Emanuele Fontanini Personal Appearance & Raffle

Meet Emanuele Fontanini this Friday, Dec. 12 from 2-5pm at Kris Kringl! Enter to win our raffle for your own Italian-painted nativity or select a piece to be signed. Our shop is the grand finale of a tour this year for Mr. Fontanini before he returns to Italy and we are so excited to have him in Leavenworth during the Christmastown: Village of Lights Celebration! Please join us!!!

About Fontanini:

The Fontanini Nativity story began in 1908, when Emanuele Fontanini started crafting nativity figures by hand in a tiny workshop in Bagni di Lucca, Italy. Four generations later, his great-grandchildren are still carrying on the tradition—creating beautifully detailed, hand-painted figures that bring the Christmas story to life. The pieces represent a family legacy of art, faith, and craftsmanship that’s lasted more than a century.

We’d love to introduce you to Emanuele Fontanini this Friday and help you pick a special piece that becomes part of your holiday tradition through the generations.