Western Gateway Park, Des Moines
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Alexis Blonigan
Autumn Weaver-Nigro
Isabella Engblom
Alexis Nelson
Kaitlyn Lipovac
Reghan Santi
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Please help us make the festival GREAT! Sign up to work the beer/ticket tents. Get a friend or two to sign up with you, or come meet some new friends!! The more the merrier!! Click here to volunteer
2016 Festival Proceeds To Benefit Best Buddies Iowa and The Food Bank of Iowa
The 2016 Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa has chosen to give back to two outstanding organizations here in central Iowa: Best Buddies Iowa and The Food Bank of Iowa. A portion of the gate receipts will benefit Best Buddies Iowa, while food and cash donations from festival visitors will be collected on behalf of[…]
Louis Prima Jr. Headlines 2016 Festival Entertainment Lineup
The Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa has built a reputation of consistently providing a variety of entertainment acts – this year is no exception! Whether you enjoy swing, New Orleans jazz, classic rock, folk dancing or Italian-American classics – we have it all this year! So pick up your favorite Italian delicacy along with your favorite cold beverage[…]
2016 Festival Contests Announced
The contests for the 2016 Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa have been announced: Artistic Scholarships The contest is open to students of Italian descent who will be attending school in the fall at a college, university, art institute or trade school. There will be two categories: Drawings/Paintings (any form) and Photography, (black and white[…]
Sing in the Festival Choir!
Singers are being invited to take part in a mass Honoring the Elderly at this years 7th annual Italian-American Heritage Festival of Iowa. The liturgical celebration will take place at 4:00 PM Saturday July 30th on the Casey’s Stage in the Western Gateway Park area in downtown Des Moines. Bishop Richard Pates will officiate, assisted[…]
2015 Festival Recap
The 2015 Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa was once again a huge success! Thank you to all who attended, those who volunteered, and the committee members who worked so hard to ensure the festival would show the positive contributions of the Italian people in our great state. Our festival would not be possible without the efforts of[…]