Columbia’s Italian Festival canceled

The Italian Festival scheduled for Saturday in downtown Columbia has been canceled due to potentially dangerous storms and weather.

The event, which is hosted by the Sons of Italy in America Bella Italia Lodge 2808 and is the third-largest festival in Columbia, will not be postponed or rescheduled.

The festival was to be held at the Robert Mills House & Hampton-Preston Mansion Historic Grounds.

This story was originally published October 2, 2015 at 12:47 PM.