REDDING, Calif. — Paesano Days returns to Redding for two days of Italian food, music, activities and celebrations of Italian Heritage.
The local chapter of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America will host its annual Paesano Days festival September 18-19 at South City Park in Redding.
The two-day event will feature Italian food, live music, games, vendors and activities for all ages.
Prepping the homemade pasta for Friday’s spaghetti dinner. Sept. 18, 2026. (KRCR).
Friday at 5 p.m., the event kicks off with a homemade spaghetti dinner. Dinner tickets are $16 for adults and $6 for children under 12.
A bocce ball tournament will also begin Friday evening and continue through Saturday.
The Sons and Daughters of Italy in America’s Bocce courts at South City park in Redding. Sept. 18, 2026 (KRCR).
On Saturday morning, the festival will resume with a car show at 9 a.m.
Saturday’s activities will also include a raffle, silent auction, vendor booths and an array of food including meatball sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, cannolis, beer and wine.
This year’s event coordinator, Patrick Karch, says highlighting Italian culture is important to recognize the way different communities add to society.
“When our relatives came in, it was hard for them, just like it is for folks coming in today,” he said. “It’s been like that for every group, and what every group brings to our society is strength and unity from all over the globe.”
Karch says Paesano Days allows people to experience that firsthand, from a classic Italian dinner to an Italian game of bocce.
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