The annual Columbus Park Fall Festival featured all sorts of fun for neighborhood kids, complete with a parade around the park and hours of free entertainment. The annual neighborhood party is sponsored by Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. Photographer Ross Scabin shares these terrific images from Monday’s Columbus Day event. View more photos by Rosario Read More…
The annual Christopher Columbus Day Parade alternates each year between the North End and East Boston. This year was Eastie’s turn, although it was cancelled due to rain. On Monday, October 10th, Columbus Day, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park are hosting their annual Fall Festival with a short parade around the park and a full Read More…
Join in the fun with the Columbus Park Fall Festival on October 10th with the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. This family friendly event starts with a parade around the park at 11:45 a.m. After that, there will be hours of free activities. See more in the flyer.
Re-live the 2015 North End Columbus Day parade in this video on the BNN TV website. Hosting the broadcast are North Enders, Dan Toscano, Toni Gilardi with on the street interviews by Sal Bartolo. The broadcast provides end-to-end coverage of the parade held on Sunday, October 11, 2015. [button link=”http://bnntv.org/vod/parades-festivals/2015-columbus-day-parade” size=”large” color=”red”]Watch the 2015 North Read More…
The 2015 Fall Festival at Columbus Park was a big hit with dozens of neighborhood kids, thanks to the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. In what has become an annual tradition on Columbus Day, the free family day kicked off with a kids parade and promenade through the park. At the conclusion of the parade, there was Read More…
The North End Bi-Annual Columbus Day Parade was held Sunday October 11, beginning at City Hall Plaza and making its way through downtown Boston and the waterfront and into the North End. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was Grand Marshall accompanied by District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina and State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz. All four City Councilors-at-large marched, Read More…
A small, but vocal, group of protesters demonstrated against Columbus Day alongside the bi-annual North End Parade on Sunday. Appearing first at Christopher Columbus Park, the group made their way to Hanover Street holding signs “Abolish Columbus Day”, “Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day” and “Colonialism is Indigenous Genocide.” With a loudspeaker and chants, the group was Read More…
The North End Columbus Day Celebration Committee hosted an evening of celebration and commemoration on Friday, October 9 at The Living Room on Atlantic Avenue. The reception featured music, prizes, refreshments and cocktails. The event also serves as a fundraiser for the bi-annual North End Columbus Day Parade being held on Sunday, October 11th (Parade Read More…
For the second time in history, the Italian flag was raised at Boston City Hall next to the American flag. The October 9th ceremony kicked off the Italian Heritage events for Columbus Day weekend. Highlighting this year’s event was the Giostra Cavalleresca di Sulmona from the Abruzzo region of Italy. The group brought their medieval Gostra (Joust) Read More…
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Hosts Columbus Park Fall Festival Free Family Fun Day in the Park! WHAT: Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Hosts Columbus Park Fall Festival WHEN: Monday, October 12, 2015 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. 11:45 a.m. Line up and be part of the Kids’ Parade through the park Noon Read More…
The North End Columbus Day Celebration Committee is holding a cocktail reception on October 9th, 6:30pm at The Living Room on Atlantic Avenue. The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park are being honored and will receive the Michael A. Nazzaro Jr. Community Leadership Award. Tickets are $45 and proceeds will support the 2015 North End Columbus Day Read More…
A message from the Chairman of the North End Columbus Day Parade to be held in October 2015. This parade was started back in the early 50’s by the V.F.W of our neighborhood. Every year they would celebrate their Italian American Heritage with a Grand Parade through this great North End neighborhood, our “little Italy”. Through the Read More…