Ring in the new year with a taste of Sudbury and join Società Caruso as they host New Year’s Eve Porchetta Bingo and a screening of the new documentary film, Porchetta di Sudbury at the Caruso Club on Dec. 31. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the evening begins at 7 p.m.
Not only will you get to see Brandon Gray and Jonathan Danilyw’s documentary based on the Nickel City’s favourite pork roast, and start 2026 on the right foot with antipasto, dessert and a prosecco toast at midnight.
Shouting “Porchetta” and winning a pound of roast pork is a tradition so iconic that it’s now the subject of a documentary and even a national President’s Choice commercial, states a release from the Caruso Club. The documentary was released in early December and had its first showing at Knox Hall.
“Porchetta Bingo is a cultural phenomenon unique to Sudbury, blending Italian-Canadian heritage, community gathering, and food-based prizes into an experience that has been passed down through generations,” states the release. “Originally introduced by Italian immigrants as a way to support their families while bringing people together, the tradition has grown into a defining part of the city’s cultural identity.”
“For many families in Sudbury, Porchetta Bingo is more than a game — it’s a shared language of food, laughter, and community,” said Amanda Casagrande, entertainment chair, in the release. “This event is especially meaningful to me, as my Zio Chichi helped bring his unique recipe of porchetta to Sudbury after immigrating from Italy in the 1930s. He is also credited with hosting the very first porchetta bingo in his basement and nearly a century later, that same spirit is alive and thriving.”
Casagrande said in the release that the film was “a love letter to all Sudburians” and the event is a chance to celebrate that first basement bingo nearly a century ago. “If you want to understand Sudbury, you don’t start with the Big Nickel — you start with porchetta,” she said.
Tickets are available by calling the Caruso Club or online by clicking here.
Net proceeds from the event will go to support the Caruso Club’s Italian Learning Centre.