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Your Guide: Italian Food, Music and More at Annual St. Joseph Feast
The festival will include music, food, parades and more.
The 88th annual Saint Joseph Feast is coming up this weekend in the North End, with parades, music, entertainment and, of course, lots of delicious Italian food.
The festival, organized by The Saint Joseph Society of Boston, celebrates the patron saint of the town of Riesi in Sicily and has been going on in the North End since 1925, according to a 2012 Patch article.
The event includes “parades, strolling singers, marching bands, live entertainment, souvenirs, mementos and the best Italian street food and desserts,” according to the society’s website, saintjosephsboston.org.
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This year’s event will kick off Friday night with the blessing of Saint Joseph in front of the chapel on Hanover Street followed by a short musical procession and a bandstand performance by Gian Faraone, according to a flyer posted on NorthEndWaterfront.com.
The festival will continue on Saturday, July 27 from noon to 11 p.m. with face painting for the kids and a variety of musical performances throughout the day.
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The Grand Procession will be held from 1-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, and the festivities will continue through 10 p.m.
All are welcome to come enjoy the celebration.
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