Saint Anthony's Feast

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Official Website:	Saint Anthony's Feast
Location:	Endicott Street, North End, MA, 02113 map
Phone:	(617) 723-TONY
Dates:	Friday, August 24, 2012 - Monday, August 27, 2012
Hours:	Hours Vary see below
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Fairs & Festivals

The St. Anthony's Feast in the North End of Boston is celebrated each year on the last weekend in August that includes the Sunday. The Feast is a must see event!

By plane, train and bus the faithful arrive to experience the beautifully decorated streets, the pageantry of the parades and their yearly opportunity to view the society's statue of St. Anthony of Padua.

The Patrons numbering in the thousands, say a prayer, ask a favor and pin a donation for remembrance. The entertainment is continious, the food is scrumptious and the cultural experience is priceless!

History of St. Anthony's Feast:
Coming to America in the 1900's to begin a new life, Italian immigrants from Italy, brought skills, a strong work ethic, their faith and the image of the village's patron Saint.

In 1919, a group of Italians from Montefalcione that settled in the North End of Boston, began the San Antonio Di Padova Montefalcione Society. A society exclusively devoted to honor their patron Saint - Saint Anthony of Padua.

Since that time, the people of the North End and Massachusetts, like people around the world, celebrate the feast of St. Anthony just as they do each year in the last week of August, in Montefalcione, Italy.

National Geographics christened the St. Anthony's Feast in the North End of Boston, the 'Feast of all Feasts'. The St. Anthony's Feast was highlighted on the Washington Mall, in Washington, D.C. at the 1988 Festival of American Folklife, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute.

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Friday evening - 7:00pm Opening Ceremonies, Procession & Benediction
Saturday - noon - 11:00pm
Sunday - 10:30am-11:00pm

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Great Time

This year is the 90th Anniversary and it should be great - Great food, bands, entertainment and parades - The best Feast in the North End!!

Saint Anthony's Feast

I brought my Italian boyfriend with me who was visiting me from New York and we had a blast! He was in seventh heaven. We ate, walked, ate, walked, ate, bought pastries to bring home... The only thing I had trouble with was the directions. I had to ask 3 times which way to go, seeing as how it was my first time going, and we didn't saee any signs at the T station.

A Beautiful Day!

A friend and I visited the Saint Anthony's Feast this past Saturday and had a wonderful time. This is the first time that either of us had attended the event and hope to return again next year! We took the T in from the Quincy Adams Station, so parking was not a problem. We had drinks and appetizers at the Oyster House and then visited Paul Revere's home and then headed for the Feast. The entertainment on the main stage was vibrant! The crowd was thoroughly enjoying the moment. I remember seeing two small boys go on stage and play their toy trumphets with the performers...and they didn't blink an eye. It was so enjoyable and comfortable. The food was outstanding .....and there was so much of it. The streets were decorated in such a festive way that added to the celebration. Everyone was having such a good time. I am so glad that we were able to visit this wonderful event.