Entertainment Schedule

Festa Italiana will offer a variety of exciting entertainers throughout the event. Musical performances will take place on the main stage in the street festival. There will also be artists located in the Artists' corner at the street festival. The talented and hardworking team at Mango Seasons has graciously donated their time and expertise to ensuring Festa Italiana Hawaii has an excellent lineup of entertainment, offering musical performances of Italian variety.

MAIN STAGE - in Mother Waldron Park

4:15 PM    Hawaii Youth Symphony

5:00 PM    Ballet Hawaii

5:45PM     Pierre Grill

6:45PM Pierre Grill

8:00 PM    Mango Season Band

FESTA IN STRADA - on the street

Pierre Grill

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Check out Italian cinema in Mother Waldron Park curated by HIFF.

  • 4:00 PM Luca

  • 6:00 PM Cinema Paradiso (1988)

  • 7:45 PM Luca

About the films:

LUCA (PG, 2021) - Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the original animated feature is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: he is a sea monster from another world just below the water’s surface. In the acclaimed Disney-Pixar film, Luca balances the human and sea monster facets of his identity and learns not to let his fears prevent him from exploring the human world. The themes Luca demonstrates relay messages that resonate with all audiences. The film emphasizes the common societal fear of struggling to fit in and discovering oneself. Luca discovers his land legs and learns lessons about friendship, belonging and identity along the way.

CINEMA PARADISO (PG, 1988) - Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (AgneseNano) and takes over as the Paradiso's projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking. Cinema Paradiso explores many universal themes such as nostalgia, youth, dreams, loss and reflections on the past. Cinema Paradiso is a life-affirming ode to the power of youth, nostalgia, and movies themselves.