Moving the Italian Family Festa to San Jose’s History Park last year was a bigger success than the Italian American Heritage Foundation ever expected.

“We weren’t sure if our patrons would turn out as in past years,” Festa Director Joe Rizzi said. “What we experienced was not only a return of our loyal patrons but a crowd of new faces. The park was filled with young families, grandparents, aunt, uncles, cousins and friends. That’s what our Festa is about, that’s why we call it the Italian Family Festa, and that’s why we are returning to History Park.”