During the week of June 5 to Saturday, June 13th the Patronales festivities were celebrated in several neighborhoods of Sosúa.
The celebration started on Friday at 6 PM with a procession through the streets of Charamicos.
Patronales San Antonio de Padua
The parade was led by a pick-up with the queen and the princesses of the Patronales in the back of the truck.
Next there was a concert in Parque Mirador by an orchestra from Santiago.
In the days after all kinds of sports competitions were held for the children.
Saturday afternoon was the final wit the pole climbing contest.
The youth has to climb a high greased pole with at the top the prizes.
The youngsters will climb on each other's shoulders and try to reach the top of the pole to get to the prizes.
In the evening the Patronales week was closed with a performance by a reggae band on the field in front of the Catholic Church in Charamicos.