North End Fisherman's Feast 2024

Countdown to The 114th Annual Fisherman's Feast on August 15th-18th, 2024 Boston's Oldest Continuous Italian Festival! SCHEDULE Thursday, Aug 15 2024<ul><li>6:00pm: Opening Ceremonies: La Madonna Del Soccorso will process to the Christopher Columbus WaterFront Park for the Annual blessing of the Fishing Waters. We will also be honoring our sister Blessed Mother Societies on this day to celebrate the Assumption</li><li>7:30pm: Italian American of the year Award Presentation: This year’s recipient is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.casit.org/" target="_blank">C.A.S.IT </a></li><li>8:30pm: Entertainment featuring Recording Artist: Biagio </li></ul>Friday, August 16th,2024 <ul><li>4:00pm: Fisherman’s Feast Carnivale Show: Parade through the Feast with Carnivale style floats and dancers. </li><li>6pm: Italian American Favorites by Enzo Amara</li><li>6pm-1am: Disco Night at The Fisherman's Club featuring DJ Mike Lopi</li><li>7:30pm: Performance by Recording Artist Trif3cta  </li></ul>Saturday, Aug 17th 2024<ul><li>12:00pm: Join the Children of the Fisherman's Society as they process their statue of the Madonna around the festival.</li><li>12:30pm: Classic Italian Games on the Mainstage</li><li>2:00pm-5:00pm: The 6th Annual Best Meatball Competition hosted by Wicked Bites host Steve D’Amato, and The Boston Guido : Come take part in choosing who, out of the 8-10 best restaurant's around Massachusetts, has the best meatballs .</li><li>4pm: Fenway&nbsp;Brats</li><li>6pm-1am: Disco Night at The Fisherman's Club featuring DJ Mike Lopi</li><li>7:00pm: <a href="https://www.illyandthejetstribute.com/" target="_blank">BILLY AND THE JETS</a>: Singing the hits of Elton John and Billy Joel. </li></ul>Sunday, Aug 18th, 2024<ul><li>9:00am: High Mass in honor of La Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca held at St Leonard's Church.</li><li>12:30pm: Grand procession of la Madonna through the streets of the North End accompanied by Marching bands and floats.</li><li>12:45pm-1:45pm: Childen's Activities </li><li>2:00pm-6:00pm: 2 Live Show's by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thereminisants.com/" target="_blank">Reminiscents</a> </li><li>6:30pm: Boston' own DooWop Accapella Group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.streetmagicacappella.com/" target="_blank">Street Magic.</a></li><li>9:00pm: The Famous&nbsp;Flight of the Angel. As the statue of the Madonna returns to North Street for the finale of the day long procession she is greeted by a crowd of enthusiastic spectators, each waiting for the opportunity to witness the Famous&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fishermansfeast.com/events.html#header7-1j" target="_blank">Flight of the Angel</a>. Yankee Magazine calls it "truly one of Boston’s greatest treasures" and National Geographic say’s “It’s a spectacle NOT to be missed!’" As the angel ceremony is completed the spectators below are covered by a snowfall of confetti paper. This year’s Flying Angel is&nbsp;Gemma Teresa Gonzales, with side angels&nbsp;Ava Ragusa&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sadie VanSteensburg .</li><li>10:30pm: Closing ceremonies and the return of La Madonna to her permanent chapel on Lewis Street. </li><li>10:30pm: Annual Raffle Drawing: Grand Prize: $2,000</li></ul>HISTORY The Fisherman's Feast is an annual event that began in Boston in 1910 and is based on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca Sicily. The Feast is based on the devotion of the fishermen from Sciacca to the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help). When the fishermen immigrated to America in the early 1900's, they brought their traditions with them. Today's Feast is much the same as it was over 100 years ago with lights adorning the street and the smell of sausage in the air. The current Feast is organized by the descendants of those original immigrants and still includes a procession of the Madonna through the streets of the North End. Each August since 1910, the Feast has been held in Boston's historic North End on North and Fleet Streets, making it the North End's oldest continuously running Italian festival. The Feast traditionally starts on Thursday when the statue of the Madonna is moved from her home in the Fisherman's Club to a chapel at the center of the feast. This will be her home throughout the weekend. Thursday is also when the fishermen that founded the Feast are remembered with a blessing of the fishing waters. Each night and during weekend days there is entertainment on the bandstand and vendors selling food (Italian sausages, calamari, pizza, pasta and much more) as well as crafts. The Feast culminates on Sunday night with the spectacular "Flight of the Angel". #italianfeast

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