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

Italian Opera Outing

The Italian American Professional and Businessmen’s Club is sponsoring an outing at Little Italy on Sunday, July 28, 2019. For more information, please download the flyer Opera Outing

2019 Debutantes

The Italian Council is looking for young ladies between 15 and 19 to participate in the Columbus Day Cotillion on Saturday, October 12. Please click here for the application
Debutante

Andrea Rose Teodosio Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk

Please download the flyer here
https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Akron/AndreaRoseTeodosioMemorialFoundation5kRun?remMeAttempt=

2019 Vendor Contract

Vendors who wish to be a part of the 2019 Italian American Festival at Lock 3 in Akron, please click here for the application 2019FestContract

2019 Italian American Scholarship

Scholarship Application 2019

Sons of Italy Reverse Raffle

Saturday, April 6, 2019 St George Family Center. 3204 Ridgewood Rd, Fairlawn Reverse Raffle Flyer

Carovillese Club Pasta Dinner

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 $8.00. For carryout orders, call 330-929-6767.

Italian-American Festival

Join us again in 2019. The dates are July 11-13, 2019

The Original Italian American Festival was voted the best festival for the 10th year in a row in the Beacon’s Best Contest. The 72nd Annual Italian-American Festival is sponsored by the Council of Italian-American Societies of Summit County and the City of Akron.

About us

We’re an organization of 14 Italian-American Societies founded in Akron on November 10, 1947.

Our festival was voted the best festival from 2009 thru 2018 in the Beacon’s Best contest.

Event Schedule

March 13, 2019

06:30 PM – 8:00 pm Italian Language Classes

Le Radici Club House -3411 Wyoga Lake Road, Cuyahoga Falls for 7 weeks $140 (or 50% off for any Italian Council club member) To register contact Dora Ricci Raymond, language teacher (330-688-9694)

June 3, 2019

07:00 PM Italian Council Meeting

May 13, 2019

07:00 PM May Crowning-Tribute to Blessed Mother Mary

St Anthony Church

June 13, 2019

06:00 PM – 9:00 pm St Anthony Feast Day Celebration

St Anthony Church/School Parking lot. Celebration begins with Mass at 6 pm. Festival begins immediately following Mass Food-Beverages-Music- Fun until 9 pm

July 11, 2019

11:00 AM Festival Opens for Lunch

11:00 AM Avanti Band on the Main St Stage

12:30 PM Akron Rubber Ducks Mascot on Main Street

06:00 PM Invincible Band on Lock 3 Stage

06:00 PM Children’s Inflatables on Lock 3 Commons

06:00 PM Invincible Band on the Lock 3 Stage

07:30 PM Flag Presentation on the Lock 3 Stage

08:00 PM Straight On – The Heart Tribute Band

July 12, 2019

11:00 AM Festival Opens for Lunch

11:00 AM Avanti Band on the Main St Stage

12:30 PM Akron Rubber Ducks Mascot on Main Street

06:00 PM Children’s Inflatables on Lock 3 Commons

07:00 PM Cats on Holiday on Lock 3 Stage

09:00 PM Abbamania Tribute Band

July 13, 2019

08:00 AM Andrea Rose Teodosio Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk

10:00 AM Scholarship Breakfast

12:00 PM Festival Opens

12:15 PM ETC Rouge Show Choir on the Main Street Stage

01:00 PM McArdles Dancers dance to Italian Music on the Main Street Stage

02:00 PM Outback Ray’s Amazing Animal Show on the Main Street Stage

03:00 PM Children’s Inflatables on the Lock 3 Commons

03:15 PM Michelle Hujar and Mike Ruby sing Italian Arias on the Main Street Stage

04:00 PM Catholic Mass on the Main Street Stage

05:30 PM Italian Music on the Main Street Stage

07:00 PM Roxy Moron on the Lock 3 Stage

08:30 PM The Rat Pack Memories on the Lock 3 Stage

08:30 PM 50/50 Raffle on the Lock 3 Stage

10:00 PM Fireworks

11:00 PM Festival Ends

July 28. 2019

01:00 PM Italian Opera Outing

October 12, 2019

00:00 Columbus Day Cotillion

Tangier’s Restaurant

Entertainment

Cats on Holiday

Cats On Holiday is a Cleveland based Swamp Pop band that has been pleasing audiences for ...

Roxymoron

Abbamania

“ABBAMANIA” is rated as the number one Abba production in the world. The cast of ...

Straight On – The Heart Tribute Band

Straight On is a band comprised with some of Northeast Ohio’s most talented ...

Rat Pack Memories

MEMORIES OF THE RAT PACK is a celebration of the lives and music of the three most famous ...

Outback Ray’s Amazing Animal Show

Outback Ray has been performing animal shows since 1987 and is fully licensed and insured. ...