St. Agrippina di Mineo Feast 2025
When:
Thursday, Jul 31, 2025 7:00p -
Sunday, Aug 03, 2025 11:00p
Thursday, Jul 31, 2025 7:00p -
Sunday, Aug 03, 2025 11:00p
Where:
North End
Hanover St
Boston, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Food, Good for Groups, Kid Friendly, Seasonal
Event website:
http://www.saintagrippinaboston.com/
Celebrate one of Boston’s most vibrant Italian traditions in the heart of the North End. The Feast of Saint Agrippina honors the young martyr of Mineo, Sicily, whose miraculous story lives on through this beloved neighborhood festival. Stroll Hanover Street as it comes alive with lights, food, games, live music, and a grand procession featuring a life-size statue of Saint Agrippina carried through the streets by 20 devoted men.
This family-friendly celebration offers drinks, raffles, live entertainment, and plenty of Italian charm all weekend long.
Event Schedule:
Thursday, July 31 (Opens 7 PM)
- 7:00 PM – Opening Ceremony
- 7:30 PM – Procession of Saint Agrippina (led by children of the Saint Agrippina Society)
- 7:00–11:00 PM – Live music: Legit Band
Friday, August 1 (Opens Noon)
- 12:00–4:00 PM – DJ Music
- 5:00 PM – Jimmy Geany
- 6:30 PM – World Premier Band
- 7:45 PM – KTO Band
- 10:00 PM – World Premier Band
Saturday, August 2 (Opens Noon)
- 1:00–4:00 PM – DJ Music
- 5:00 PM – Jimmy Geany
- 6:45 PM – Midtown Horns
- 8:30 PM – The Legendary Blue Notes
- 9:45 PM – Midtown Horns
Sunday, August 3 (Opens Noon)
- 12:00 PM – Opening Ceremony
- 12:30 PM – Grand Procession
- 12:30 PM – DJ Music
- 5:30 PM – Jimmy Geany
- 7:00–10:30 PM – Legit Band
- 8:00 PM – Famous Tug-of-War (weather permitting)
🎉 Drinks • Food • Games • Raffles • Live Entertainment
🚫 No bags allowed • No open containers
HISTORY:
Sant’Agrippina di Mineo was a beautiful blonde princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the emporor Valerian in 256 a.d. After her death, her body was taken from Rome to Mineo by three holy women: Bassa, Paula, and Agotonica. Sant’Agrippina is the patron saint of thunderstorms, leprosy and evil spirits. The story of the journey of the martyred body of St. Agrippina from Rome to Mineo was full of miraculous events. The fragrance that accompanied the body of St. Agrippina wherever it went, the veneration of the sailors and the farmers, the light weight of the reliquary so that the three women could carry it, the quickness of the voyage from Rome to Sicily, the miraculous cloud that covered the girls and transported them and the relics at certain times of danger in the journey, the angels that protected them from harm, the devils that were defeated and swept out at the sight of the sacred relics and the miracle of Teogonia, are all signs that it was the will of God that Agrippina should be the Saint of this blessed city. The relics of St. Agrippina arrived in Mineo on Wednesday, May 17th, 261.
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