The 117th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade kicked off Wednesday night, dazzling the California harbor town with ships, inflatables and fireworks.

Palm Beach County has long included two boat parades. In 2025, the county welcomes a third: the Boat Parade of the Greater Palm Beaches.

What would the Southern California holidays be without our annual free-to-watch boat parades? Head out to enjoy the colorful, free, festive atmosphere that always include lighted-up boats — and often ...

Christmas boat parades once again will light up Southwest Florida waterways this holiday season. Nautical types will deck out boat decks with everything from stringed holiday lights to inflatables and ...

Parades featuring boats decorated in festive lights are a popular way to celebrate the winter holiday season here in waterfront Florida, and this weekend will mark the return of Sarasota's biggest ...

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The Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade, the county’s largest holiday event of the year in Manatee County, took place Dec. 13.A fleet of festively decorated and illuminated boats traveled along the ...

Kodiak Maritime Museum’s annual Harbor Lights Festival and Boat Parade is still set for 6 p.m. Saturday. Despite the week’s ...

Attendees at this year’s Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade in Fort Lauderdale were festive and happy, with boats of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Watching a Christmas boat parade in Florida is part of the holiday experience in the Sunshine State. Watching a fleet of vessels, from small boats to yachts, decorated in Christmas lights and parading ...

From parades, on land and water, to holiday festivals and light displays, there's no shortage of ways to find holiday cheer ...