Holy Ghost Parade Marches Through Oak Bluffs
Annie Combra, Kayla Bruni, representing Queen Isabel, and Teagan D’Arcy.
Annie Combra, Kayla Bruni, representing Queen Isabel, and Teagan D’Arcy.
Firefighters join the parade.
Firefighters join the parade.
Parade starts off with police escort.
Parade starts off with police escort.
Parade wound from Steamship Authority terminal to Portuguese American Club.
Parade wound from Steamship Authority terminal to Portuguese American Club.
Annual festival is in honor of Queen Isabel of Portugal.
Annual festival is in honor of Queen Isabel of Portugal.
Chief Erik Blake, right, leads Oak Bluffs police officers in parade.
Chief Erik Blake, right, leads Oak Bluffs police officers in parade.
Band provides the marching music.
Band provides the marching music.
Edgartown fire truck makes an apperance.
Edgartown fire truck makes an apperance.
Dylan Estrella and AJ deBettencourt prepare the traditional sopa.
Dylan Estrella and AJ deBettencourt prepare the traditional sopa.
Patricia Bergeron, longtime chief organizer of the parade and festival.
Patricia Bergeron, longtime chief organizer of the parade and festival.
The annual Holy Ghost Feast and Festival brings two days of traditional Portuguese celebrations to Oak Bluffs. The parade Sunday morning wound from the Steamship Authority to the Portuguese American Club, where festivities continued Sunday afternoon, with lots of sopa on hand. The annual feast is a tribute to Isabel, the 13th century queen of Portugal.