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WV ITALIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL

September 2, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - September 4, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Please join us to celebrate our annual celebration! This year promises to carry on its tradition of being one of the state’s most spectacular and colorful events! Love and pride is inherent in the lives of Italian-Americans, especially those in West Virginia. It is this cultural heritage that gave life to the idea of a festival in Clarksburg: to honor the past, celebrate the present and preserve the rich traditions for future generations.
Entertainment and Events for All Ages
The Festival offers a wide array of authentic Italian “street food”, complete with pastries, that one can eat on-the-go so that watching the entertainers and visiting the vendor booths can be done with ease! There is entertainment for the bambini as well, with a specially designated children’s area, with stage and entertainment for the kiddos, as well as a safe carnival midway, with rides and games.
Top-named entertainers can be found on the main stage during the Festival. Previous years, Festival goers have enjoyed such notables as Tony Danza, Kathy Mattea, Jo Dee Messina, Steve Augeri, Joey Dee and the Starliters, and Frankie Avalon – all free of charge to the public.

During the first West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival in 1979, the wine flowed, tantalizing arrays of delectable food abounded and the music was fast-paced. With color, pageantry, entertainment, events, contests, exhibitions and displays packing the streets of uptown Clarksburg, the Festival was an instant success.

With each successive year, the little Festival has grown and has been rated in years past in the American Bus Association’s, “Top 100 Events in North America.” Each year, this three day street festival brings over 100,000 visitors to Clarksburg.

From the opening ceremonies, when the royal court of Regina Maria (Regina meaning “Queen” and Maria the name of the first queen of Italy), is crowned, to its conclusion with the traditional festival dance, the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival overflows with entertainment and delight.
HILTON GARDEN INN OFFERS THE SPECIAL EVENT RATE OF $93 SEPTEMBER 1-4.

Details

Start:
September 2, 2022 @ 12:00 pm
End:
September 4, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Venue

Hilton Garden Inn (Guest Rooms Only)
606 Emily Drive
CLARKSBURG, WV US

Organizer

WVIHF
Phone:
(304) 622-7314
View Organizer Website

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