2022 Holiday Boat Parade Flyer

The Holiday Boat Parade is hosted annually on the second Friday of December. The event features a variety of festively decorated boats. 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!

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 

City of Delray Beach Parks 

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

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.

Waterfront Restaurants

Delray Beach

• Deck 84 -  840 E. Atlantic Ave.
• Meso Beach House - 900 E. Atlantic Ave.

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.

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 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 

Register to Participate 

Download Entry Form

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.