BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Tampa Sister Cities - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tampasistercities.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tampa Sister Cities REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T111529 CREATED:20260315T193927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T204342Z UID:10000488-1775998800-1776013200@tampasistercities.org SUMMARY:2026 Italian Heritage Celebration DESCRIPTION:COME CELEBRATE OUR ROOTS \n\n with the Italian Community of Tampa Bay \n April 12\, 2026 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm\nIn celebration of Agrigento’s as the Cultural Capital of Italy\, and in honor of the enduring sister city relationship between Agrigento and Tampa\, we invite you to join us in commemorating the rich heritage and deep connections between the Italian community in the Tampa Bay area and the people of Agrigento. \nThe event will feature traditional Italian cuisine from local restaurants\, vibrant folkloric dances and music\, demonstrations of wine and olive oil production\, and much more! \nPurchase your discounted tickets today!\n*Starting on March 25th\, 2026 the base ticket price increases to $40\nChildren up to 10 years of age are Free\n \n Purchase Your Tickets\n \n\n \n \nCELEBRATING AGRIGENTO\nCULTURAL CAPITAL OF ITALY for 2025\nThe beautiful Sicilian city of Agrigento\, one of Tampa’s 11 Sister Cities\, has been awarded the title of Italian Capital of Culture for the year 2025. Special events and celebrations\, together with enhanced tourist attractions\, will highlight the city’s historic values and natural beauty. As many Tampa natives and longtime residents trace their roots in the Agrigento province\, we are honored to join in the festivities and showcase the rich array of activities that the year-long program will offer \nCELEBRATING ANCESTRAL TOWNS\nFRIENDSHIP CITY AFFILIATION\nApproximately 90% of Tampa’s Italian American community traces its ancestry to towns in the Province of Agrigento\, like Bivona\, Cianciana\, Alessandria della Rocca\, and Santo Stefano Quisquina. In order to preserve the special friendship that unites the Tampa Bay area with these towns\, a new agreement is about to be signed to formalize relations between Tampa and our ancestral Sicilian towns. The official affiliation agreement will be formally signed in Tampa during this event. The aim is to foment tourism\, educational and cultural exchange programs\, and trade \n\n \n \n\n \n \nAUGMENTED REALITY\nTRAVEL BACK IN TIME\nThanks to the extraordinary work of faculty and students of the USF Institute of Digital Exploration\, time travel is never been closer. Employing cutting-edge technology\, IDEx teams have spent countless hours 3D mapping monuments\, objects\, and archaeological sites to let “digital explorers” experience a full immersion in our history. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit the past\, listen to scholars sharing stories about their findings\, and watch ancient jewelry and everyday objects being 3D-printed back to life under your very eyes! \nTASTE OF ITALY\nIN FOOD WE TRUST\nThe Italian heritage we all know and love is the taste of timeless Italian culinary specialties! Several renowned local restaurants will bring their most cherished dishes to delight us with their cuisine. Delicious samplings of Italian antipasto items and sips of wine\, also available for purchase through donations to the Sons of Italy Lodge\, will be offered in our tasting areas \n\n \n \n\n \n \n TRADITIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCES\nSicily is a magical place\, rich in history and filled with colors\, fragrances\, silences\, and sounds. Travel with us into the sound of this region with traditional Sicilian dances to be performed by the students of ON THE EDGE @FRANKREYDANCE STUDIO \nMILLENARY WELLNESS: OLIVE OIL\nOlive oil has been around at least since 4000 BC\, and it is considered a staple ingredient of the Mediterranean diet. Learn with us how pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made in Italy to this day\, and taste its flavors. \n\n \n \n\n \n \nIN VINO VERITAS\nWINE TRADITIONS\nHow is sweet or dry wine made? Why does it turn into vinegar if not carefully produced? PARDO WINE GRAPES will display and share wine-making tools and methods and the folk science behind its thousand-year old history \nLANDSCAPES AND FLAVORS\nA MAGICAL TRIP  \nDistinguished USF Professor Santo V. Nicosia\, author of “Travels and Food for Body and Soul” will join us to sign his book and tell us about his long journeys throughout Southern Italy and his explorations of the Mediterranean diet \n\n \n \n\n \n \nITALIAN STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES \nItalian Studies at USF\, singlehandedly founded by Prof. LaTrecchia in 2004\, allows students to gain proficiency in Italian language and acquire a thorough knowledge of Italian cultural history in a transnational perspective. The courses provide a multidisciplinary approach to the study of food culture as well as environmental issues. The program prepares students to become receptive to the global concerns of our society increasing their capabilities in writing\, speaking\, intercultural literacy\, and effective citizenship\, all skills that are useful in a variety of professions. \n \n Purchase Your Tickets URL:https://tampasistercities.org/event/2026-italian-heritage-celebration/ LOCATION:Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge\, 3315 W. Lemon St.\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tampasistercities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled-design-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T111529 CREATED:20250126T233952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T134606Z UID:10000476-1738497600-1738515600@tampasistercities.org SUMMARY:Italian Heritage Celebration DESCRIPTION:COME CELEBRATE OUR ROOTS\n \n\n with the Italian Community of Tampa Bay\n \n Sunday\, February 2\, 2025\nFebruary 2\, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm\nIn celebration of Agrigento’s nomination as the Cultural Capital of Italy for 2025\, and in honor of the enduring 30-year sister city relationship between Agrigento and Tampa\, we invite you to join us in commemorating the rich heritage and deep connections between the Italian community in the Tampa Bay area and the people of Agrigento. \nThe event will feature traditional Italian cuisine from local restaurants\, vibrant folkloric dances and music\, demonstrations of wine and olive oil production\, and much more! \nPurchase your tickets now! Don’t forget the TSC promo code to save $5.00: Code is italylove \n \n Purchase Your Tickets\n \n \nCELEBRATING AGRIGENTO\nCULTURAL CAPITAL OF ITALY for 2025\nThe beautiful Sicilian city of Agrigento\, one of Tampa’s 11 Sister Cities\, has been awarded the title of Italian Capital of Culture for the year 2025. Special events and celebrations\, together with enhanced tourist attractions\, will highlight the city’s historic values and natural beauty. As many Tampa natives and longtime residents trace their roots in the Agrigento province\, we are honored to join in the festivities and showcase the rich array of activities that the year-long program will offer \nCELEBRATING ANCESTRAL TOWNS\nFRIENDSHIP CITY AFFILIATION\nApproximately 90% of Tampa’s Italian American community traces its ancestry to towns in the Province of Agrigento\, like Bivona\, Cianciana\, Alessandria della Rocca\, and Santo Stefano Quisquina. In order to preserve the special friendship that unites the Tampa Bay area with these towns\, a new agreement is about to be signed to formalize relations between Tampa and our ancestral Sicilian towns. The official affiliation agreement will be formally signed in Tampa during this event. The aim is to foment tourism\, educational and cultural exchange programs\, and trade \n \n \nAUGMENTED REALITY\nTRAVEL BACK IN TIME\nThanks to the extraordinary work of faculty and students of the USF Institute of Digital Exploration\, time travel is never been closer. Employing cutting-edge technology\, IDEx teams have spent countless hours 3D mapping monuments\, objects\, and archaeological sites to let “digital explorers” experience a full immersion in our history. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit the past\, listen to scholars sharing stories about their findings\, and watch ancient jewelry and everyday objects being 3D-printed back to life under your very eyes! \nTASTE OF ITALY\nIN FOOD WE TRUST\nThe Italian heritage we all know and love is the taste of timeless Italian culinary specialties! Several renowned local restaurants will bring their most cherished dishes to delight us with their cuisine. Delicious samplings of Italian antipasto items and sips of wine\, also available for purchase through donations to the Sons of Italy Lodge\, will be offered in our tasting areas \n \n \n TRADITIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCES\nSicily is a magical place\, rich in history and filled with colors\, fragrances\, silences\, and sounds. Travel with us into the sound of this region with traditional Sicilian dances to be performed by the students of ON THE EDGE @FRANKREYDANCE STUDIO \nMILLENARY WELLNESS: OLIVE OIL\nOlive oil has been around at least since 4000 BC\, and it is considered a staple ingredient of the Mediterranean diet. Learn with us how pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made in Italy to this day\, and taste its flavors with COSTIERA Extra Virgin Olive Oil \n \n \nIN VINO VERITAS\nWINE TRADITIONS\nHow is sweet or dry wine made? Why does it turn into vinegar if not carefully produced? PARDO WINE GRAPES will display and share wine-making tools and methods and the folk science behind its thousand-year old history \nLANDSCAPES AND FLAVORS\nA MAGICAL TRIP  \nDistinguished USF Professor Santo V. Nicosia\, author of “Travels and Food for Body and Soul” will join us to sign his book and tell us about his long journeys throughout Southern Italy and his explorations of the Mediterranean diet \n \n \nITALIAN STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES \nItalian Studies at USF\, singlehandedly founded by Prof. LaTrecchia in 2004\, allows students to gain proficiency in Italian language and acquire a thorough knowledge of Italian cultural history in a transnational perspective. The courses provide a multidisciplinary approach to the study of food culture as well as environmental issues. The program prepares students to become receptive to the global concerns of our society increasing their capabilities in writing\, speaking\, intercultural literacy\, and effective citizenship\, all skills that are useful in a variety of professions. \n Purchase your tickets now! Don’t forget the TSC promo code to save $5.00: Code is italylove \n \n Purchase Your Tickets\n \n\n Sponsors URL:https://tampasistercities.org/event/italian-heritage-celebration/ LOCATION:Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge\, 3315 W. Lemon St.\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tampasistercities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled-design-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T111529 CREATED:20231007T174435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T174817Z UID:10000030-1696935600-1696939200@tampasistercities.org SUMMARY:2023 Italian Flag Raising DESCRIPTION: URL:https://tampasistercities.org/event/2023-italian-flag-raising/ LOCATION:Tampa City Hall\, 315 E Kennedy Blvd\, Tampa\, 33602\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tampasistercities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Italian-Flag-over-Tampa-City-Hall-3-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T111529 CREATED:20230413T122804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T122822Z UID:10000024-1681560000-1681668000@tampasistercities.org SUMMARY:2023 Fest Italiana DESCRIPTION:EXCITING NEWS! Mark your calendars for the weekend of April 15-16\, 2023\, for the return of Festa Italiana Weekend Events. \n\nBocce & Bellinis at Centennial Park – Saturday\, April 15: boccebellinis.com\nNEW EVENT! Mercato Italiano at Festa 2023 by ITALY EXPO at The Italian Club of Tampa – Saturday\, April 15:  bit.ly/mercatoitaliano2023\nWinefest of Italy at The Italian Club of Tampa – Sunday\, April 16: winefesttampa.com\n\nMore Info festaitalianatampa.com \nStarted in 1997\, Festa Italiana is an annual multi-day event meant to celebrate Italian culture and heritage in Tampa Bay. \n$30 Regular Tickets$25 Tampa Sister Cities Members (with promo code tsc-2023) Purchase Tickets Here URL:https://tampasistercities.org/event/2023-fest-italiana/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tampasistercities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BANNER-Mercato-Italiano.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220207 DTSTAMP:20260429T111529 CREATED:20211123T233322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220415T223012Z UID:10000015-1643932800-1644191999@tampasistercities.org SUMMARY:Italy Expo DESCRIPTION:Italy Expo\n \n\n Tampa Sister Cities Committee\, Inc. is affiliated with Sister Cities International URL:https://tampasistercities.org/event/italy-expo/ LOCATION:Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge\, 3315 W. Lemon St.\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tampasistercities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Italy-Expo-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR