The Rev. Francis Di Spigno, pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Brant Beach, couldn’t be happier with this summer’s Festival of the Sea, which took place July 2-6, rather than in August as in the past number of years, and featured a different carnival company as well. “What a week!” the pastor exclaimed.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who helped make the Festival of the Sea 2024 such a huge success,” he emphasized. “It was a great week … crazy … but great!