GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester. Videos of contestants attempting to scamper across a slippery 45-foot telephone ...

When June rolls around in Gloucester, it can only mean one thing: it's time to bring out the greasy pole. "It's honestly what you dream of ever since you're a kid," said Tyler Parisi in 2024, just ...

Hundreds of spectators filled Pavilion Beach’s shoreline at this year’s greasy pole contest in Gloucester on Sunday. Every year, as part of the city’s famed St. Peter’s Fiesta, people gather from ...

People have been waiting all year to compete in a unique Gloucester tradition known as the greasy pole contest. Friday, hundreds gathered from near and far to watch people race across a 40-foot-long ...

GLOUCESTER , MASS. (WHDH) - It’s one of the most popular events of the summer in New England. SKY 7 HD was over the scene of the Greasy Pole Competition in Gloucester as part of the annual Saint Peter ...

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. Greasy pole walker Nick White was carried ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of spectators filled Pavilion Beach’s shoreline at this year’s greasy pole contest in Gloucester on Sunday. Every year, ...