6 Annual North End Feasts in Boston: 2026

From late July through August, Boston's North End comes alive with a summer-long run of Italian street feasts, bringing processions, live music, and classic Italian food to Hanover Street nearly every weekend. Here's the 2026 lineup, with dates and a quick look at what to expect at each one. 1) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/annual-feast-of-saint-joseph-2026-in-boston-s-north-end-boston-1041815">Annual Feast of Saint Joseph 2026 in Boston's North End</a> When: Fri Jul 24 – Sun Jul 26 Presented by the Saint Joseph Society, this North End street festival opens the summer feast season with three days of live music, religious processions, and Italian food on Hanover Street. 2) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/st-agrippina-di-mineo-feast-2023-boston-379769">St. Agrippina di Mineo Feast 2026</a> When: Thu Jul 30 – Sun Aug 2 Honoring the young martyr of Mineo, Sicily, this North End tradition brings four days of free concerts, a procession, and classic Italian food and games to Hanover Street. 3) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/madonna-della-cava-feast-in-the-north-end-2023-boston-425983">Madonna Della Cava Feast 2026 in Boston's North End</a> When: Fri Aug 7 – Sun Aug 9 Brought to Boston in the early 1900s by immigrants from Pietraperzia, Sicily, this 106th annual feast fills Hanover &amp; Battery Streets with processions, live music, and food. 4) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/116th-annual-fisherman-s-feast-2026-in-boston-s-north-end-boston-1041817">116th Annual Fisherman's Feast 2026 in Boston's North End</a> When: Thu Aug 13 – Sun Aug 16 The North End's oldest continuously running Italian festival honors the Madonna del Soccorso with processions, live entertainment, and the famous Flight of the Angel finale. 5) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/annual-san-gennaro-feast-in-the-north-end--2-boston-1024146">The Annual San Gennaro Feast in the North End</a> When: Fri Aug 21 – Sun Aug 23 Centered around The Prado (Paul Revere Mall), this feast brings a weekend of live music, DJs, and neighborhood celebration to the North End. 6) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/saint-anthony-s-feast-2023-boston-376015">Saint Anthony's Feast 2026</a> When: Thu Aug 27 – Sun Aug 30 Named the "Feast of all Feasts" by National Geographic, this 107th annual feast is New England's largest Italian religious festival, with a ten-hour Grand Procession and nearly 100 food vendors. BONUS: Not in the North End, but the <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/101st-annual-italian-feast-of-saints-cosmas-damian-2026-east-cambridge-cambridge-1041816">101st Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas &amp; Damian</a> will take place from Friday, Sep 11 to Sunday, Sep 13 in East Cambridge this year Photo by Matt Conti: <a href="http://www.mattconti.com">www.mattconti.com</a>

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