Yearly Fiesta in Gloucester, MA
The St. Peter’s Fiesta is a yearly party in Gloucester, MA that happens on the weekend near St. Peter’s Feast Day, June 29. It’s organized by the Italian-American fishing community of Gloucester and began back in 1927. The St. Peter’s Fiesta of recent years provides a varied program certain to be of interest to all. The entire Italian-American section of Gloucester is decorated with flags, bunting, colored lights and streamers.
Fiesta Sunday has always been the most religious day of the Fiesta. It all begins with the traditional outdoor mass at the Altar at St. Peter’s Square. Following the outdoor mass is a religious procession that marches through the streets of Gloucester.