Annual Feast Of The Madonna Della Cava Returns To Boston’s North End

BOSTON, MA — One of the North End’s long-running Italian-American feast traditions will return to Hanover Street in August.

The Annual Feast of the Madonna Della Cava will take place Aug. 7 to 9 on Hanover Street between Charter and Commercial streets, with a procession, live entertainment, vendors, games and traditional Italian food. The feast is hosted by the Society of the Madonna Della Cava, a North End religious and cultural organization founded by Sicilian immigrants.

The 2026 feast marks the 106th anniversary of the celebration in Boston’s North End.

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The feast honors the Madonna Della Cava, the patron saint of Pietraperzia, Sicily, where the original festival is still held. Many members of the Boston society are descendants of Italian-American families who settled in the North End.

The celebration includes a grand procession through the neighborhood, where a cloth banner bearing the Madonna’s image is carried through the streets. Residents and visitors traditionally make donations and offerings during the procession to support local causes, organizers said.

The feast will feature about 100 food, dessert, craft and merchandise vendors. Proceeds support community youth programs, local churches and religious organizations, according to organizers.

The feast schedule is 8 to 10:30 p.m. Friday; 2 to 4 p.m. and 8 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. More information is available here.

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