonde Ambition, a tribute to Madonna and on Sunday there will be a Rat Pack tribute. Other musical acts include Tony Quaranti performing “The Sinatra Songbook,” Angelo Venuto, Philippe Harari, acclaimed singer, songwriter, entertainer, Anthony Nunziata, and tenor Elio Scaccio. In addition to food and music, there will be a cooking stage. The La Cucina Galbani Cooking Stage will feature chefs creating "dishes that are easy to make... highlighting the Galbani product," Somma said. Among the chefs who will be performing and crafting the mouth-watering dishes will be Galbani celebrity chef Marco Sciortino, known for his ability to blend authentic Italian flavors with innovative twists, and local chef Anthony Acampa from "Fat's Where the Flavor's At." The festival will also offer up adult drinks at the Aperol Spritz Piazza and The Moretti Beer Garden. If you're new to Italian food and drink, Aperol Spritz is a wine-based cocktail made with Aperol, prosecco and club soda and is the most popular drink in Italy. Birria Moretti is the oldest beer in Italy and "is delicious," Somma said. There will also be a family picnic area with tables and chairs where festival goers can sit and eat while enjoying the concerts. Somma said that Galbani is the event's top sponsor and that "they support our culture and heritage at events throughout the country." Thanks to multiple sponsors, the ticket costs are held to $5. Like the Jupiter event, local radio personality and host of WRMF's KVJ Show Virginia Sinicki will be mistress of ceremonies. "Virginia and I have been friends for 25 years and we're more like family," Somma said. When the event is full swing, Somma said he loves to look out and "see kids, parents and grandparents together." We're "celebrating old traditions, but creating new memories." "That's the foundation of growing up an Italian American."
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