Get ready for the Italian Festival that will be coming to your town after the summertime. Most Italian festivals are in the month of October due to Christopher Columbus day being in the same month. Some people even call October "Italian American Month." The big Festa in my county is the "Italian Family Festival," on Lincoln Ave in the Willowglen district of San Jose. It's going to be on August 29th and 30th. Last year it was in the month of September, though. San Francisco has a big Italian festival called "Festa Italiana" in North Beach. Redwood City has one called the "Sicilian Festival" in downtown Redwood City. Oakland has a big one called "Festa Italiana" in Jack London square. Reno has one called the "El Dorado Italian Festival" outside of the El Dorado Hotel & Casino.

I keep hearing about the Italian festivals in New York. Just like the "San Gennaro Festival" in Little Italy, "Dance of the Giglio" in Brooklyn and the "Italian Culture Festival" in Queens. But I never been to them. I hope some day I will. What's the big festa in your town?