Giugno 2025

by | June 5, 2025

Buon giugno a tutti, e in particolare, buon 2 giugno, Festa della Repubblica!

Vi segnaliamo gli appuntamenti a conclusione della prima metà dell’anno. Grazie per averci seguito. Buon divertimento nell’ambito delle festività della Settimana Italiana e a tutti buona estate 2025!  


Giovedì 5 giugno 17:00-19:00 – Aperitivo con La Dante – National Gallery of Canada – Great Hall – Drop-in

In occasione della Settimana Italiana Ottawa, prendiamo un aperitivo insieme presso la splendida Great Hall della National Gallery of Canada, giovedì 5 giugno dalle 17:00 alle 19:00.

L’ingresso alla Galleria è gratuito il giovedì pomeriggio, quindi approfittatene per trascorrere con noi una serata speciale in italiano, tra arte e gusto!

Non vediamo l’ora di vedervi!

As part of Italian Week Ottawa, meet us for an aperitivo at the National Gallery of Canada, in the beautiful Great Hall, on June 5, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Admission to the museum is free Thursday afternoons, so feel free to drop by, enjoy the atmosphere, and connect with the community in a stunning setting surrounded by art!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Carla Bonora & Daniele Regis


June 5 – 15, 2025 – Italian Week Ottawa

This year’s edition of Ottawa Italian Week is underway from June 5th until June 15!  The festival features more than 15 events in and around the heart of Ottawa’s Little Italy with programs celebrating Italian culture, cuisine, art, music, and traditions.

Saturday June 7th from 4:30pm-4:50pm and 6:30pm-6:50pm, the Dante Alighieri Society welcomes children, youth and adults, rain or shine, for two sessions of a fun cultural activity. Come and share your Italian attitude for communicating with gestures, or develop one with us as we present some familiar scenarios for practice. We will be present at 301 Preston St. Parking lot. Come visit us!

Click here for more information.
Click here to view the schedule and plan your visit.

Keep checking back as more activities are added to the schedule!


Friday June 6th, 6pm | Fologar Furlan Social Event, Prescott 379 Preston St. 


Friday June 6 – Sunday June 8 – Ottawa Italian Festival 2025, Preston Street

Experience the sights, sounds and flavours of Italy during Ottawa Italian Festival 2025, a weekend-long street party on beautiful Preston Street! Join us on June 6-8 and explore the FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival, Italian Car Parade, Preston Street Market, and more!

The Preston Street Bicycle Races are back on Father’s Day Sunday, June 15! Don’t miss this thrilling, high-energy event featuring the next generation of cycling stars.

For more details, click here.


Tuesday June 17, 6:00-8:20pm – Cinema Dante – OPL Sunnyside Branch | Film “La vita è bella” – Free of charge and open to all

If you’ve seen this film before, you know it needs no introduction. This is a beautiful and poignant love story that takes place in Italy at the beginning of WWII, and depicts the lengths to which one will go to protect their loved ones from the reality and the atrocities of war.

This film will be shown in Italian with English subtitles.

Regia:  Roberto Begnini
Anno:   1997
Lingua: Italiano con sottotitoli in inglese
Durata: 116 minuti


Martedi 24 giugno, 6:00-8:00pm – Conversazioni serali – OPL Sunnyside Branch – Drop in

Ultimo appuntamento di Conversazioni per i soci prima della pausa estiva.
Occore parlare Italiano a un livello intermedio.
Free for the first time newcomer.


June 27th – July 20th 2025 – Lavazza IncluCity Film Festival 2025 | Toronto

The 14th edition of ICFF presented by Lavazza is back and ready for this summer’s festival in Toronto’s historic Distillery District. From June 27 to July 20 2025, ICFF will offer the best of Italian cinema with special guest appearances The ICFF and Lavazza IncluCity Festival are proud to unveil the full program for this year’s 14th edition and to announce the Guest of Honour: Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon.

To learn more about this year’s festival, click here.
To view the film line-up, click here.

The festival is proudly organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal, and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto.

July 4th – July14th – ICFF@Home Film Festival 2025 Online Edition

Couldn’t make it to Toronto? You will have another opportunity to view this year’s line-up!

For all the details, click here.