The Little Italy Festival in west-central Indiana is a long-standing annual tradition that has been going on since 1966. \u00a0Lovers of pizza and pasta and the culture that goes with it will want to visit this special Italian festival that takes place every year.<\/p>\n

Throughout these four days, there will also be concessions, live entertainment, and other competitions. One of the most popular and traditional activities is the grape stomp. Additional festivities include a parade (5:00pm \u2013 Friday), fireworks, pizza-eating contest, spaghetti-eating contest, and much more.<\/p>\n

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