The world-famous greasy pole contest started Friday at St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester.

Brave men and women work tirelessly to reach a flag at the end of a 45-foot telephone pole slathered in various slippery ...

A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just ...

Sunday was the last day of the festival’s greasy pole competition, also being held on Friday and Saturday. Unlike Friday and ...

Gloucester greasy pole competition, where participants take turns running down a greased pole to capture a flag before ...

"It's honestly what you dream of ever since you're a kid," said Tyler Parisi in 2024, just before he would compete and, eventually, succeed in capturing a flag at the end of a long, greasy pole ...

A 20-year-old man from Gloucester, Massachusetts, made his lifelong dream come true on Sunday — conquering the greasy pole, ...

Five-time defending Sunday greasy pole champion Derek Hopkins came about as close as you can get to another victory on his ...

Last summer at St. Peter's Fiesta, Max Allen kicked off Day 1 of the Greasy Pole Contest with a Friday victory.

There's a Pride Month celebration and KidsFest happening this weekend, plus the return of the greasy pole at St. Peter's ...

Derek Hopkins spent his childhood training to be a Gloucester greasy pole champion like his father. Now, at just 22, he’s an undefeated four-time champion, and some say the best to ever do it.