Hudson Valley Pizza Festival

Hudson Valley Pizza & Italian Festival 🍕🇮🇹

Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

MJN Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

Get ready, Hudson Valley! The Pizza & Italian Festival is BACK where it all began — at the MJN Center in Poughkeepsie.

🍕 What to Expect

• Unlimited Pizza Sampling with your General Admission ticket — taste the best, the cheesiest, the freshest creations from top pizza makers across the region.
• You Be the Judge! Every ticket comes with voting power. Cast your vote for:
• • Best Plain Slice
  • Best Grandma Pizza
  • Best Sicilian
  • Most Creative
  • Best Dessert Slice 🍰🍕
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• Italian Specialties available for purchase, from pasta dishes to classic Italian favorites.
• Craft Paisan Ticket — unlock unlimited tastings of craft beer, spiked seltzers, ciders, and select wines & spirits.
• VIP Goomba Ticket — enter 1 hour early at 12 PM, enjoy unlimited pizza samples, your own collector’s glass, a VIP lanyard, and exclusive VIP seating.

🎶 Entertainment

• Live Italian and festival music
• Celebrity appearances and special guests

🎟 Tickets

• General Admission starting at $29
• Craft Paisan upgrade available
• Goomba VIP Tickets (limited availability)

🍽 A Word of Advice

Come hungry. Don’t eat for days before. More samples than you can handle await you!

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Stella Artois refreshing and the official beer of Pizza Fest!

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