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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Sunday marked the last day of the Italian Feast in Springfield. And it’s no Italian celebration without the grease pole competition! The grease pole competition is a ...

Philly will host a Red Bull event that might be on the nose for those familiar with sports fan celebrations in the city. The Red Bull Championship Run will have up to 100 people compete to sprint up a ...

The centuries-old Turkish tradition of Yağlı Direk, or 'greased pole', was revived on July 5 in Ordu, Turkey. The event challenges contestants to run across a grease-covered pole suspended over the ...

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, ...