Kick-off the holiday season as boaters from all around Palm Beach County decorate their boats and for the annual Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade!
View the free parade and fireworks at Harbourside Place and enjoy live music, strolling entertainers, family-fun activities and more!
Don’t forget to bring a new, unwrapped gift for Toys for Tots.
Bridge Openings:
Kick-off the holidays at Harbourside Place’s 3rd Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony!
Performances by local schools and community groups
Saturday, November 18 | 6pm
The Children's Museum in Boca Raton would like to celebrate the Holidays with your family at their annual Holiday Extravaganza. Join in on games and crafts while enjoying all that the museum has to offer. There will be Hanukkah surprises and pictures with Santa. Get the little ones' faces painted and enjoy special holiday drinks and food. This event and attraction are best suited to smaller children.
Don't miss this dazzling display of lights along the Fort Lauderdale waterways. Watch it live along the banks or on television (Channel 7, WSVN) in the comfort of your own home. It's the "Greatest Show on H2O" with spectacular boats and celebrity appearances. The 2015 Winterfest Boat Parade Grand Marshal will be Nick Cannon. You can purchase tickets for your family in the Grandstand at Birch State Park through Seminole Hardrock Casino, select Pet Supermarkets or on the Winterfest website.
Hollywood Beach Candy Cane Parade celebrates it's 61st year in 2016. The parade is scheduled to roll down the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 7pm. Celebrate the holidays with lively music and dance performed by local community bands and groups. See Santa and enjoy the fresh sea breeze as the floats and vehicles parade oceanside.
See video from the 2014 parade!
“SANDI” THE WORLD’S ONLY 700 TON SAND TREE will kick off the season at the holiday tree lighting ceremony on Thursday, November 29, during Clematis by Night!
See Sandi come to life nightly during music and light shows on the quarter hour, starting at 6:30 p.m. November 29-December 31, 2018.
Show times subject to adjustment during special events.
Pick up a commemorative ornament or souvenir of Sandi, new in 2018, at the visitor center nearby.
Downtown in December in Coral Springs is a celebration of the season and holidays.
Make our fun-filled Downtown in December event your family’s annual holiday tradition! Guests will experience the season’s first snowfall on the great lawn, live entertainment, a showing of the movie - Polar Express - and a train ride around City Hall! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and an appetite – there will be a wide variety of food trucks, and of course, cookies and milk for dessert. Parking is free in the City Hall garage.
The City’s annual Holiday Parade will be on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 7 p.m. on West Sample Road. This year's theme will be "Holiday Express". The parade will feature marching bands, decorated floats and other entries along Sample Road from Coral Springs Drive to City Hall.
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Tradewinds Park is once again a fantasy of color, lights and design this holiday season. The Holiday Fantasy of Lights, Broward County’s spectacular drive-thru holiday lighting event is returning to Coconut Creek for 2017.
City of Boca Raton’s 42nd Annual Holiday Boat Parade:
Intracoastal Waterway starting at the C-15 canal (Boca Raton-Delray Beach city limits) traveling south to Hillsboro Bridge
Entering your boat in the 41st Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade is the perfect way to experience the Holiday season! Otherwise, enjoy the parade from the Red Reef Park (west), the Wild Flower Property or Silver Palm Park.
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