Winter holidays

For the winter holidays, South Florida lights up with oodles of dazzling parades. Holiday boat parades and street parades are a delightful seasonal tradition with family and friends. Some events feature toy drives, if you’d like to drop off  an unwrapped present. Parades are among the many free and cheap holiday events in South Florida. …

The 69th annual Hollywood Beach Candy Cane Parade will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk at Missouri Street and proceed south to Harrison Street. The parade was started in the 1950s by merchants who wanted to draw customers to Hollywood Beach and it has been a favorite Hollywood …

Popular and festive, the Winterfest Boat Parade features elaborately decorated boats floating in formation on The New River & Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. The event in 2025 is 5:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Saturday, December 13,  featuring a prime outdoor watch area in Fort Lauderdale with live entertainment, food vendors and a jolly vibe. …

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If you appreciate taking your own interesting holiday photos, South Florida offers some wonderful, whimsical, and festive displays. Adorable selfies. Pose with pals. Broward, Dade and greater Palm Beach offer lots of opportunities in 2024 for impressive Instagramable pictures. Plenty of places and events with holiday decor are free. Snow in Dania Dania Pointe shopping …

Festive lights, a dapper 20-foot tropical snowman named Olas, and entertainment are featured at Fort Lauderdale beach and Las Olas Oceanside Park. Holiday displays, photo ops, and lots of events are free. Las Olas Oceanside Park or LOOP is at 3000 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale 33316. Events for 2024 include:   Olas The …

For a visual treat, festive light displays are delightful.  A free walk-up display in North Broward offers lovely photo ops and a tree with lights that twinkle to holiday tunes. The displays in 2024 are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in December on the lawn at Coral Springs city hall, 9500 West Sample Road, Coral …

For some folks on your holiday list, including yourself, handmade items are ideal gifts. Learn how to make them at a DIY hands-on event at Broward library. Broward Main Library in Fort Lauderdale is offering DIY workshops and demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 13, with free entry , and supplies are …

Entertainment, snow and holiday decorations are featured at a holiday light up event in Sunrise. Light Up The Holidays in 2025 is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, December 6, at the Sunrise Amphitheater and entry is free. The Sunrise Amphitheater is at 10770 W. Oakland Park Boulevard. The event includes holiday entertainment, refreshments, and …

Light Up Dania Beach offers entertainment, synthetic ice skating and a drone show. Photo ops include selfies with Santa.  The event in 2025 is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 15, and entry is free. Light Up Dania Beach includes: Kids zone Ugly Sweater event, which is open to adults and kids as participants …

The Yuletide on Atlantic Parade is a festive holiday delight in Pompano Beach that includes Santa. Floats, performers and high school bands are featured.  The parade in 2025 is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4, with a route from Riverside Drive west on Atlantic Boulevard to 24th Avenue. If you want to be where the action …