Columbus Day Parade Video & Photos

Columbus Day Parade in North End on Sunday October 8th, 1-3pm

The Bi-Annual Columbus Day Parade will take place on Sunday October 8th, beginning at City Hall Plaza at 1:00PM. The parade will make its way through downtown Boston and the waterfront, past the Christopher Columbus Park and into the North End. The parade will include Boston Police and Fire honor guard, military personnel and vehicles, marching Read More…

Patriot’s Day, Lantern Ceremony and Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride Re-enactment

Although the focus was on the big race on the other side of town, the North End kept up its annual Patriot’s Day traditions with Old North’s Lantern Ceremony and the National Lancers re-enactment of the Paul Revere’s midnight ride departing from the Prado on Hanover Street. The Patriot’s Day parade from City Hall apparently Read More…

Archaeological Dig at Old North Church Reveals Details of Immigrant Lives

An archaeological dig is underway at Old North’s Washington Garden in Boston’s North End. Leading the survey is City Archaeologist Joseph Bagley with teams of volunteers including those shown above from the Old North Foundation that is partnering with the City on the dig. Artifacts found so far include a whole bone dice, stoneware fragments, buttons, tobacco pipes, Read More…