44th Annual Cortez Fishing Festival February Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th, 2026, 10am to 6pm.
Located along the waterfront in front of Star Fish Company and AP Bell on 46th Ave W between 123rd St W and 124th St W, Cortez, Florida.
Featuring: Community displays, nautical and environmental art, food, live music, kid’s area, Cortez photo contest, fishermen’s fashion show Saturday, blue crab eating contest Sunday.
Admission $5 to benefit F.I.S.H. Preserve. Kids under 12 free.
Parking: The Boy Scouts in partnership with FISH will offer on-site parking at the Preserve, which is located one block east of Cortez Village, Cortez Road, for $5 donation. Bus and golf cart transportation to the festival entrance at 123rd St W will be provided.
Off-Site Parking is available at Cortez Road Baptist Church between 99th and 100th Street and Cortez Road with free shuttle to the festival provided by The Monkey Bus.
For festival information call 941-301-4000
The Cortez Photo Contest is presented by The Artists’ Guild Gallery of Anna Maria Island (AGGAMI). For further information please contact Janet Razze with AGGAMI at 941-779-5477. Online submission deadline is February 9.
Anna Maria Island Tour of Homes is an annual fund raiser for “The Center of AMI”, which provides recreational facilities, educational, and entertainment programs for young and old.
This year’s home tour is on Saturday March 16, 2019, 10am to 3pm. Homes are at the following locations:
The Fangmeyer Home: ….95 52nd St, Holmes Beach (ground level plus stairs)
The Kerchner Home: ……637 Key Royale Dr, Holmes Beach (ground level plus stairs)
The Horne Home: ………8403 Marina Dr, Holmes Beach (ground level)
The Willow House: ……….222 Willow Ave, Anna Maria (ground level plus stairs)
The Fangmeyer Home: ….95 52nd St, Holmes Beach (ground level access plus stairs)The Kerchner Home: ……637 Key Royale Dr, Holmes Beach (ground level access plus stairs)The Horne Home: ………8403 Marina Dr, Holmes Beach (ground level access)The Willow House: ……….222 Willow Ave, Anna Maria (ground level access plus stairs)The Center of Anna Maria Island….407 Magnolia Avenue, Anna Maria: Bazaar, auction, raffle, refreshments, facilities, transportation.
Tickets are $25 and are available at all the above locations on the day of the home tour, plus these local businesses prior to the event:
AMI General Store……………………….503 Pine Ave., Anna Maria AMI Sun Newspaper……………………202 Palm Ave., Anna Maria Duncan Real Estate……………………..310 Pine Avenue, Anna Maria Egret’s Nest……………………………..10010 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria Ginny’s & Jane E’s………………………9807 Gulf Dr., Anna Maria The White Egret ………………………10006 Gulf Dr., Anna Maria AMI Chamber of Commerce………5313 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach Holmes Beach Ace Hardware…….3352 East Bay Drive, Holmes Beach LaPensee Plumbing……………………..401 Manatee Ave., Holmes Beach The Egret’s Landing……………………5602 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach Crowder Bros. Ace Hardware……..5409 Manatee Ave., Bradenton
Due to limited on-street parking, visitors are advised to park at one of the larger lots marked on the map and take a courtesy minibus or shuttle cart to and between home locations. Carts will run frequently by volunteers.
Free parking is available at Crosspointe Fellowship Church located at 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
Crosspointe Fellowship Church, Holmes Beach provides park and ride.
“The Center of AMI” at 407 Magnolia Ave, Anna Maria hosts the raffle, auction, bazaar, and food vendors.
The 2018 “Tour Of Homes” is Saturday, March 17th, from 10 am to 4 pm. This year will mark the 25th for the event that raises money for the non-profit community center “The Center of Anna Maria Island”, which provides educational and recreational programs for youths, teens, seniors, and a disaster shelter.
These are the 5 homes open to visitors and a bazaar at The Center.
Admission charge is $30 with tickets available at The Center, home tour locations, and local businesses.
Proceeds benefit The Center of Anna Maria Island programs.
The Center Of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Avenue, Anna Maria
For the Tour Of homes, The Center holds a bazaar, with original arts and crafts for sale and auction, in addition to a raffle to win a handmade quilt created by the Eyeland Needlers (tickets $1). Food and refreshments are available from vendors.
Free parking is available at Crosspointe Fellowship Church located at 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
Park and Ride at the Crosspointe Fellowship Church
You are encouraged to bike, shuttle bus, ride The Center van, or take volunteers’ complimentary golf cart rides to the Tour of Homes locations as street parking is limited.
Florida misses some of the elements associated with the Christmas spirit, but for every thing that is lacking, there is something that more than makes up for it on Anna Maria Island. The fine white sand of our beaches is a great substitute for snow. Boat parades are as festive and full of holiday cheer as any parades or groups of carolers up north. On days we want to stay snugly at home, there often is real reason to light a fire, as temperatures can dip low enough to make that the perfect way to warm the house for just a few hours. When it’s time to head out to buy gifts, there is no shortage of good Christmas shopping, in all three of the island’s cities.
Anna Maria’s Pine Avenue, and Bradenton Beach’s Bridge Street, are picturesque main streets that become festivals of lights and good cheer during the holidays. Shops, boutiques and restaurants of all kinds beckon. These lovely shopping areas are ideal places to take visiting family and friends, for last minute presents and enjoyable meals and snacks along the way.
Holmes Beach has not yet become as tourist-oriented, in terms of providing a charming centralized street of shops that are easily accessible on foot. From the resident’s point of view, in some ways this is good. There is much to be said for what Holmes Beach does offer.
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