ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It’s time to get your green on because St. Patrick’s Day is back on the Island.
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade took to the streets of Holmes Beach and Anna Maria with thousands lining the parade route to watch bagpipe players, marching bands, the Anna Maria Island Privateers and even a few leprechauns strolling by, gifting onlookers with beads, candy and other baubles.
With Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer leading the way, the parade made its way down Marina, Palm and Gulf drives before turning down Pine Avenue to end at The Center of Anna Maria Island.
Previously, the parade was brought to the Island by restaurateur Sean Murphy and The Beach Bistro. Though Murphy walked in this year’s parade, the 2022 St. Patrick’s Day festivities were sponsored by The Center of Anna Maria Island and Darcie Duncan of Duncan Real Estate and Anna Maria Island Homes.
