Federal Hill Columbus Day Festival Oct 6th-9th 2023

Important Note: We will be open Monday October 9th.

Trattoria Appia is excited to celebrate the 31st Annual Columbus Day Festival on historic Federal Hill from October 6th – 9th, 2023. The festival takes place from Dean Street to Sutton Street along Atwells Avenue. Dino Difante will be participating in a cooking demonstration at the La Cucina Galbani Cooking Stage located at America Street and Atwells Avenue on Monday October 9th at 12pm.

Enjoy over 80 food, art, and retail vendors along with games, and amusement rides. Listen to live entertainment on four different stages throughout the festival grounds.

The festival date and times are:

• Friday, October 6th at 5 p.m. until midnight.
• Saturday to Sunday, October 7th ⁠–⁠ 8th 11 a.m. ⁠–⁠ midnight.
• Monday, October 9th, 11 a.m. ⁠–⁠ 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 p.m. on Saturday, October 7th at the DePasquale Plaza stage. Our honorees this year are: Grand Marshall – Gene Valicenti – NBC 10, Vincent A. Cianci Civic Award – Peter Carvalhal, Legacy Award – Chris Morris – Antonellis Poultry and Federal Hill Foodie Ambassador – Barbi Jo DiMaria – 92 ProFM.

This year’s annual Columbus Day Festival Parade will take place on Sunday, October 8th at 11 a.m. The parade route is from Knight Street to Bradford Street along Atwells Avenue. This entire section of the avenue will be closed to vehicles during the parade time.

CHECK HERE for more details.

Entertainment Schedule Columbus Festival 2023