Federal Hill Columbus Day Festival Oct 11th-14th 2024

Trattoria Appia is excited to celebrate the 39th Annual Columbus Day Festival on historic Federal Hill from October 11th – 14th, 2024.

The festival takes place from Dean Street to Sutton Street along Atwells Avenue. We are excited to welcome back and feature the La Cucina Galbani Cooking Stage located at America Street and Atwells Avenue.

Enjoy over 80 food, art and retail vendors along with games, and amusement rides. Listen to live entertainment on three different stages throughout the festival grounds. Experience the flavors of over 26 Federal Hill restaurants that offer expanded seating as well as feature special menu items for the weekend.

The festival date and times are:

• Friday, October 11th at 5 p.m. until midnight.
• Saturday to Sunday, October 12th⁠–13th 11 a.m. to⁠ midnight.
• Monday, October 14th, 11 a.m. ⁠to 8 p.m.

Street Closures:

For all four days of the Festival; Dean Street to Sutton Street along Atwells Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic.

Map of Trattoria Appia’s private parking lot: https://www.trattoriazooma.com/federal-hill/parking-on-the-spruce-street-lot/ 

This year’s opening ceremony will take place at 12 pm on Saturday, October 12th at the DePasquale Plaza stage. This year our honorees are: Grand Marshall – John Cianci Italian Americans War Veteran Legion, Vincent A Cianci Jr Civic Award – Dave Mambro Superintendent Sewer Division City of Providence, Legacy Award – Bob Antignano – Angelo’s Civita  Farnese and Federal Hill Foodie Ambassador – Lupe Aguilar – Rhody Foody

The Columbus Day Parade is Sunday, October 13th at 11am  The parade route is from Harris Avenue to Dean Street along Atwells Avenue. This entire area will be closed to vehicle traffic during the time of the parade from 10am – 1pm

CHECK HERE for more details.

Entertainment Schedule Columbus Festival 2024