Italian Americans of Akron and Summit County Book

IAPBC past president and Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America Akron Lodge 685 member John Vallillo has released his book “Italian Americans of Akron and Summit County – Our Roots, Our Challenges, Our Triumph” online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble in hard cover and paperback. The book is a collection of stories, news articles, and photos chronicling the history of Italian immigrants and their descendants to Akron from the late 1800’s. Get yours today!

Italian American Festival 2026

Thank you everyone who attended this year’s festival.   Thanks to the City of Akron for their sponsorship

See you in July 2026

Carovillese Club Pasta Dinner

Join us every Tuesday from 4:30 to 7:00 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 $11. For carryout orders, call 330-929-6767.

 

About us

We’re an organization of 12 Italian-American Societies founded in Akron on November 10, 1947.

Our festival was voted the best festival for 11 years in a row from 2009 thru 2020 in the Beacon’s Best contest.

Event Schedule
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November 10, 2025
07:00 PM Italian Council Meeting
The host for this meeting is the Holy Name Society
 
November 11, 2025
04:30 PM – 7:00 PM Carovillese Lodge Pasta
Check out our new prices.
These will take effect on March 19th. As we try to keep our dinners cost effective for you all, unfortunately with rising costs, we have to make adjustments.
We thank you again for all of your support! See you Tuesday!
November 18, 202
04:30 PM -7:00 Carovillese Lodge Pasta Dinner

Join us every Tuesday for Pasta with meatballs, salad, bread and butter and ice cream

November 25, 2025
04:30 PM -7:00 Carovillese Lodge Pasta Dinner

Join us every Tuesday for Pasta with meatballs, salad, bread and butter and ice cream

December 6, 2025
05:00 PM Sons and Daughters of Italy Akron Lodge Christmas Party

PLEASE JOIN US ONE AND ALL
ORDER OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF ITALY IN AMERICA
CHRISTMAS PARTY
INVITE A FRIEND, BRING THE FAMILY, THE MORE THE MERRIER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025
TIME: DOORS OPEN AT 5:00, Opening Remarks at 5:30, Dinner served following Opening
Prayer
WHERE: ST. GEORGE’S, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn, OH
MENU: Salad, Beef Brisket, Penne Pasta, Baked Cod with Citrus Grill, Green Beans, Redskin
Potatoes, Spumoni (Gluten free available upon request at time of making reservation)
BEVERAGES: Beer and Wine Bar
COST: $35.00 Per Person
DJ: Wear your dancing shoes and consider asking another couple or your children or
grandchildren to join you for an evening of fun with music by our DJ Dusty and raffle
prizes.
RAFFLE: We will have our traditional $100 money tree, together with all of gift baskets

and a 50/50 raffle

Please contact Michelle Hujar for reservations

Reservation deadline is December 1, 2025

December 14, 2025
03:00 PM Le Radici Christmas Party
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Entertainment
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Scholarship Recipients 2024
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Scholarship Recipients 2023
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Scholarship Recipients 2022
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Mike Trecaso
Mike Trecaso performing at the Italian Festival July 2019
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Christopher Columbus Statue
Christopher Columbus Statue at Columbus Park at the Akron Fulton Airport
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