Festa d'Italia

Calling all businesses, not-for profits and food vendors! Apply today for the opportunity to participate in Vaughan Festa d'Italia 2025.

Apply using the Festa d'Italia 2025 Participant Agreement Form

Participants - what is needed before the deadline of Wednesday, May 14, 2025?

1. Participant Agreement Form: Festa d'Italia
2. Payment
   1. For 2025, the food and business vendor price is discounted to $250 + HST (regularly $550 + HST)
   2. $250 + HST for not-for-profit organizations
   3.  For participants with a physical location in Market Lane / Woodbridge Avenue, you are eligible for one free booth at Festa d'Italia.
   4. Pay online with credit card OR by cheque (see details on the agreement form)
3. A Certificate of Insurance naming the Corporation of the City of Vaughan, and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as additional insured – use the City’s template 

   1. If you are unable to get a Certificate of Insurance, email vaughancelebrates@vaughan.ca to find out how to purchase one-day event insurance.

       

       Food vendors also need to provide:

4. The York Region Vendor Application Form will be sent directly to York Region Health Department and provided to Events Staff.
   1. Form is found under “Vendors”:  Food Vendors - York Region Application
5. Any applicable licences (restaurant licence, refreshment vehicle licence, etc.)
   1. Refreshment vehicles must provide a valid City of Vaughan Refreshment Vehicle Licence
   2. Refreshment vehicles that do not have a valid City of Vaughan Refreshment Vehicle Licence must apply for one through the City of Vaughan (additional fees apply)
   3. Non-refreshment vehicles must provide a restaurant or business license along with a food handler certificate.

What to expect as a participant (booths, food vendors)?

• 10'x10' spot unless you have a food truck or purchase additional spaces
• 1 table and 2 chairs will be provided and more can be rented for a small fee
• Situated on grass
• Many booth participants and food vendors bring a 10'x10' tent with tent weights (staking is not permitted); no tent, pavilion, etc. is provided
• Electrical access and Wi-Fi are not available

• Generators are not provided

   

See Participant Agreement Form for more details.

I Cugini Di Campagna is an Italian pop band formed in 1970 in Rome. The band is well known for the use of falsetto and for their eccentric look, a cross between glam and kitsch. The band achieved some success with its first single, "Il ballo di Peppe", that was launched by the radio-program Alto Gradimento. In 1973 the band gained more success with the song "Anima mia", then they achieved a series of commercial hits until the early eighties. The band resurfaced in 1997, with a new lineup, thanks to the RAI TV-show Anima mia, whose success lead to the rediscovery of their eponymous song and band.

*Stage Schedule coming soon

Activities and performances are subject to change.

• Boccee  
• Glitter Tattoos 
• Photo Booths

Activities and performances are subject to change.

Park and Walk: Free parking is available at the venue and is a short walk to the event site.

Shuttle Bus Service: Free parking and shuttle bus services will be running from the following locations.

Pick up locations 

• Al Palladini Community Centre - 9201 Islington Ave
• Chancellor Community Centre - 350 Ansley Grove Rd
• Emily Carr Secondary School - 4901 Rutherford Rd
• Woodbridge Pool and Memorial Arena - 5020 Hwy 7
• Woodbridge Public School - 60 Burwick Ave
• Market Lane - 140 Woodbridge Ave
• Vaughan City Hall - 2141 Major MacKenzie Dr W
• Vaughan Metropolitan Area (VMC) - 200 Apple Mill Rd

Drop off location

• Boyd Conservation Park - 8739 Islington Ave

Service begins at 10:00 a.m. and the last pickup at Boyd Park at 8:30 p.m.

• Business Zone/Marketplace with vendor booths selling and/or showcasing their products/services 
• Food Zone with various food trucks and food vendors

Food vendors are subject to change. Some may only accept cash. There is no ATM at the park.