For the 43rd year, The Eldorado Great Italian Festival transforms downtown Reno into Little Italy with a grape stomp, over a hundred vendors selling unique products, food booths and incredible free, live entertainment all weekend long.  Held each year during Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend, the festival is a celebration of Italian culture and traditions.

A crowd favorite year after year continues to be the Great Italian Festival Sauce Cook-off. Italian families from across the West Coast bring their recipes to life right on the street for guests to taste. People’s Choice ballots for favorite sauce will be given with the purchase of pasta.

No Italian Festival would be complete without plenty of homemade Italian food. Spectators are invited to “finire di mangia” – or “eat up” as the Italians say with plenty of delicious foods.

TENTATIVE FESTIVAL TIMES

 Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm