Boat Parade

Boot Key Harbor Christmas Boat Parade

Boot Key Harbor, Marathon Marathon FL

Next edition

Boot Key Harbor Christmas Boat Parade 2026 December 12, 2026

Provisional — awaiting the organiser's announcement

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Future editions
  • 2027 — December 11, 2027 · provisional
  • 2028 — December 9, 2028 · provisional
  • 2029 — December 8, 2029 · provisional
  • 2030 — December 14, 2030 · provisional

Marathon’s harbour parade lets anything from lit dinghies to yachts wind the length of Boot Key Harbor past its bars and marinas at dusk. Awards and the after-party are at Dockside, and proceeds go to a local children’s holiday charity.

  • Starts: Dusk (~5 pm per TDC 2025; ~6 pm per old organiser page)
  • Route: From the west (Seven Mile Bridge) end of Boot Key Harbor east past waterfront restaurants, turning in the basin at Yacht Haven Marina / Sombrero Blvd
  • Where to watch: Lazy Days South; Marathon Marina; Burdine’s Waterfront; Dockside Tropical Cafe, 35 Sombrero Blvd (judges, awards, after-party); Sombrero Boatmans Marina
  • Running since: 1997
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