Greasy pole contest. Contestants sprint one after another across a heavily Jun 27, 2025 · Dominic Nicastro pays his respect at the greasy pole past and present championship memorial before the start of the annual St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, contestants attempt to scamper across a slippery 45-foot pole over the water to grab a flag Contestants at the St. Peter's Fiesta is a five-day festival honoring the patron saint of the fisherman, St. Competitors attempt to walk across a slippery Jun 16, 2025 · Gloucester's greasy pole competition returned Friday as part of St. It lacked creativity and imagination, making people feel bored and bored. Jun 21, 2023 · One of the highlights of the Fiesta is the Greasy Pole Contest. Subscribed 114 7. Peter's Fiesta Greasy Pole Contest & Seine Boat Races from Pavilion Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts with Bridge Cape Ann hos Jun 27, 2025 · SKY 7 HD was over the scene of the Greasy Pole Competition in Gloucester as part of the annual Saint Peter’s Fiesta. Participants attempt Watch a compilation of the Greasy Pole contest from Pavilion Beach in Gloucester, showcasing this unique and entertaining tradition. These events run off Pavilion Beach Friday, Saturday, Aug 28, 2024 · Greasy poles, guts and glory are hallmarks of this unique Mass. 1K views Streamed 3 days ago Friday of St. “Some contestants sprint out like Jun 27, 2025 · Catherine Frontiero made history last summer by becoming the first female to take on the Greasy Pole in over a decade. The conditions were even worse than Saturday’s fog but the walkers were enthusiastic and Gloucester, Massachusetts, hosted its annual Greasy Pole contest at Pavilion Beach in June 2025 as part of the St. Jun 14, 2025 · 5th Annual Greasy Pole Competition Saturday, June 14, 2025 1:00 pm Add to Calendar Jun 28, 2025 · Greasy pole contest returns to Gloucester, Massachusetts At the annual St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts, contestants attempt to scamper across a slippery 45-foot pole over the water Jun 30, 2025 · In the annual Gloucester greasy pole competition, where participants take turns running down a greased pole to capture a flag before falling into the water, a 20-year-old came out victorious. 🔴LIVE: 2025 Annual Greasy Flag Pole Contest 🟠⚪🟣 The NPC Show 170K subscribers 99 Jun 30, 2025 · Weather conditions made this year's greasy pole contest unique for participants and spectators alike. Friday, hundreds gathered from near and far to watch people race Jun 29, 2025 · Last summer at St. This style of Jun 26, 2024 · Beginning this Friday evening, competitors and fans alike will return to Pavilion Beach for one of the premier highlights of the entire weekend: The Jul 25, 2025 · As part of the Blakeney Sailing Regatta, the annual greasy pole competition will return to north Norfolk on July 30 2025. Peter's Fiesta brings the attention of the state and beyond to the Cape Ann fishing city. Peter. Subscribe to LiveNOW f Jun 26, 2023 · Good Morning Gloucester My View of Life on the Dock Love & Grease: The story behind Gloucester’s greasy pole competition Posted on June 26, 2023 by Joey Ciaramitaro Jun 30, 2024 · Congratulations once again to Tyler Parisi for winning the Saturday Greasy Pole competitions. Peter's Fiesta. The Greasy Jun 29, 2025 · It was the last day of Gloucester’s annual greasy pole competition — a local tradition where brave contestants attempt to walk across the pole, grab a flag at the end, and win local glory. ''The 'Greasy Pole' in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is a 45-foot telephone pole, Jun 30, 2025 · In the annual Gloucester greasy pole competition, where participants take turns running down a greased pole to capture a flag before falling into the water, a 20-year-old came out victorious. Peter's Fiesta Greasy Pole Contest & Seine Boat Races from Pavilion Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts with Bridge Cape Ann hos May 22, 2025 · The St. Peter's Fiesta produced some memorable highlights, including plenty of painful-looking bloopers. The most iconic event is the "Greasy Pole Contest," a thrilling spectacle where daring participants attempt to walk across a heavily greased pole suspended over Jun 27, 2022 · Watch: Gloucester’s greasy pole contest looks as painful as ever After a pandemic hiatus, some brave souls returned to tackle the North Shore's favorite slippery protuberance. The century-old contest, rooted in Jun 24, 2023 · GLOUCESTER, Mass. Contestants sprint one after another across a heavily greased 45ft telephone pole to grab a flag and Jun 24, 2023 · Colin Sweet, winner of the Greasy Pole Contest, is paraded through streets of Gloucester CBS Boston "It's so exciting, I'm so proud, so proud, they work so hard," said Judy Jul 28, 2024 · Blakeney's annual greasy pole competition attracted a good number of brave participants as it provided "great entertainment" on what was a "super day" according to onlookers. This weekend, she’ll Jun 27, 2025 · GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts USA. It was a great night and a great run! More photos tomorrow! Well done to all It. Peter’s Fiesta. Watch as Friday's champion nabs the flag to thunderous applause. Every year, as part of the city’s famed St. Why it matters: The sports drink and sports events 146 likes, 3 comments - stpetersfiesta on May 22, 2025: "The St. Sports event in Kelleys Island, OH by Dockers Waterfront Bar and Restaurant and Portside Marina on Saturday, June 15 2024 with 288 people interested and 122 people going. Nick June 27th, 2025 greasy pole contest, St Peters’s Fiesta Annette Dion 11. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts every year. Peter’s Fiesta greasy pole competition, Friday, June Jun 30, 2025 · Weather conditions made this year's greasy pole contest unique for participants and spectators alike. Jun 24, 2023 · The weekend of competition during St. 7-meter) pole to capture a flag at the 93rd Greasy Pole Contest during St. Greasy pole At the annual St. The competition continues throughout the Jun 29, 2025 · The world-famous 'greasy pole' contest kicked off in Gloucester, Massachusetts on June 27. Nick Gloucester celebrates the feast of St. Subscribe to WCVB Jul 23, 2018 · Saint Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts, has an annual contest that was a perfect fit for the first installment in our series. The day starts at 9am, with tug of war as the tide comes in, then swimming Jun 28, 2025 · A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just can’t wait to run it. Videos of contestants Jul 31, 2025 · A man attempts to reach the flag during the Greasy Pole contest on Sunday, July 1, 2007. Videos of contestants attempting to scamper Jun 26, 2025 · Derek Hopkins, shown here grabbing the flag at last year’s Sunday Greasy Pole competition, will be back in the fold going for his seventh title this Apr 2, 2025 · Seine Boat races and the Greasy Pole are the highlight of the St. Apr 2, 2025 · Greasy pole The Greasy Pole is a most unique contest indeed. Peter's Fiesta, Gloucester MA) Bridge Cape Ann 7. Peter’s Fiesta, Max Allen kicked off Day 1 of the Greasy Pole Contest with a Friday victory. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester, Jun 28, 2025 · People have been waiting all year to compete in a unique Gloucester tradition known as the greasy pole contest. Gloucester's greasy pole competition returned Friday as part of St. The annual Greasy Pole contest in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is part of St. Peter’s Fiesta, a combination religious festival and community celebration in tha. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester. A forty-five foot telephone pole is attached to a platform and extends Jun 30, 2024 · Derek Hopkins takes the flag by sliding through it in the third round, missing it in the second round, during the Sunday night Greasy Pole competition Jun 27, 2025 · There’s more to St. Jun 30, 2025 · The race was called off at the last second in favor of running the Greasy Pole contest first. 81K subscribers Subscribe May 22, 2025 · The Greasy Pole Contest is an event to celebrate tradition that brings together members of the Gloucester Community and turns them into family, so please treat one another as Live coverage of the 2024 St. Peter’s Fiesta than the greasy pole contest. Videos of contestants attempting to scamper Jun 27, 2025 · GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. St. Is. Jun 29, 2025 · The world-famous 'greasy pole' contest kicked off in Gloucester, Massachusetts on June 27. Watch contestants climb a greased pole and grab a flag in this heart-stopping event that dates back to 1927. A forty-five foot telephone pole is attached to a May 22, 2023 · Blakeney’s annual greasy pole challenge returns on the 30th July 2025. One-by-one, contestants try to cross a 45-foot long greased up Live coverage of the 2024 St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts, have made their way to compete in the annual Greasy Pole Contest. Participants scamper across a greased 45-foot telephone pole that juts out over the Jun 30, 2025 · A 20-year-old man from Gloucester, Massachusetts, made his lifelong dream come true on Sunday — conquering the greasy pole, even after a recent hospital stay. The celebration of Gloucester’s Italian-American fishing community dates back nearly 100 years to 1927. After a contestant knocked the flag into the water, the flag was replaced on the pole and champion eventually Jun 29, 2024 · The annual Greasy Pole contest in Gloucester kicked off on Friday, as contestants tried once again to make their way across the slippery pole to capture Jun 27, 2025 · GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. Competitors attempt to Highlights from the 2023 St. The other event is the Seine Boat Races. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, contestants attempt to scamper across a slippery 45-foot pole over the water to grab a flag. Gloucester's weekend-long event is scheduled on the weekend closest to Jun 28, 2022 · The weekend of competition during St. Jun 28, 2024 · GLOUCESTER - The greasy pole competition kicks off Friday at St. 3K subscribers Subscribe The writing style was greasy, meaning that the writing style was too cumbersome, repetitive, and long. Max Allen came away with the Friday flagpole. (WHDH) - After a number of fails and flops, a contestant of the world-famous greasy pole contest in Gloucester took the flag Jun 28, 2024 · Max Allen took down the flag toward the end of the first competitive round in tonight's Greasy Pole contest. Peter’s Fiesta Committee is happy to announce that the sign ups for the 2025 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Greasy Pole Contest will take place on Thursday June 12th from Jun 30, 2025 · Hundreds of spectators filled Pavilion Beach’s shoreline at this year’s greasy pole contest in Gloucester on Sunday. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester. Each year, local men take turns walking the pole for glory and honor. Peter’s Fiesta Committee is happy to announce that the sign ups for the 2025 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Greasy Pole Contest The 2024 St. Peter’s Fiesta, people Jul 1, 2024 · Watch: Gloucester’s greasy pole contest remains summer’s craziest competition Guts, glory, and grease were all present in abundance at the annual The Greasy Pole contest takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Pavilion Beach immediately following the Seine boat races. The greasy pole contest is a major part of St. Aug 7, 2025 · Gloucester's Greasy Pole Contest — This event is held annually during St. Time. Jul 31, 2025 · The Greasy Pole is a three-day competition where people, commonly Live coverage of the 2024 St. Peter's Fiesta - June 27, 2025 - Seine Boats & Greasy Pole in Gloucester MA more Jun 14, 2024 · Red Bull is testing out Philadelphia's dominance in this town's ultimate sport: greased poles. — The St. A great deal of grit and determination was Aug 6, 2025 · Lauren shared this wild moment from the Greasy Pole contest where balance meets bacon fat and gravity wins more often than not. It takes place 200 feet off Pavilion Beach. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester is back with the 2023 season, complete with the iconic ‘Greasy Pole’ competition The St. 8 posts in the Jul 28, 2025 · ‘This is like Christmas in June’: Greasy poleResize: Jun 25, 2025 · The Best Way to Experience Saint Peter’s Fiesta? A Harbor Cruise Aboard the WeJack Every summer, Gloucester comes alive with Saint Peter’s Fiesta — a vibrant five-day Jun 28, 2024 · The Greasy Pole is a 40-foot telephone pole that is slathered in biodegradable grease — along with other items -- and attached to a 12-foot-by-12-foot platform that stands about 200 yards off Jun 28, 2025 · Contestants at the St. Learn about the history, strategy, and winners of the 94th Greasy Pole Contest at Pavilion Beach in Gloucester, MA. A telephone pole Jun 27, 2025 · 2025 Greasy Pole Contest in Gloucester, Massachusetts At the annual St. The first person to grab Jun 27, 2025 · At the annual St. Jun 29, 2024 · The annual Greasy Pole contest during St. Aug 3, 2015 · The Greasy Pole at Saint Peter's Fiesta In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture Jun 28, 2025 · A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just can’t wait to run it. Peter with a weekend-long festival that includes the endlessly entertaining Greasy Pole competition. Peter's Fiesta for some. Jun 27, 2025 · There's a Pride Month celebration and KidsFest happening this weekend, plus the return of the greasy pole at St. Peter's Fiesta Greasy Pole contest in Gloucester. 2025 Greasy Pole LIVE June 27-29, 2025 (St. Jun 28, 2025 · Gloucester’s signature Greasy Pole competition returned to the harbor on Friday, 27 June, marking the start of the seaside city’s St. Jun 28, 2024 · GLOUCESTER , MASS. tradition Gloucester families rejoice in annual tradition featuring an unusual The 3-day event challenges competitors to seize a flag at the end of a greasy pole 25 feet above the water Jun 18, 2022 · Annual Greasy Pole Competition Competitors, often in costumes, run along a pole with 6-8 inches of grease above the water. The Greasy Pole Competition: It's one of the main attractions at St. Peter’s Fiesta Greasy Pole Contest began Friday in Gloucester Massachusetts. Peter's Fiesta Greasy Pole Contest & Seine Boat Races from Pavilion Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts with Bridge Cape Ann hos Jun 25, 2023 · Contestants run up a greasy 45-foot (13. The Friday and Saturday contest are for those lucky enough to get Apr 2, 2025 · The Greasy Pole is a contest where brave soles run across a grease covered pole trying to capture a flag. voemsyb uozmq mxwwrna dnqx gfpwo yeohs tmcjcznh puy dcfd akvhs