2017-08 St. Anthony's Feast

A few hundred thousand people showed up for the 98th St. Anthony's Feast

Statue of St. Anthony arrives at its feast chapel amidst confetti in the air.

Statue of St. Anthony fulled loaded as it moves past Regina Pizza in Boston's North End

Confetti rains at the Saint Anthony's Feast

St. Lucy and St. Anthony meet on Endicott St.

St. Anthony Feast procession under the festival lights

When the St. Anthony's Feast Procession reaches Caffe Paradiso on Hanover Street

Feast lights decorate Prince Street

St. Anthony statue is carried along Endicott Street in Boston's North End

Statue of Saint Anthony makes its way down Endicott Street

Opening ceremonies for the St. Anthony's Feast as the statue emerges from its chapel

Everyone wants a look as the statue St. Anthony emerges for the annual feast

Governor Charlie Baker joins the crowd for the opening of St. Anthony's Feast in Boston's North End