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Wellington Holiday Boat Parade, Dec. 13

Residents and visitors are invited to watch as local boating enthusiasts “Light up the Lake” with a Holiday Boat Parade on Lake Wellington. The event will be featuring approximately 40 festive, decorated boats. Holiday Boat Parade When: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, starts at 6:30 p.m. Where: Town Center Promenade, near Lakeside Market & Wellington Amphitheater, 12100 …

Free Delray Beach ‘Festival of Lights’ Holiday Parade, Dec. 13

More than 70 floats, marching bands, dance teams and walking groups will parade along Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Delray Beach to NW 5th Avenue. And with a special connection from the North Pole, the Delray Beach Fire Department will have Santa riding along on their fire truck for the Holiday Parade. Plus, more than 70 …

Nights in Northwood Village, holiday edition, West Palm Beach, Dec. 12

Northwood Village in West Palm Beach is hosting a free night of fun, food and family festivities, plus shopping opportunities, with holiday lights, one-of-a-kind holiday gifts from local artisans, and festive live entertainment. Nights in Northwood Village When: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Northwood Village, Old Northwood Historic District, West …

Holiday street parades in Palm Beach County for 2025, through Dec. 14

Street parades offer a unique kind of magic, transforming ordinary city blocks into shimmering, vibrant pageants of marching bands, floats and community spirit. Following is a list of some of the most popular ones across Palm Beach County. Listed chronologically: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, Boca Raton, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, Boynton Beach, at …

Popular holiday boat parades in Palm Beach County, through Dec. 19

As the temperatures cool and the holiday spirit warms up, there is no place in the world quite like Palm Beach County to celebrate the season on the water. The county’s most dazzling coastal tradition is perhaps the Holiday Boat Parade season, and this year it promises spectacular nights of glittering lights, festive cheer, and …

Holiday lights & displays in Palm Beach County, with interactive map

We have it made here in South Florida because we don’t have to worry about bundling up warm or slogging through sleet to enjoy the seasonal displays and festivities.  We’ve compiled a list of some free and ticketed holiday light displays for 2025 available for public viewing throughout Palm Beach County. And we hope everyone …

Free Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights

This holiday season, prepare to be dazzled and amazed when you experience a series of dazzling spectaculars of music and light as the Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights comes to South Beach Dec. 13 and 14; Dec. 20 and 21, 2025, at The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach. Showtimes are Dec. 13 …

Junior Orange Bowl Parade “Miracle on the Mile”

In celebration of active youth and community, the The Junior Orange Bowl Parade will take place on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 5 p.m. The theme is “Miracle on the Mile: A Holiday Parade and Celebration.”   The parade will march through downtown Coral Gables, the Host City of the Junior Orange Bowl, and stride …

$10 concert, Boynton Beach Gold Coast Band, Dec. 14

The Boynton Beach Gold Coast Band will perform several seasonal concerts in 2025-26 at various venues. Tickets are $10 at the door; children under 12 get in free. Sounds of the Season Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at 3 p.m., Coral Lakes Theater, 12751 El Clair Ranch Road   Program includes arrangements of your favorite Christmas and …

German Christmas spirit comes to life with authentic folk dances, food and fun, Dec. 13-14

The German Christmas spirit will come to life with lots of fresh holiday flair, thanks to the American German Club. There will be music, cookies and crafts, rides and plenty of magical moments for kids of all ages. Christmas Market When: Saturday, Dec. 13, from 1 to 9 p.m. & Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, from …

Free Live on Lincoln Road concerts through January

The Lincoln Road Business Improvement District is bringing jazz, classical and Latin music to the pedestrian mall on Miami Beach with the Live on Lincoln Road series from October 2025 to January 2026 at the centrally located Euclid Oval. Here is the lineup: The Jazz Collective. Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. New World Symphony …

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