La Strada began in 2006 and was originally a student-lead gallery of Project Based Learning at the Copia. Although La Strada was a success, there was a brief cancellation in 2009 due to financial issues, and the festival was relocated in 2010 to the New Tech campus.
La Strada started as a student-driven platform for hands-on learning at Copia in 2006, but encountered financial difficulties in 2009, forcing it to reassess and ultimately relocate to the New Tech campus in 2010.