Holiday Boat Parade Lantana to Delray

The Boynton Beach Holiday Boat Parade is hosted annually on the second Friday of December. The event features a variety of festively decorated boats and is a premier holiday attraction for the Boynton Harbor Marina. This year, the event is being held in partnership with the Town of Hypoluxo, Town of Lantana, and City of Delray Beach.

Each year, a combination of privately owned and commercial vessels decked out with dazzling lights, holiday décor, and costumed captains compete in the modest, yet wildly popular boat parade. The festive flotilla lights up the Intracoastal waterways of beautiful Boynton Beach!

Parade Route

At 6:30 PM, the parade will form at the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana (near Old Key Lime House) and travel south to the C-15 Canal in Delray Beach (south of Linton Boulevard).

Watch Locations 

The Boynton Harbor Marina, located at 735 Casa Loma Boulevard, serves as the official watch location for the Holiday Boat Parade in Boynton Beach. Activities at the Boynton Harbor Marina include festive music, children’s activities, a special visit from Santa, and food and beverages available for purchase from Two Georges Restaurant. Guests are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots.

In addition to the Boynton Harbor Marina, there are plenty of other great viewing areas available along the parade route, such as waterfront restaurants and parks.

Recommended locations include:

Waterfront Restaurants

Lantana

• Old Key Lime House – 300 E. Ocean Avenue

Boynton Beach

• Banana Boat – 739 E. Ocean Ave.
• Two Georges Waterfront Grille – 728 Casa Loma Blvd.
• Prime Catch – 700 E. Woolbright Rd.

Delray Beach

• Deck 84 –  840 E. Atlantic Ave.
• Del Fuego – 900 E. Atlantic Ave.

City of Boynton Beach Parks

• Intracoastal Park – 2240 N. Federal Hwy.
• Jaycee Park – 2600 S. Federal Hwy.
• Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park – 2010 N. Federal Hwy.

City of Delray Beach Parks 

• Veterans Park – 802 N.E. 1st St.
• Knowles Park – 1001 S. Federal Hwy.

Bridge Delays

The boat parade will travel directly underneath several area bridges. To ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians the bridges outlined below will be held in the upright position while the boat parade is passes each area. It is very difficult to provide an exact time that the bridges will be unavailable for crossing. The times listed below are merely estimates based on data collected in previous years.

Boynton Beach

• Ocean Avenue – 7:15 PM
• Woolbright Road – 7:30 PM

Delray Beach

• George Bush Boulevard – 7:45 PM
• Atlantic Avenue – 8:00 PM
• Linton Boulevard – 8:15 PM

Toys for Tots 

Each year, the BBCRA partners with Marine Industries and Sea Tow to collect new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. This is a wonderful opportunity to help a local child receive a gift during the holiday season. There will be boats traveling with the parade that will stop at individual docks along the parade route to collect toys. Simply waive a flashlight and a boat will come directly to you for pick-up. There will also be Toys for Tots donation boxes at the Boynton Harbor Marina, Banana Boat, Prime Catch, and Two Georges.

For more information about the Boynton Beach Holiday Boat Parade, please contact Mercedes Coppin, Business Development & Promotions Manager, at CoppinM@bbfl.us or (561) 600-9097.

Register to Participate

All local boaters are invited to participate at this year’s Holiday Boat Parade. Entry is FREE, however all participants are required to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the captains’ meeting.

Prizes will be awarded for First, Second, and Third Place in three size categories: Under 25 feet, 25 feet to 34 feet and 35 feet and up.

The registration form for the 2024 Holiday Boat Parade will be released later this year.