Tons of waved purple, white and blue flags alongside Roxbury streets and Franklin Park Sunday for the raucous annual Puerto Rican parade and competition.
The energetic 57th annual Puerto Rican Parade in Boston kicked off at midday, beginning on Columbus Avenue throughout from Roxbury Neighborhood School and winding by means of the neighborhood to finish on Piedmont Drive. The competition, which began on Saturday at 2 p.m., continued Sunday after the parade with distributors and performers filling Franklin Park.
The competition included meals, artisans, a Ferris Wheel and different rides and a well being truthful and featured quite a few artists from the Boston space and past performing music from hip hop to salsa.
Forward of the weekend festivities, Goya Meals donated 30,000 kilos of meals to Catholic Charities of Boston in recognition of the 57th anniversary of the Puerto Rican Competition of Massachusetts. All through the week, volunteers from the Latino Legislation Enforcement Group of Boston, Boston Police and Suffolk County Sheriff’s Departments helped unload the merchandise and ship 3,000 baggage of meals to local people members.
Summer time occasions will proceed with the Feast of Saint Agrippina from Aug. 1 by means of 4 within the North Finish, the Colombian Independence Competition on Border Streeton Aug. 10 in East Boston, and Feast of Madonna Della Cava from Aug. 8 to 11 within the North Finish.
