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The 9th annual Lake Osborne Holiday Boat Parade will now take place on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Festivities begin at 4 p.m., with the parade of boats at 7 p.m., finishing about 8 p.m. Features: Food trucks & vendors Prizes and fireworks Toy donations  NOTE: Rescheduled due to weather! Visit this Facebook page for more …

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The 61st annual Pompano Beach/Lighthouse Point/Deerfield Beach Holiday Boat Parade has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, December 21, 2023, on the Intracoastal Waterway. The event will include more than 50 boats decorated with holiday lights, music and dancing. The  theme is “A Salute to Our First Responders.” Grand marshals will be the Pompano Beach …

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Because of bad weather, the boat parade has been cancelled for 2023. Popular and festive, the  Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade features elaborately decorated water crafts floating in formation on The New River & Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. The event is 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on December 16, 2023,  featuring a prime …

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This event has been cancelled because of bad weather and will not be rescheduled in 2023. Boca Raton’s Holiday Boat Parade in Boca Raton will be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023, with watch areas offered in designated parks. The parade starts at the Canal and travels south to the Hillsboro Boulevard Bridge. …

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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. …

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The Boynton Beach Holiday Boat Parade will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, December 8, with a watch area and festivities at Boynton Harbor Marina. Festivities at the marina will include music, children’s activities, a visit from Santa, food and drinks for purchase. Guests are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. …

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Decorated watercraft are featured in a festive holiday boat parade on Lake Wellington. The parade, which likely includes about 30 vessels, starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2023, and spectators are welcome to provide their own seating. The parade can be seen from Town Center Promenade, 12150 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington, FL 33414.  Parking …

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The 67th annual Hollywood Beach Candy Cane Parade will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 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 …

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