Enjoy One of the Annual
Holiday Boat Parades in Our Area

Posted December 06, 2009

    Looking for some family fun during this festive time of the year?  The Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice area offers many family-fun events. One is the Bradenton Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade.  Come see, or, if you have a boat, take part in the Annual Bradenton Yacht Club Holiday Boat parade.

    Sarasota and Venice also host spectacular boat parades this time of year and all three of these boat parades are great fun for the whole family.

    The Bradenton Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade occurs each year on the Manatee River.  There is no entry fee and participation is open to all. To get involved with your own boat, you just need to attend the mandatory captain's meeting on the previous Monday and then decorate your boat and show up on December 12th.

    Aimee Choquette, chairwoman for the event this year spoke of the many awards available. For those entering for the first time and hoping to win one of the awards, she noted that there are, of course, the typical judging categories for things like boat size, best corporate entry and best theme boat.  But, she also mentioned that there are usually also "surprise awards" that may be given for things like the liveliest crew or other attributes that strike the judges fancy at the time.

    There will be several locations for spectator viewing at the yacht club as well as along the river.  The parade will end at the Bradenton Yacht Club where the decorated boats will be on display for judging and participating boat captains and their crews will enjoy a VIP celebration among all the hoopla and family-fun activities including music by Backyard Bone and a visit by Santa.

    Holiday boat parades, like so many other events that occur during all seasons of the year, are examples of why the Sarasota Sun Coast is such a wonderful place to live.  Other delightful events this time of year include the Selby Gardens "Lights in Bloom," a spectacular display of colorful lights and a wide range of entertainment, the annual Pineapple Drop at Midnight on New Years’ Eve in downtown Sarasota, The PAL Sailor's Circus and the Siesta Key Beach Snowbirds Fine Arts & Crafts Show and St. Armands Winter Art Festival in early January.

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