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The Little Italy Festival® 2024

Friday, August 30th | Saturday, August 31st  | Sunday, September 1st | Monday, September 2nd

Opening Hours

Friday 4pm-11pm

Saturdays & Sundays 11am-11pm

Monday 11am-6pm

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The Festival's Map

Location

Get to know your way around the fair

332 N 9th St,

Clinton, IN 47842

Parking

We have free parking all over town! Find a spot without a lawn chair in it and it’s yours; we are Italian, we do that just like our buscias used to

Main Stage - Water Street

Friday

  • 6:00 pm Concessions Open Parade Begins on North 9th Street

  • 7:00 pm Welcome to the Festival

    • Mayor Jack Gilfoy LIFT President, Jacque Cole-Roberts

    • Italian Singers

  • 8 - 11 pm Whiskey Sour Band

  • 9:30 pm Fireworks

Saturday

  • 11:00 am Concessions Open Costume Contest

  • 12:00 pm SV Band

  • 12:30 pm SV Choir

  • 1:00 pm Little Feet Dancers

  • 2:00 pm Spaghetti Eating Contest

  • 3:00 pm Grape Stomping

  • 3:30 pm. Queen’s Court Dancers

  • 4:30 pm Little Miss Pageant

  • 5:30 pm Feud di Familia (Trivia)

  • 6:30 pm Italian Singers

  • 8 - 11 pm Teen Dance ft. DJ Wyatt Keller

Sunday

  • 11:00 am Concessions Open Little Feet Dancers

  • 12:00 pm Vicki West Dancers

  • 1:00 pm SV Dance Team

  • 2:00 pm Queen’s Court Dancers

  • 2:30 pm Grape Stomping

  • 3:30 pm Mustachio Contest

  • 4:30 pm Coon Holler Kids Cripple Creek Kids Baby Blue Bluegrass Band

  • 6:00 pm Re & Regina Pizza Dough Toss

  • 6:30 pm Pizza Eating Contest

  • 7:00 pm. Italian Singers

  • 8:00 pm Family Movie Night!*

    • “Drive-In” Car Decorating Contest for kids

    • Movie 1: Luca (Pixar)

      • ~15 min Intermission~

    • Movie 2: Elemental

Monday

  • 11:00 am Concessions Open Little Feet Dancers

  • 12:00 pm Vicki West Dancers

  • 1:00 pm SV Dance Team

  • 2:00 pm. Tumble Mania

  • 3:00 pm. SVHS Cheer Team

  • 3:30 pm Meatball Eating Contest

  • 4:00 pm Grape Stomping

  • 5:00 pm Italian Singers

  • 6:00 pm

    • 50/50 Drawing Winner & Ring Winner Announced

    • Festival Closing

Wine Garden - 9th Street

Friday

  • 8:00pm - 1:00am Eddie Korosa Polka Band

    • Cover charge (21+)

Saturday​

  • 11:00am Wine Garden Opens

  • 12:00pm Bagna Cauda Cook-Off*

  • 1:30pm - 4:30pm Dave Riley Band

  • 5:00pm - 8:30pm Eddie Korosa Polka Band

  • 8:00pm Grape Stomping in the Garden!

  • 9:00pm - 1:00am Zach Helton Music

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  • *Cook off moved into the lower level of the Wine Garden

  • Cover charge (21+) starts at 5:00pm

  • No kids allowed after 7:00pm

Sunday​

  • 11:00am Wine Garden Opens

  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm MCM Band

  • 4:30pm - 7:30pm Madison Avenue Band

  • 9:00pm - 12:00am Nantucket

  • 10:30pm Grape Stomping in the Wine Garden!

 

  • Cover charge (21+) starts at 4:30pm

  • Kids are welcome (when accompanied by adult) until 7pm

Monday

  • 11:00am Wine Garden Opens

  • 1:30pm - 4:30pm MCM Band Chad Brown (during breaks)

  • 5:00pm - 7:30pm Sing along to Italian Classics

  • 7:30pm - 10:30pm Dave Riley Band

 

  • No Cover Charge

  • Kids are welcome when accompanied by adult

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Information

  • Cover Charge $7

  • Located behind 356/358 N. 9th St., Clinton

  • Concessions available 11am - 9pm

  • Beer, Wine, Seltzer, Ciders and Nonalcoholic drinks available

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