The Feast of San Gennaro would have celebrated its third Boston iteration this year but has been canceled for this September, according to its North End organizers Frank DePasquale, Pasquale Trotta and Nick Varano who vow to bring it back in September 2021. “It is with a heavy heart that we have to postpone our Read More…
The second annual feast of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, took place in Boston’s North End on September 13-15, 2019. The feast, a festival to benefit autism hosted by the San Gennaro Foundation, included a celebratory mass on Sunday at Saint Leonard’s Church followed by a procession through the streets. Authentic pizza ovens Read More…
The second annual feast of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, will take place in Boston’s North End September 13 through September 15, 2019. The feast, a festival to benefit autism hosted by the San Gennaro Foundation, will be held at Hanover and Battery Streets. There will be a celebratory mass on Sunday at Read More…
It appears we have a new feast to celebrate in the North End. On September 13th, 14th, and 15th, the second annual feast of San Gennaro will be held on Hanover Street. When I first heard about this I thought that the last thing we needed was another feast. More noise, more tourists, more trash, Read More…
As the weather improves, preparations are being made for another Summer feast season in Boston’s North End. To wrap up the 2018 feast season, videographer Rocco Capano shares these feature highlights from Boston’s First Annual San Gennaro Feast. San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples, Italy. For the first Boston feast, a newly created Read More…
Italian feast food and entertainment headlined the first annual Feast of San Gennaro on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End on September 21 through 23, 2018. A newly created statue of Saint Gennaro by the sculptor Ettore Marinelli was revealed just weeks after it was blessed by Pope Francis in person at the Vatican. With near perfect Read More…
The first annual Feast of San Gennaro will be in Boston’s North End on September 21 through 23, 2018. The venue will be at the corner of Hanover and Battery Streets featuring outdoor dining and high-end entertainment including The Midtown Men, Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, and the New York Bee Gees. The Saint Gennaro Foundation Boston, a 501(c)3 Read More…
North End residents and feast-goers showed their devotion to San Gennaro by presenting a ribbon donation at the 90th Feast of San Gennaro, held in NYC’s Little Italy. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a caption (or more) telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.