The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an Anna Maria Island tradition, returns after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The parade will take place Sunday, March 13, beginning at 4 p.m. at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive.
The procession will travel north on Marina, Palm and Gulf drives into Anna Maria, take a right turn on Pine Avenue, then travel on Tarpon to Magnolia Avenue and end at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave.
Staging for the parade will be at Holmes Beach City Hall by 2 p.m. March 13.
Sean Murphy, owner of the Doctor’s Office in Holmes Beach and former owner of the Beach Bistro, started the parade tradition in Holmes Beach.
The parade was set to take place in March 2020, when the pandemic forced its “postponement.” Murphy, in a March 18, 2020, announcement, said, “The Irish are good at tragedy … and hilarity. Our history abounds with famines and celebrations. In an effort to take all measures available to help ensure public safety and at the request of our chief of police and emergency services, we are postponing our annual St. Patrick’s Day parade until a time when public gatherings are more carefree.”
The parade was not scheduled in 2021.
For more information, call the center at 941-778-1908.
