Bella Vita Fest Celebrates Italian Culture in San Diego’s Little Italy
Schedule
Sat Oct 19 2024 at 11:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
550 W Date St, San Diego, CA 92101-2589, United States | San Diego, CA
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In the spirit of Italian Heritage Month, Bella Vita Fest celebrates Italian culture with chalk art, Italian music and wine, all in the heart of San Diego’s Little Italy.More than 30+ expert chalk artists, depicting Italian themes, will line the streets of Little Italy, with live Italian music, Italian wine tasting, Italian merchants and Italian food for purchase. Plus, more than 20 Italian winemakers from 10-plus regions of Italy will be offering tastings, via Vicolo del Vino.
The festival is free to attend and live chalk art is free to view; entrance at 550 W. Date Street, with a separate wine tasting ticket. Tickets – now on sale at www.bellavitafest.com – are $25 for 5 tastes and $55 for 12 tastes. An early bird discount is available until Friday, Sept. 20, where 5 tastes are $20 and 12 tastes are $45.
October is Italian Heritage month, and the festival celebrates the tradition of street painting which began in 16th century Italy with traveling artists, many of whom had been brought into the cities to work on the cathedrals. When the work was done, they would often recreate the paintings of “Madonna” on the pavement; they became known as Madonnari. Street painting thrives today in festivals throughout the world. Street painters prefer this temporary performance art form that is created live before the eyes on the asphalt.
Bella Vita is brought to San Diego by the ArtWalk San Diego team who produces the annual, spring Mission Federal ArtWalk, ArtWalk Liberty Station each August, and ArtWalk Carlsbad, which is coming up Sept. 21-22, 2024.
For more information on Bella Vita Fest, please visit www.bellavitafest.com.
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Where is it happening?
550 W Date St, San Diego, CA 92101-2589, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
