NOTE: The Festa season (Penecost through Labor Day) is thee weeks longer than last year so think about attending a new festa or two this summer!
Note that dates with an asterisk (*) have not been confirmed. See Archives for the 2013 and 2014 Festa schedules.
MASSACHUSETTS
Falmouth - Fresh Pond Holy Ghost Society May 23-24
Somerville - Somerville Sports Club May 23-24
Lowell - Holy Ghost Society of Lowell May 24*
Peabody - Azorean Brotherhood of the Divine Holy Ghost May 17-24
Dartmouth - Holy Ghost Society of Horseneck May 23-24; 30-31*
New Bedford - Our Lady of Mt Carmel Holy Ghost Feast May 24
Hudson - Hudson Portuguese Club Imperio Micaelense May 24
Somerset - Saint John of God Church June 7
Santuit - Holy Ghost Society of Santuit & Cotuit June 13-14
Bridgewater - Portuguese Holy Ghost Society June 19-21
Falmouth - Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo June 20-21
Hudson - Hudson Portuguese Club Imperio Mariense June 27-28*
Saugus - Imperio Mariense of Saugus July 4.5
Taunton - Holy Ghost Society of East Taunton July 11-12
New Bedford - Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost of Pico July 11-12
Westport - Holy Ghost Feast (171 Sodom Rd, Westport) July 11-12 *
Dartmouth - Holy Ghost Society of Horseneck July 11-12*
Oak Bluffs - Martha's Vineyard Holy Ghost Society July 18-19
New Bedford - Mt. Carmel June 24
No. Dartmouth - Summit Grove Holy Ghost Feast (39 Gifford Ave) July 11-12*
Rehoboth - Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity (Tio Mateus) Aug 16
Fall River - Great Feast of the Holy Ghost Aug 20-24 see 2008 2012
“*” following the date means it is yet to be confirmed
RHODE ISLAND
East Providence - Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood May 22-24
Bristol - Saint Elizabeth Church May 22-24*
Pawtucket - Grupo Amigas Da Tereceira Community Center May 24
East Providence - Trinidade Holy Ghost Brotherhood May 31
Newport - Jesus Saviour Church May 31*
East Providence - St. Peter’s Brotherhood June 28
East Providence - Theofilo Braga Club July 10-12
East Providence - Holy Ghost Brotherhood (Brightridge) July 18-19
East Providence - Holy Ghost Brotherhood Mariense July 24-26
Pawtucket - St. Anthony’s Parish Aug 29-30*
West Warwick - Portuguese Holy Ghost Society Aug 29-30*
CONNECTICUT
Holy Ghost Society of Stonington Sept 5-6
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Other Portuguese Celebrations
Cambridge - Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres May 15
Fall River - Espirito Santo Church Annual Feast May 23-24*
East Providence - Sacred Heart Church June 12
Cambridge - St. Anthony Church Patron Feast June 13-15*
Falmouth - Day of Portugal (ceremony 4:30; dinner/dance at 7) June 14*
Fall River - St. Anthony of Padua Church Patron Feast June 15*
Bristol RI - Feast of the Santo Cristo (St. Elizabeth’s Church) June 22*
Pawtucket RI - St. Anthony’s Parish Feast
Cumberland RI - Club Juventude Luzitana Feast of St. John June 19-21
Provincetown - Portuguese Festival June 25-28
Fall River - Santo Christo Parish Feast June 28-29*
Portsmouth RI - St. Anthony's Feast
Peabody - Azorean Brotherhood of the Divine Holy Ghost July 10-12 Festa da Verao
Milford - Portuguese Club Picnic
Somerset - Saint John of God Church Parish Feast July 17-19
Easr Providence - Heritage Days July 26
Fall River MA - St. Michael’s Parish Feast
New Bedford - Feast of the Blessed Sacrament July 30 - Aug 2
Easr Providence - Saint Martha’s Church August 9
Central Falls RI - Madeira Club Our Lady of the Monte Feast
Attleborough - Annual Barbecue & Picnic
New Bedford - Senhor da Pedra Feast (NB Madeira Field)
Cumberland RI - Our Lady of Fatima Church Feast Aug 30-31*
Fairhaven - Our Lady of Angels Feast (7 Jesse Street) Aug 30-31, Sept 1*
Pawtucket RI - Grupo Amigas Da Tereceira Feast in honor
of St. Vincent de Paul Sep 6-7*
Hudson - Lady of Fatima Feast Sep 6*
Special thanks to my daughters Julianna White and Elizabeth White for helping compile this list !
