Festa Italiana SLC - 2026

Admission is free. Hours are Saturday 11:30 am – 10pm, Sunday 11:30 am – 7pm. Salt Lake City’s famous Italian Festival, Festa Italiana SLC, returns for its 11th year on September 19th and 20th at The Gateway! Come enjoy live Italian entertainment and the culinary diversity of Italy. Festival will be held at The Gateway along the street from 100 S to the Fountain and Piazza at North end. During the two day festival, highlights include live Italian entertainment, food booths highlighting the regions of Italian cuisine, La Cucina Galbani Cooking Stage, Italian beer and wine garden, arts & crafts, historical displays, exotic Italian cars and much more. Proceeds from the festival will support local and national non-profit charitable organizations supported by the Italian-American Civic League of Utah. Festa Italiana SLC is supported by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program (ZAP). This calendar listing is brought to you by NowPlayingUtah.com, Utah’s one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Utah Cultural Alliance.