Return of the Italian Car Summer for 2022!

The Italian Car Club of Ottawa (ICCO) is pleased to announce that, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, club events like the Italian Car Parade will be returning to Ottawa this summer.  In collaboration with AMICI (Associazione Motore Italiani Canada Insieme - Italian Car Clubs of Canada United) and our local club partners (the Ferrari Club of Ottawa and the Alfa Romeo Club of Ottawa), we have several events and activities planned for the National Capital Region and surrounding areas.  Please see all the details under the Schedule of Events in the next tab.

First and foremost, the parade! The parade will take place on Father's Day, Saturday, June 18.  This will be the 41st edition of the Parade and will be part of Italian Festival in Ottawa's Little Italy.  The Parade will depart this year at 1:00 p.m., with registration beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Scotiabank parking lot at 425 Preston Street across from Pub Italia.  As usual, there will be a Vintage Italian Car Show at the Scotiabank site beginning in the morning.

This has been a long time coming!  With your participation, we plan to fill up the length of Preston Street with all manner of Italian cars big and small, humble and rare.  See the unique vehicles our out-of-town guests will be bringing to Ottawa.  The parade will take place in conjunction with the 15th annual Ottawa Ferrari Festival organized by our friends at the FCO and will include many exciting displays and activities.
 
So bring your Ferrari, Lamborghini, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and other Italian machines.  While on Preston Street you can partake in the sights, sounds and flavours of Ottawa's Little Italy.  Join friends old and new and enjoy La Dolce Vita on Father's Day Weekend.
 
The ICCO wishes to thank the Preston Street BIA for their assistance in sponsoring this event.  Please visit their website at www.prestonstreet.com for information on all activities taking place during Italian Festival.  For up-to-date details on the Parade and the other AMICI events this summer, visit the ICCO website at www.italiancarclubottawa.ca.

As described in the Schedule of Events, these other activities will include a drive to Montreal to take in the Montreal Auto Fest - Montreal's Official Italian Car Festival (July 10) on Dante Street.  Taking in the sights and sounds of Montreal's Little Italy, with its emphasis on authenticity, this will be a true delight and a not to miss occasion.  This trip to Montreal is an ICCO tradition.  Please join us for the day trip.

Also, this year, on August 14, we will be holding the second edition of Ferragosto Ottawa, a celebration of Italian brio in the form of our beautifully designed Italian cars and the smiles they bring to us all.  More details to follow on the ICCO website.

Finally, in the tradition of our past Raduno Montebello events, we will be holding this year's Raduno in the beautiful, historic town of Perth, one hour's drive south-west of Ottawa.  Please join us for the drive and day trip to the Raduno Perth on September 24.