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Here's What's Happening this Weekend in the North End
FIGMENT fest, Puerto Rican Festival, and family fun in the park in Boston's North End, July 30-31.
Date: July 30, 31
Time: 12-11 p.m., 12-10:30 p.m.
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Place: City Hall Plaza
Cost: Free
Find out what's happening in North Endfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Details: The annual Festival is our flagship event that brings together people from all heritages to share, learn, and celebrate our culture. Our three day event is held at the City Hall Plaza honoring our history, values, traditional music, typical Puerto Rican food, and local arts and crafts for the entire family. The Festival includes kiosks that will feature different activities, including a health fair, face painting for kids, storytelling of Puerto Rican traditional stories and legends, presentations of eco-friendly gardening and cooking techniques, and teaching of Puerto Rican musical percussion.
Our proven ability to attract 185,000+participants in the course of the three day celebration, coupled with this year’s outstanding program of events, musical bands, artists and sponsors, makes the Festival the perfect venue to market and outreach to the fastest growing ethnic population in New England and in the United States.
Also, for the very first time this year the Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts will be attempting to set the Guinness World Record for the “Largest Salsa Dance in the Word”. Please stay tuned for more particulars of the event in the coming months!
Date: July 30, 31
Time:
Where: Greenway Wharf District and Fort Point Parks
Cost: Free
Details: FIGMENT is an explosion of creative energy. It's a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible. For one weekend each summer, we transform The Rose Kennedy Greenway into a large-scale collaborative artwork - and then it's gone.
North End Family Pride Day at Langone Park
Date: July 31
Time: 12-4 p.m.
Place: Langone Park
Cost: Free
Details: Free BBQ, North End Waterfront Health, Face Painting, Museum of Science, Magic by World Class Magician Sandra Shields, MWRA, Petting Zoo, Balloon Art by Jonah’s Twisters, Kids Arts & Krafts, RCN Ice cream Truck, Save The Harbor / Save The Bay
Tournament:- 10 a.m. - 25th Annual LaFesta Baseball Tournament: Game 2 - Puopolo Park
- 10:30 a.m. - 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney Finals - Puopolo Park Courts
- 12 p.m. - Johnny Paolo Memorial Bocce Tournament, Register fee $5 - Langone Bocce Courts
- 12 p.m. - CROSSTOWN
- 1 p.m. - STREET MAGIC
- 2 p.m. - VINYL GROOVE - WITH VIRGIL
- 3 p.m. - NAZZARO CENTER KIDS TALENT SHOW
- 12-2:45 p.m. Sponsored by Public Action for Arts & Education - All Ages - Prizes Awarded
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