Italian Festival & Wine Tasting
July 26, 2025 from 11:00am to 05:00pm
What’s summer at the Jersey Shore without a great Italian Festival?!
Join us Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 for our annual Italian Festival & Wine Tasting, sponsored by The Asbury Park Press.
Enjoy mouth-watering Italian favorites from over a dozen of the area’s top restaurants, delis, and food trucks. Pair your favorite dish with a sampling of great wines at our Italian wine tasting, presented by Opici Wines & Spirits.
Five 2-ounce samples plus a commemorative glass for just $15. Wine sampling tickets are $15 for 5 two-ounce samples. Purchase tickets in advance at seatgeek.com/monmouth for $18 total ($13 for the wine sampling + $5 for racetrack general admission). Day-of ticket sales are cash only for $15 wine sampling ticket + $6 racetrack general admission ticket at the front gates.
Wine tasting will go from 11:30am-5pm. Day-of sales and check-in will be from 11:30am-4pm. Day-of tickets are cash only for $15.
Food trucks begin serving at approximately 11am. Live racing begins at 12:50pm.
Live music 12-4pm. Saturday by Madison Ave Band and Sunday by Garden State Groove. Free family fun day activities in the picnic area on Sunday.
General parking is free and admission is just $6. Kids 12 and under are always free.
Participating Food Trucks: Bada Bing Bites, The Baked Bear, Bella Ciao Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, Dellano’s Food Service, Enzo’s, L’Acquario Seafood Italiano, La Tradizione, Little Sicilian Riceballs, Pizza Veloce, Plaza House Coffee: Java & Gelato, Taste of Napoli, Tony’s Italian Sausage, Lola’s and Wild Bills.
First race is 12:50pm.
FREE Parking.
General Admission just $6. Children 12 and younger are FREE.
No pets allowed.
Coolers and BYO is only permitted in the picnic area.
Event is rain or shine.
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