This year's Dante School Raffle has some amazing prizes thank you to our generous sponsors!

Learn to make fresh pasta like they do it in Bologna!

A pasta class for two at Pasta & Cuore in Mt Eden, valued at $220

4th Prize

5th Prize
A delicious hamper of Italian products from Sabato in Mt Eden, valued at $150.

To be in to win just buy at raffle ticket from the Dante Alighieri Society, tickets are on sale from Saturday 28 July at the Dante School, or through our volunteers, until  4pm on 28 October at the Festival Italiano Day in Newmarket. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for a pack of 5. Only 4000 tickets printed so everyone has a real chance to WIN!!!

Buona Fortuna

On Saturday 2 June the Embassy of Italy in New Zealand and the Dante Alighieri Society celebrated the Italian National Day, Festa della Repubblica, with an Aperitivo at Palazzo Italia.

Thank you to our Italian Ambassador, Fabrizio Marcelli, for flying up to Auckland to celebrate with us, we truly treasure the collaboration between our Dante Society and the Embassy. A special grazie to all who attended, Italians and Kiwi friends, and to Martina Depentor and Alessandra Zecchini for planning the event.

The evening was also a very special occasion for us, as our friend Sandro Aduso was awarded the title of Maestro del Lavoro. Read all about it here.

During the evening guests enjoyed delicious Italian food and drinks, courtesy of the Embassy of Italy and the Dante Alighieri Society. We also would like to acknowledge Palazzo Italia for the Prosecco, Peroni for the beer, Casamassima Italian Fare for the truffles and Ghiotti for the Italian cold meats. 

Tutto buonissimo!

In occasion of the Festa della Repubblica celebrations in Auckland Sandro Aduso, President of the ComItEs, past president of the Dante Auckland, and a pillar of the Italian community in New Zealand, was awarded the title of Maestro del Lavoro. The Stella al Merito del Lavoro (Star of Merit for Labour) is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic on the recommendation of the Minister of Economic Development, and was presented to Sandro by the Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Marcelli. It is the first time in history that the The Stella al Merito del Lavoro is conferred in New Zealand.

Click here to read the latest Dante newsletter

Businesses and organisations interested in participating in the 2018 Festival Italiano edition please contact info@festivalitaliano.co.nz

Stall holders: Please apply only if selling great Italian food or products. Food sellers will need to have a current food licence.

We apologise in advance if due to space restrictions we cannot accept all applicants.

📯📯📯 .  Announcing the date for the next edition of Festival Italiano - Auckland: 

and we will be open for an extra hour, from 11am until 5pm!! 

AND NOW WIN!

To celebrate Francesco Acri made a special pizza for us, and is giving away a $50 voucher for Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana. To enter the competition visti our FB Page Festival Italiano Auckland