- Council of Italian American Societies of Summit County | Council of Italian American Societies of Summit County

Italian American Festival

The Italian American Festival at Lock 3 in Akron was named the #1 Festival for the 11th year in a row in the Beacon’s Contest.

Please join us in 2021 for our Festival

Carovillese Club Pasta Dinner Carryout Only

Join us every Tuesday from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Carovillese Club at 570 E Cuyahoga Falls Ave in Akron for homemade pasta. The meal includes pasta with meatballs and homemade sauce, salad, bread and butter, and ice cream for dessert. Prices start at $8.50. For carryout orders, call 330-929-6767.

About us

We’re an organization of 15 Italian-American Societies founded in Akron on November 10, 1947.

Our festival was voted the best festival for 10 years in a row from 2009 thru 2019 in the Beacon’s Best contest.

Event Schedule

September 1, 2020

03:30 PM – 6:45 PM Carovillese Lodge Pasta Carryout

September 8, 2020

03:30 PM – 6:45 PM Carovillese Lodge Pasta Carryout

September 15, 2020

03:30 PM – 6:45 PM Carovillese Lodge Pasta Carryout

October 11, 2020

10:30 AM Italian Heritage/Columbus Day Mass

Join us at St Anthony’s Church on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the 10:30 mass. Father Burba will be the celebrant and we will honor our Italian Heritage and Christopher Columbus at this mass. The readings will be said in Italian. Masks will be required.

Entertainment

Scholarship Recipients 2019

Mike Trecaso

Mike Trecaso performing at the Italian Festival July 2019

Christopher Columbus Statue

Christopher Columbus Statue at Columbus Park at the Akron Fulton Airport

Columbus Day Ceremony 2019

Columbus Day Ceremony at St Anthony’s Church October 6, 2019

Columbus Day Dinner Cotillion Debutantes 2019

Debutantes for the Columbus Day Cotillion October 12, 2019

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