Explore More than 100 Cities Where You Can Watch or Participate
Whether you know them as Christmas boat parades, holiday boat parades or lighted boat parades, these sparkling, festive events light up waterways all around the United States each year, bringing communities together and giving boaters a chance to show off their festive spirit.
The listing below includes links to boat parades for 2021 where you can view the festivities or sign up to participate with your own boat. Scroll to your state to find details on your local boat parade.
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Alabama
Arizona
California
- Dana Point
- Huntington Harbor
- Marina Del Rey
- Morro Bay
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Naples Island
- Newport Beach
- Oceanside
- Oxnard
- Redondo Beach
- San Diego
- San Rafael
- Santa Barbara
- Venice
- Ventura
Connecticut
Florida
- Alafia
- Apollo Beach
- Boca Raton
- Bonita Springs
- Boynton Beach/Delray Beach
- Bradenton
- Bradenton Beach
- Cape Coral
- Carabelle
- Clearwater
- Cocoa Beach
- Cocoa Village
- Daytona Beach
- DeLand
- Destin
- Dunedin
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Myers Beach
- Fort Pierce
- Gulfport
- Jacksonville
- Jupiter/Palm Beach
- Key Largo
- Key West
- Lake Weir
- Lantana
- Leesburg
- Madeira Beach
- Manatee River
- Marathon
- Merritt Island
- Mount Dora
- Naples
- New Port Richie
- New Smyrna Beach
- Niceville
- Ormond Beach
- Palm Beach/Jupiter
- Palm Coast
- Palm Valley
- Pensacola
- Pompano Beach
- Punta Gorda
- Redington Beach
- Sarasota
- St. Augustine
- St. Pete Beach
- Steinhatchee River
- Stuart
- Tampa
- Tarpon Springs
- Treasure Island
- Venice
- Vero Beach
- Weirsdale
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- Clear Lake Area, Houston
- Corpus Christi
- Galveston
- Lake Grapevine
- Lake Travis
- Port Aransas
Port O’Connor - San Antonio River
- San Bernard River
Virginia
Washington State
Washington, D.C.
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