Festival Italia Taking Over Downtown Wakefield Saturday

The 8th annual Festival Italia takes over downtown Wakefield this Saturday, a celebration of the town's Italian culture and tradition.

This event gets bigger every year, and this year’s celebration will be no exception. Running from 2-8 p.m., the festival will transform Main St & Albion St. into a street festival offering a wide range of activities for locals and visitors. A number of booths will be dedicated to great festival foods, many sponsored by local restaurants. Whether you’re looking for delicious food, entertainment, children’s events, watching students from local dance studios, meeting friends and family at La Piazza’s beer and wine tent, or shopping, the Festival has it covered.

New to Festival Italia – Video Game Theater. What is a mobile video game theater? Four widescreen high-def TVs cover the walls in front of custom stadium seats with built-in vibration motors synched to the on-screen action with speakers in front and back. Everything is linked, so 16 players can play the same game — or against each other.

Play as a team enjoy or different games because there are plenty to choose from. All the newest games from Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 with a “Game Coach” to help anyone who needs it.

Photo of last year's festival from the Town of Wakefield Website