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"Amazing. I'm so glad that the people of Lismore and surrounding areas and people from Brisbane and Sydney actually took up the invitation to experience a beautiful Italian day." Those were the words of a happy LisAmore! President Gianpiero Battista mid-afternoon at...

THE Northern Rivers town of Lismore will be abuzz with tantalising tastes and sounds of Italy when its popular Italian festival returns this month. Formerly known as PIAZZA in the Park, the festival has been renamed LisAmore! It will take place at Lismore Turf Club...

LisAmore! focuses on celebrating the cultural life of the Italian community in the Northern Rivers region whilst strengthening the rich and enduring sister city friendships between Lismore and Conegliano and Vittorio in Veneto, northern Italy. Read the full story at...

LisAmore! takes place in the middle of winter, on Sunday 18 June. It’s a wonderful time of year to visit Lismore, Nimbin and Villages. The spectacular Lismore Lantern Parade lights up the streets on Saturday 24 June. It is well worth extending your visit to ensure you...

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As we roll into the new year, it is time to plan the calendar with this year's upcoming events. One being LisAmore, the Italian Festival in June, and Beyond Venice coming up in February. Following the success of the Beyond Venice dance parties in 2016 and 2017 hosted...

THE popular Italian-themed Piazza in the Park is the latest major Lismore event to fall victim to the COVID-19 crisis. The popular event has been held for the past four years, usually in late June, and in 2019 was organised in conjunction with a Lismore Italian Film...

After the success of the fourth annual Lismore Friendship Festival, plans are in hand to make the 2020 program even more dynamic! Organisers wish to thank all those who contributed to making the inaugural Italian Film Festival and the Piazza in the Park such special...

Inaugural Italian Film Festival, 15-16 June 2019 Lismore Friendship Festival Inc & BCC Cinemas partnered to bring the inaugural Lismore Italian Film Festival to the big screen, the weekend prior to our Piazza in the Park and the Lantern Parade. Opening...

The Friendship Festival pays tribute to Lismore’s friendship relationship with Conegliano in the Veneto of northern Italy with a marketplace festival in Spinks Park to celebrate the contribution made by Italian settlers to the district over the last 100 years. The...

Spotted in the Northern Star this weekend!  

BENVENUTI A TUTTI! Everyone is welcome at the Lismore Friendship Festival’s Piazza in the Park to be held again on Sunday 23 June 2019. The free fun-filled family day celebrating all things Italian (with a twist) includes great authentic food to tantalise the taste...

Members of the Lismore Italian Seniors Day Club celebrated Italy’s National (Republic) Day.  Festa della Republica is June 2. It commemorates the referendum votes for a Republic in 1946. The Day Club is hosted by St Carthage’s Community Care and offers social outings,...

FROM bocce to bocconcini, all things Italian will be celebrated in the northern NSW town of Lismore in June. The Lismore Friendship Festival's Piazza in the Park is an annual nod to the contribution Italian settlers have made to the region's cultural heritage, with...

Fabulous to see the Italian Film Festival, and Piazza in the Park included in the Arts Northern Rivers What's On!

The 2019 Lismore Friendship Festival's Piazza in the Park is set tantalise your inner Italian. The event acknowledges the contribution Italian settlers made to the region's cultural heritage and will titillate taste buds with authentic Italian favourite flavours and...

Lovely story on The Lismore App ... The organisers of the LIsmore friendship Festival Piazza in the Park are looking forward to putting on another free Italian-themed family friendly outdoor event thisyear - with some great new additions. Now in its fourth year, the...