Festivals
Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade 2026
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About This Event
The 55th Annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade — "The Most Spectacular Show on H2O" — lights up 12 miles of waterway on Saturday, Dec. 12. The parade stages on the New River by Stranahan House in downtown Fort Lauderdale, starts at 6 p.m. (non-motorized pre-show at 5:30 p.m.), and travels east to the Intracoastal and north to Lake Santa Barbara in Pompano Beach. About 100 decorated boats and roughly a million spectators; watching from shore is free.
Source: Winterfest, Inc. (official organizer) · Last verified 10/26/2026