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TODAY IS DIA DE SAN PEDRO. We celebrate in honor of Saint Peter ( San Pedro) who is the patron Saint. St Peter was a disciple of Jesus and he was a fisherman like the founders of San Pedro. We also celebrate our people who have worked passionately and tirelessly to transform San Pedro from fishing, cutting logwood, coconut industry, commercial fishing, and now tourism. We celebrate the 20,000 persons living in San Pedro who keep contributing to the welfare of OUR SAN PEDRO. We are ALL San Pedranos. Long Live San Pedro. Viva San Pedro.

Angel Nunez

Tradition is much alive as San Pedro Town celebrates "Dia de San Pedro" today. In honor of our patron saint, Saint Peter, an early mass was done for men, followed by breakfast, then a boat procession from the reef side of the island to the San Pedro lagoon, where the fishermen and their vessels were blessed for protection at sea.


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Dia de San Pedro Boat Procession.



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San Pedro's Roman Catholic Church observes Dia San Pedro!

Following the Dia de San Pedro festivities held by the San Pedro Town Council (SPTC) over the weekend featuring the Miss San Pedro Pageant and performances involving international entertainers, the island's Roman Catholic Church hosted their religious activities starting on Tuesday, June 28th with a youth vigil and concert. On Wednesday, the traditional fishermen's mass was followed by a boat procession that ended on the lagoon side of the island, where Father Eduardo Montemayor prayed and blessed all the fishing vessels.

The special celebration started at 4AM with the fisherman's mass and was followed by breakfast sponsored by the SPTC. Mayor Gualberto 'Wally' Nu�ez and members of his council joined the boat procession, which left the municipal dock at 6AM. The boat procession carried the island's patron, St. Peter (Pedro) headed north and entered the Boca del Rio channel. The procession ended on the lagoon side, in the Embarcadero area near the Sunset Boardwalk Boulevard, where the international boat terminal is located.



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Blessing of the boats that took place at sunrise for San Pedro Day

The San Pedro Town Council spearheaded a successful new Dia De San Pedro Festival which included the Miss San Pedro Pageant with After-Party with OSOCity and local Djs Cloud 9, Dj Dalla, Dj Biggz and Dj Shyfta followed by Pedro Fernandez. Look out for details of another new festival in September to be announced soon Sept 16 to Sept 21.


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