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.

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 

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