Adelaide Italian Festival 11 - 20 November 2022

Celebrate Italy’s world-class food and wine, art, culture and traditions. 

Returning for its third year, the Adelaide Italian Festival invites all South Australians to immerse themselves in Italian culture for a full ten days, running from 11-20 November, with almost 60 events on offer. 

With the vision to become the world’s greatest Italian Festival, the Adelaide Italian Festival provides the opportunity for people to celebrate Italy’s world-class food and wine, art, culture, technology, and traditions. 

The 2022 program features a range of different events from regional dinners, to cooking classes and demonstrations, exhibitions, car shows, art/historic tours, fashion, and many more. 

Ben Rillo, Chair of the Adelaide Italian Festival, expressed his excitement about the return of the festival, “We are delighted to showcase our fabulous culture once again to the wider community and promote what being Italian is all about. 

“This year’s program is bigger and better than ever before – from having 20 events in 2020 to 40 events last year, to now almost 60, it’s great to see the participation and popularity increasing each year, thanks to the amazing support of our local community. 

“While we Italians are known for our food and wine, our festival is about so much more than that and our range of events this year is a testament to Italy’s diverse culture and the proud heritage that our community continues to share to this day,” Ben continued. 

The festivities begin with a signature pre-event, La Grande Gita, a family-friendly Italian-style bike ride through the Barossa with delicious local food and wine offerings. Other signature events throughout the ten days include the Opening Night Street Party which will see Adelaide’s East End transform into Little Italy for the night, the Journey Mass held at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to honour the state’s Italian migrants, Annual Italian Space Forum which will bring together Italian Australians who are leaving their mark on the growing Australian Space industry, Autoclassica, an all-Italian car and motorbike show that will take over the Torrens Parade Ground for all to enjoy, and a special Closing Gala Dinner to thank all those who make the festival possible. 

The Adelaide Italian Festival also coincides with La Settimana Della Cucina Italiana, a week dedicated to highlighting Italian cuisine. As part of this, Adelaide Italian community radio station, Radio Italiana 531, will be joining forces with various local Italian community clubs to host a series of delicious and entertaining cooking demonstrations in the Adelaide Central Markets. Visitors can expect to see a range of chefs and ‘Nonni’ working their magic in the kitchen as they showcase signature dishes from each of their respective regions including Friuli, Veneto, and Campania. 

For more information, visit Adelaide Italian Festival