Sunshine State merchants are expecting to see a lot of green for St. Patrick's Day.
The Florida Retail Federation is predicting a record amount of spending by consumers this year, about $6 billion nationwide.
The big ticket items for St. Patrick's Day are food, candy, liquor, apparel, and decorations -- most of it also green in color.
According to the Florida Irish Heritage Center, there are approximately 2 million Floridians who can trace their ancestry back to Ireland.