Festitalia 2017

Overview

How much gelato can you eat? No, that's not a trick question. Brisbane's annual celebration of all things Italian wants to put your ice cream munching abilities to the test with a gelato eating competition.

That's just one of the events on offer at Festitalia — and just one of the inclusions likely to get your stomach rumbling as well. Fancy seeing how many cannolis you can feast on? There's a contest for that too. Eager to watch master chefs take part in a round of pizza acrobatics? It sounds like a great way to work up an appetite, doesn't it?

While plenty of other Italian-themed festivities pop up across the year, this is the only official shindig hosted by the Italian Consulate in Brisbane and the Italian Embassy in Canberra. On October 8, they'll fill Newmarket's Spencer Park with artists, entertainers, dancers, singers and performers — and food experiences, of course. Taste test Italian bubbles, watch traditional flag-throwing and check out an exhibition of Venetian masks, or just browse one of the many stalls serving up everything from espresso and gnocchi.