St. Patrick's Day 2021 Events Are Back In St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A year ago, we were stuck inside as the coronavirus pandemic turned St. Petersburg into a quiet town, canceled St. Patrick's Day events and all restaurants and bars were shut down per Gov. Ron DeSantis. What a difference a year makes.

Even though Florida is still dealing with the pandemic, there are events happening to mark St. Patrick’s Day, which is celebrated annually on March 17.

While there's no bead necklaces thrown and no Irish thong panties thrown from St. Patrick's Day-themed floats in St. Pete like in Biloxi, there is plenty of fun events with coronavirus safety precautions scheduled.

St. Pete's St. Patrick's Day Events:

• Hatchet Hangout — Axe Throwing St. Pete, 2360 Central Ave N, $17 axe throwing for St. Patrick's Day. Wear your favorite green outfit.
• Whiskey Exchange St. Pete, 540 Central Ave, St. Patrick's Day Party starts at 12 p.m. with $4 green beers, $5 green tea shots, $6 Irish mules, $7 car bombs and music by DJ Will at 4 p.m.
• Dog Bar, 2300 Central Ave, St. Patrick's Day Pawty, 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., green beer and fun with your dogs.
• Parks & Rec, St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl, 100 4th Street S, St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• MacDinton's St. Pete, St. Patrick's Day, 242 1st Ave N, doors open at 11 a.m., bagpipe entertainment at 6:30 p.m.
• Courigan's Irish Pub, St. Pat's in St. Pete Block Party — social distance fun, 1 Beach Drive SE, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. Saint Patrick is responsible for bringing Christianity to Ireland, and he is the country's patron saint.

In the United States, it's become known as a day to party.

History.com reported that the first St. Patrick's Day parade took place in St. Augustine, Florida, on March 17, 1601, in a Spanish colony. The celebrations continued to extend with parades all over the nation such as in Ybor City, New York City, Chicago, New Orleans and Biloxi, Mississippi.