Join us on Friday evening of the convention in the Vistas Café for our annual Fest with our Guests!

Enjoy the Buffet while dining alongside the celebrity of your choice or come for dinner and stay for the after-dinner Mix & Mingle. Doors open for dinner at 6:00 PM to allow time for everyone to get settled before the Guests join us and the Buffet opens at 6:30 PM.

Dinner will be followed by a Mix & Mingle at 8:00 PM.

Tickets will go on sale in early 2025. Check here, on our Social Media, or sign up for our newsletter to know when.

NOTE: A Shore Leave membership (Friday or Weekend badge) is required to attend this event.

All profits from the Fest benefit this year’s official Shore Leave charities.

The Italian Dinner Buffet menu includes: 

  • Salads: Caesar salad with seasoned croutons and grated cheese, cucumber and onion salad, Caprese salad with mozzarella, Roma tomato and basil
  • Breads: Baked Parmesan garlic bread sticks, baked rolls and butter
  • Entrees: Vegetable lasagna alfredo, baked manicotti with marinara sauce, sauteed chicken breast with Marsala wine sauce, baked ziti with meat sauce
  • Sides: Italian green beans with pimento, summer vegetable ratatouille
  • Desserts: Cannoli, chocolate cake, Amaretto mousse
  • Beverages: Coffee, decaf, flavored and herbal teas, iced tea

Cash Bar offering beer, wine, cocktails, sodas and juices will be available.

Questions? Contact the Fest Director!

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