This picture is actually from 2010, but you get the picture |
So, what better way to celebrate the season than by
participating in the free holiday
festivities? Here’s a breakdown of the
holiday events going down in Palm Beach County, alphabetized by city.
Boca Raton
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Courtesy of City of Boca Raton's website |
Friday, November 23,
5:30pm
Holiday Lighting
Extravaganza
At Mizner Park Amphitheater, you won’t just find a tree
lighting, it’s a virtual tree
lighting. I’m not really sure what that
means, but leave it to Boca to not actually have those pesky pine needles to
pick up. There will also be fireworks
and “optical illusions” according to the city’s website. The lighting celebration starts at 7:30pm.
Wednesday, December 5
Holiday Street ParadeThe parade route stretches on Federal Highway from SE 8th Street north to Mizner Park. Not sure if that virtual tree will still be around, or what.
Saturday, December 8,
6:30pm
Holiday Boat Parade
The waterway parade starts at the Delray-Boca border at the
C-15 Canal and travels south to the Hillsboro Boulevard Bridge. If you don’t own a mansion on the
Intracoastal in Boca, you can snag bleacher seating at Red Reef Park (Red Reef
Park normally has a $20 parking fee, not sure if that will be applicable this
night or not).
Where to go for more information:
City of Boca Raton Website Mizner Park Amphitheater Website
Boat Parade
Boynton Beach
Saturday,
December 1, 5pm
Street
Parade, Tree Lighting, and Concert
The fun in Boynton starts at 5pm
with the holiday parade down Federal Highway.
I live off Federal Highway, but unfortunately the parade is not in my
neck of the woods. The parade will start
on SE 12th and head north to Ocean Avenue. Then at 6:30pm, the tree lighting takes place
at Ocean Avenue Amphitheater. Right
after that, you can jam out to a concert on Ocean Avenue hosted by Virginia and
Jason from Wild 95.5. I hate to be a
stalker, but I really like the KVJ show, so I’m probably going to stalk them.
Friday,
December 7th, 6:30pm
Boynton and
Delray Beach Holiday Boat Parade
I literally have the best seat in
the house for this parade because it starts at the Boynton Inlet, which I can
see right from my dock.
Best seat in the house - we brought wine, of course! |
Now, the parade isn’t really
something to write home about in the sense of the boats. They are fun to see, all lit up, but there
are usually only a few, maybe about 15.
Very hard to capture by camera! |
Where to go for more information:
Street Parade Lighting, and Concert
Boat Parade
Delray Beach
Tree Lighting
It’s quite the sight… see the 100-foot tall tree light up for
the first time this season! The tree is
located in Old School Square, right off Atlantic Avenue. In the picture above, you can see me rapping
with Santa a few years back. If you
can’t make the tree lighting ceremony, you can see the tree lit up all the way
until January 10 from 10am to 10pm daily.
Friday,
December 7th, 6:30pm
Boynton and Delray Beach
Holiday Boat Parade
See the Boynton Beach section above.
Saturday,
December 8th, 6pm
Holiday
Parade and Menorah Lighting
The parade takes place along
Atlantic Avenue. The Menorah Lighting
will be at Old School Square, where you can also see the 100-foot tree and
maybe even take in a little ice skating (warning: the rink is very small and is
made of plastic, not ice).
Where to go for more information:
Downtown Delray Beach website
Jupiter
Saturday,
December 1, 8pm
Holiday
Boat Parade
The parade runs from Palm Beach,
just south of the North Palm Beach Marina and travels up the Intracoastal to Jupiter.
There are several points for the
general, non-boat-owning public to view the parade, including Sawfish Bay Park
and Lighthouse Park. The parade starts
in Palm Beach at 6pm and should arrive in Jupiter about 8pm.
Where to go for more information:
Jupiter website Palm Beach website
Palm Beach
See Jupiter Holiday Boat Parade
above.
Where to go for more information:
Sand and Sea Sun’s Greetings
Total Cost: Free!
Best Deal: Watching the Delray/Boynton Boat Parade from my backyard
What do you do to celebrate the holidays for free?
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