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Must see 2011 Holiday
Boat Parades in Florida
During this holiday
season, the vast Intercoastal and Intracoastal waterways as
well as the 1200 miles of coastline are showcased in the
Sunshine State with a heap of boat parades, passing through
the Panhandle to the Keys and every area in between. Vessels
of all sizes, ornamented and illuminated from bow to stern,
with Santa usually on board are among the highlights of
these distinct parades. If you plan to spend Christmas
holidays in Florida with your family, then you better take
note of the subsequent early highlights.
Venice Christmas Boat
Parade. It is
typically participated in by huge boats showing off from
north of the Albee Road Bridge going down to the
Intracoastal waterways. It is scheduled to kick off this
Saturday, December 3, 2011. You don't have to worry though
if you can't make it to this date as there are still a lot
of spectacular boat parades to happen in the following days.
The Holiday Regatta of
Lights. This
is a kind of annual boat parade scheduled Saturday, December
10, 2011, in the state, reflecting the maritime grounds of
the Oldest City, St. Augustine. The event will start at
6:00PM and is best viewed from the downtown waterfront area
of the city in Matanzas Bay between Castillo de San Marcos
and the Bridge of Lions. Other boat parades scheduled on the
same date include the Key Largo Boat Parade at Blackwater
Sound, Schooner Wharf Bar Lighted Boat Parade in Key West,
Boot Key Harbor Lighted Christmas Boat Parade in Marathon,
Seminole Hard Rock's Winterfest Boat Parade in Downtown Fort
Lauderdale, and The Treasure Island Holiday Boat Parade at
Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club.
Bonita Springs Boat
Parade.
Between 5:30PM and 6:00PM on Sunday, December 11th,
the Bonita Springs Boat Parade will cruise by the Fish House
and goes up the Imperial River to US 41 before spinning.
Also featured on this date's boat parade are the Key Colony
Beach Holiday Boat Parade and the Pompano Beach Holiday Boat
Parade, which is promoted as "Florida's Oldest Boat Parade."
The Lower Keys Lighted
Boat Parade.
Catch the lighted boat parade on Saturday, December 17th
at 7:00PM, participated in by boats from kayaks to deep-sea
cruisers. Best viewing is from Parrotdise Waterfront Bar &
Grill or from Pine Channel Causeway. Santa and Mrs. Claus'
appearance is expected on this event. But prior to this is
the Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade at Boca Raton-Delray
Beach border, to sail at 6:30PM of the same date,
concurrently with the Madeira Beach 45th Annual "Festival of
Lights" Boat Parade at north of Tom Stuart Causeway.
Cape Coral Christmas
Boat A Long and Light Parade.
Finally, on December 18th, Sunday, the Cape Coral
Christmas Boat A Long and Light Parade will sail at 4:00PM
then strolls throughout the South Cape Coral canals.
All these and more of the
must-see events are waiting for your appointment this
Christmas holiday in the sunshine state Florida. Remember
you can have all the comforts of home when you rent a
vacation home near Disney World
Mark and Susan Whichard are Orlando tourism experts and write frequently about attractions in and around Orlando.
Mark and his wife Susan are the proprietors of
Quality Villa Rentals Orlando. You can get great deals on
Orlando vacation homes and villa rentals at this website
http://www.qualityvillarentals.com
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