This year’s All Things Italian Festival featured:


  1. •Live italian music and dance performances

  2. •Free family fun - Bocce (Italian lawn bowling) and Morra (hand game)

  3. •Sidewalk chalk art called Madonnari

  4. •Canvas  and face painting for children

  5. •Piazza on the Square featuring fresh pasta making demonstration

  6. •Free drawings of pasta, Italian wine and Italian-themed art print - more

• Exhibit of influential Italian Americans from Ellis Island; Italian artifacts

  1. • Italian automobiles and motorcycles

  2. • Acrobatic Pizza Tossing Contest

  3. • Strolling Musicians

  4. • Local Art Galleries

  5. • Digital Photography Contest for teens - digital camera grand prize

The Fairfield Town Square was transformed into an Italian ‘piazza’ for the evening. This year a crowd of over 3,500 came from all over Iowa to enjoy the festivities.  The festival entertainment was highlighted by the performance of 4 time World Acrobatic Pizza Champion Michael Shepherd. Local pizza restaurants also competed in a Pizza Toss-Off to determine Fairfield’s Best Pizza Tosser.


Street Festival

Fairfield, Iowa