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ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS

Lakewood Ranch Irish Celtic Festival: Lakewood Ranch Community Activities will host an early
St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 9 with all-day family fun. The event will include traditional
Celtic food, beer, whiskey and cider, art vendors, a relay race, live entertainment and kids’
activities. Another highlight of the event is the Lucky Dog Parade. Details: 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, March 9. Greenbrook Adventure Park, 13010 Adventure PIace, Lakewood Ranch. Free.
Info: lakewoodranch.com/event/lakewood-ranch-irish-celtic-festival

Bradenton Alive Downtown Celebration: A family-friendly street party on Old Main Street in
downtown Bradenton will welcome crowds for live music and activities on St. Patrick’s Day
weekend. Food trucks and vendors will line the street, and rock band Scarlet Drive will perform.
Parking is available at the City Centre parking garage at Third Avenue West and 10th Street West.
Details: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Old Main Street, Bradenton. Free. Info:
facebook.com/bradentonsalive

Anna Maria Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Get decked out in green and head to the beach on
St. Patrick’s Day for this annual holiday tradition on Anna Maria Island. Score beads, hear festive
music and see a rainbow of colorful floats and costumes.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade route: Parade begins at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive;
continues north along Marina Drive to Palm Drive to Gulf Drive; turns right on Pine Avenue; turns
right on Tarpon Street; turns right on Magnolia Avenue, ending at the Center of Anna Maria Island
Community Center, 407 Magnolia Avenue. Details: 4-6 p.m. Sunday, March 17.
Parade starts in Holmes Beach and ends in Anna Maria on Anna Maria Island. Free. Info:
CenterAMI.org ST.

PATRICK’S DAY RESTAURANT PARTIES:

Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub will host a St. Patrick’s Day bash on the holiday with all-day live music,
bagpipers and Irish food and dancing. 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17. 6218 Cortez Road
W., Bradenton. Facebook.com/clancysirishsportspub.

Caddy’s Bradenton will throw a St. Patrick’s party on the Manatee River with live music,
bagpipers, Irish fare, drink specials and raffles. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, March 17. 801 Riverside
Dr. E., Bradenton. Facebook.com/Caddysbradenton.
“The Bello Sisters will showcase exceptional strength and balance during their act,” the Circus
Arts Conservatory said in a preview of the 2024 Circus Sarasota at Nathan Benderson Park.
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CIRCUS SARASOTA The Circus Art Conservatory’s annual spectacular at Nathan Benderson
Park, Circus Sarasota, is back for its 26th outing. “Sarasota’s hometown circus returns under a
brand new, custom-designed Big Top for another year of high-flying action, heart-stopping
thrills, laugh-out-loud comedic antics, and acts that defy both expectations and the boundaries
of physical limitations, performed by artists from around the globe,” an event preview says.
Performers for this year’s three-week showcase include acrobatic hand balancers, horseback
riding, a quick change magic duo, juggling, flying trapeze, hula hoop art and a clown act. Details:
Through Sunday, March 10.