Italian Day Festival 2023

Preston Market with support from Preston Central, welcomes back Italian Day. (Free Event)

Join us as the market transforms into an Italian Fiesta!

Sunday 27 August 2023 

11am – 3pm

Everyone’s favourite northside market will transform into an Italian fiesta with free activities, cooking demonstrations, tastings, live entertainment, and Italian dishes from pop-up food stalls and regular Italian traders.

The stage will be jam-packed with an incredible line of entertainment with Italian Musicians and performances by dance group Melbourne School of Tarantella.

Eventgoers can expect delicious food from pop-up food stalls and Ex-MasterChef contestant Amir Manoly returns to share his Italian cooking skills at his cooking demonstrations. Free tastings will be available.

Families will love the family-friendly activities on offer including face painting, balloon twisting and train rides with Larry the locomotive trackless train.

Programme:

Live Entertainment:

10:00am Ex-MasterChef to kick off the show with a live cooking demonstration.

11:00am Lorenzo + Co

12:00pm The Veneto Club Choir

1:00pm Melbourne School of Tarantella

2:00pm Lorenzo + Co

Motobella DJ Vespa 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Pop-up Stalls:

Abruzzo Lab

Il Panzerotto Taste of Puglia

Pour Some Suga

St Gerry’s

Twista Bro’s

Gindu Gin

Super Raw on Wheels

Panino Mio pop-up

Rustic Bean Pop-up

Kids Activities:

11:00am to 2:00pm Face painting and balloon twisting

12:00pm to 3:00pm Train rides with Larry the locomotive trackless train