Who doesn’t love a boat parade, particularly in the holiday season, and particularly if you live in Florida? Holiday boat parades have been big there ever since the 1920s when owners decorated their boats with candles and cruised the waterways singing Christmas carols.
Now the parades have more candlepower, in every sense, and boats are decked out with lights and decorations of all kinds. The largest parade is the Winterfest Boat Parade in Fort Lauderdale, which is Dec. 10 this year. (See the video below for scenes from last year’s event; it’s huge.)
But if that’s too much for you, or you do your boating in other parts of the state, here’s a list of holiday parades in Florida from the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association:
Dec. 3: Venice Christmas Boat Parade
Dec. 3: Ft. Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Dec. 3: Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade
Dec. 7: Port Canaveral Christmas in the Harbor Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
Dec. 10: St. Petersburg Illuminated Boat Parade
Dec. 10: Daytona Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Dec. 11: Destin Holiday on the Harbor Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 30: Jacksonville Light Boat Parade
