Join us for our 69th Annual Lighted Holiday Boat Parade

After a two-year break following the 2024 hurricanes, the Dunedin Lighted Holiday Boat Parade is back and might be your most fun night on the water all season.  Pull out the lights, decorate your boat, and run the ICW after dark with a fleet of fellow boaters.  Santa rides in on the last boat, so stick around for the finish.

Important Notes:

• PARTICIPATION:  This event is open to all boaters (Members and Non-Members).  Registration is required to participate, as is your attendance at the Mandatory Skipper's Meeting on December 2nd. You will need to have a ship-to-shore (VHF) radio onboard (fixed or portable) for communications with the Parade Master.
• REGISTRATION:  
• • REGISTRATION STARTS:  November 1, 2026
  • REGISTRATION ENDS:  December 1, 2026 at Midnight
  • TO REGISTER:  Click on the blue "Register" button on this page. 
    NOTE:  The "Register" button will no longer appear once registration is closed.
    
    
• FEES:  There is no fee to register and participate.  However, there is a limited number of registrations available.  If you register, please plan to participate. 
• MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS:  40 boats
• STAGING LOCATION:  The parade will be staged inside the basin of Marker 1 Marina. 
• STARTING LOCATION & ROUTE:  The parade will begin in the open basin just south of Marker 1 Marina, head west to the ICW and follow the ICW South to the Dunedin/Clearwater border.  At the Dunedin/Clearwater border, turn around heading North, and proceed into the City of Dunedin Marina.
• ENDING LOCATION:  The parade will conclude at the City of Dunedin Marina.
• START TIME:  The parade will leave from the basin at Marker 1 Marina starting at 6:00 PM.  
• SKIPPER'S INSTRUCTIONS:  Skipper's Instructions for the parade will be provided within your registration confirmation email.
• MANDATORY SKIPPER'S MEETING:  The Skipper's meeting for the parade will be at the Dunedin Community Center on Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:30 PM.  The address is:  1920 Pinehurst Rd., Dunedin, FL 34698
• JUDGING LOCATION:  The judging will be conducted as you pass through the channel opening coming into the City of Dunedin Marina.
  
• WAIVER:  Skippers are required to read and agree to a waiver during registration.  Acceptance of the waiver is a requirement to participate in the Lighted Boat Parade.
• NO POLITICAL DECORATIONS:  We ask that boat decorations DO NOT contain politically related messages.
• NO SANTA COSTUMES:  So we don't confuse the kids, we ask that boat decorations and crew DO NOT contain a likeness of Santa, as the real Santa will be arriving on the last boat.