{"id":154534,"date":"2026-02-13T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/154534\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:51:08","slug":"little-italy-festival-honors-heritage-in-port-st-lucie-this-weekend-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/154534\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Italy Festival honors heritage in Port St. Lucie this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12)  \u2014 If you\u2019re craving a taste of tradition \u2014 and maybe a little adventure \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteoflittleitaly.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tasteoflittleitaly.net\/\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Galbani Taste of Little Italy<\/a> is getting ready to take over the streets once again in Port St. Lucie. <\/p>\n<p>This beloved three-day family festival brings the heart of Italian culture to life with authentic cuisine, nationally recognized entertainment, festival rides, games, unique shopping, and even complimentary wine and cooking demonstrations that always draw big crowds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny chance we get to celebrate our culture and heritage,\u201d said performer Anthony Nunziata, \u201cit unlocks the deeper meaning of being from Italy and having an Italian family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The festival begins tomorrow and will last until Sunday at Tradition Square.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/ai-sparks-new-interest-in-long-rejected-atm-safety-feature-boca-raton-town-center-mall-murders-florida-news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/ai-sparks-new-interest-in-long-rejected-atm-safety-feature-boca-raton-town-center-mall-murders-florida-news\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEE ALSO: A.I. sparks new interest in long rejected ATM safety feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event Details:Feb. 13:  4 pm &#8211; 10 pmFeb. 14: 11 am \u2013 10 pmFeb. 15: 11:00 am \u2013 8:00 pmTradition Square, Port St. LucieFree to the public<\/p>\n<p>But beyond the food and festivities, the event is really about what matters most: family, community, and heritage. Every bite, every song, every shared moment honors the rich traditions of Italian culture and the values that bring us together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 If you\u2019re craving a taste of tradition \u2014 and maybe a little&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[3082,1209,104,1089,1099,74125,171,173,172,74124],"class_list":{"0":"post-154534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-cuisine","9":"tag-culture","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-family","12":"tag-festival","13":"tag-italian-heritage","14":"tag-port-st-lucie","15":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","16":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","17":"tag-taste-of-italy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}