Santa and the Grinch bring holiday cheer to Anna Maria

Caroline Svoboda, 6, of Holmes Beach, and brother, Parker, 9, visit Dec. 8 with Santa Claus during the city of Anna Maria’s annual Santa Stops Here event at City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd. Islander Photos: Ryan Paice

Manatee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brett Getman, left, and Deputy Jared Leggett, right, arrest the Grinch Dec. 8 and lead him away from Anna Maria’s annual Santa Stops Here event at City Pier Park.

Lukas Moe, 2, and his brother, Henrik, 4 months, talk Dec. 8 to Santa Claus during the annual Santa Stops Here event in Anna Maria. The brothers are from Minnesota and were visiting the island with family.

Santa Claus confronts the Grinch Dec. 8 after arriving to City Pier Park in Anna Maria to find the Grinch had stolen his seat.

People wait in line Dec. 8 under the shade sails of City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, for a chance to see Santa Claus during the city-hosted annual Santa Stops Here event.