New name for festival 06/11/2022 Facebook Italian Festa: Father Lino Valente (Assistant Parish Priest St Joseph's Stanthorpe 1960-1974, Parish Priest St Mary's Wallangarra 1974-1978 and Parish Priest St Joseph's Stanthorpe 1981-2003), Mary Crema (now Puglisi), Enisia Fogliani (now Nocente) and Len Torrisi at the Italian Festa celebrations. Photo: Supplied. The 1954 Apple Blossom Festival is renamed The Apple and Grape Festival in 1966 The festival was a roaring success […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password