LisAmore! celebrates and acknowledges the contribution Italians have made to the Northern Rivers region over the past 140 plus years. This will be their sixth festival. Initially created to strengthen the friendship ties Lismore has with Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto in northern Italy the event has grown and now embraces their love of all things Italian including its language, food, culture, vehicles and people bringing the whole community together. Activities will be held over the weekend with organisers encouraging people to stay on for a week of winter fun in Lismore as the iconic Lismore Lantern Parade will be celebrating 30 years.