The Italian Fall Festa is put on and hosted by the Sons of Italy. Food is spread out among booths as entertainment, bocce and kids activities take place along the grounds.
2023 DATE: September 8-10, 2023
Location: Bella Villa Hall
2625 County Line Rd
Kettering, OH 45430
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This post documents my experience on September 12, 2015.
While yours truly fortunately found parking in a neighboring community (unfortunately, this is not my car)…
…many other festival goers were being shuttled in by bus…
…to the Italian Fall Festa…
…where they explored the grounds of the Son of Italy Lodge…
…to learn about Italian culture…
…browse through Italian American T-Shirts…
…enjoy musical entertainment…
…play some bocce ($20 an hour)…
…drop off the kids in the play area…
…enjoy a game or two…
…and, between it all, feast and feast among a large selection of food booths offering…
…pizza…
…pasta faglioli…
…meatball sandwiches…
…calzones…
…drinks…
…desserts…
…and more.
Festival goers could enjoy less-familiar foods with the help of displayed sample dishes…
…photographs…
…and purchasable samples for their convenience.
It was actually through seeing a sample that I decided on the muffaletta sandwich slice…
…eventually taking off the top slice so I could get more of the oliveness.
I finished my experience with a $1.25 cookie which, although a little expensive for my taste, was delicious too.