🇮🇹 Italian Festa Social: Food, Fun & New Friends

Come join Melbourne Social & New Connections for a relaxed Sunday afternoon at the Italian Festa & Expo! 🇮🇹🍕☕🎶

Instead of exploring the festival on your own, we’ll meet up as a group, wander around together, grab some food, enjoy the entertainment and — most importantly — meet new people and make some new connections.

If you’re looking to expand your social circle in Melbourne, this is an easy event to join because there’s always something happening around us to talk about.

Coming alone is absolutely normal and encouraged. Plenty of people in the group come to events without knowing anyone beforehand.

📅 Date & Time

Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 12:00 PM

Please try to arrive around 12 PM so we can introduce ourselves before heading into the Festa together.

📍 Meeting Point

We’ll meet at the large fountain on the south side of the Royal Exhibition Building, outside the Great Hall.

⛲ The fountain stands around 10 metres high, so it should be an easy landmark to find.

Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC 3053
Please check the Meetup event page/messages on the day in case there are any last-minute updates.

🇮🇹 What We’ll Do

Once everyone has arrived, we’ll head into the Festa and explore together.

Expect:
🍕 Italian street food
☕ Coffee and Italian treats
🎶 Live music and entertainment
🛵 Vespa displays
💃 Discoteca and dancing
🎷 Italian jazz
🍷 Food and drink experiences

🇮🇹 Lots of Italian atmosphere

There’s no strict itinerary — we’ll keep things relaxed, walk around, stop wherever looks interesting and give everyone plenty of opportunities to chat.

The main goal is simple:

Have a fun afternoon, meet some new people and hopefully leave with a few new friends.

👋 Who Should Join?

This event is for people who want to meet others and build their social circle in Melbourne.

You might be:
• New to Melbourne
• Looking to make new friends
• Wanting to expand your social circle
• Keen to get out of the house and do something different
• Interested in meeting people outside your usual circles
• Or simply looking for a fun Sunday afternoon

You don’t need to bring a friend.
In fact, coming by yourself is one of the best ways to meet people at these events.

🎟 Cost

**FREE entry**
Food, drinks and anything you choose to purchase at the Festa are at your own expense.

🤝 About Melbourne Social & New Connections

Our events are about creating relaxed opportunities for people to get out, have conversations and meet people they might not otherwise cross paths with.
No awkward networking. No pressure.

Just come along, say hello and enjoy the afternoon with us. 😊

RSVP and join us for some Italian food, festival vibes and new connections! 🇮🇹🍕👋

*Please note: Melbourne Social & New Connections is organising a social meetup to attend this public event and is not the organiser of, or affiliated with, the Italian Festa & Expo. Festival activities and details may be changed by the official event organisers.*