27th Annual Schooner Wharf Bar/Absolute Vodka Lighted Boat Parade

Mistletoe goes on the mast, and running lights should twinkle in the appropriate red and green holiday colors for the 27th Annual Schooner Wharf Bar & Galley Lighted Boat Parade, Saturday, December 9th.

The parade begins at 8:00 p.m. but the festivities start early on the Harbor Walk of Lights. The Gerald Adams Elementary Steel Your Heart Band entertain with calypso Christmas music at 6:00 pm. Cayo Ritmo will be playing classic holiday tunes mixed with island dance rhythms of the Caribbean, such as: Reggae, Calypso, rock, along with R&B, funk and soul.

The community family-friendly parade begins in the Historic Seaport and makes a close pass in front of Schooner Wharf Bar and the judge’s stand for the best view of our creative mariner’s efforts. The variety is amazing and endless as dolphins and other aquatic creatures leap out of the sea to dazzle us all. Past years have had Huge Conch Shells, Candy Canes, Grinch’s, Messages of Peace on Earth and Support Our Troops, Sea Monsters, as well as Santa’s sleigh pulled by dolphins. Vessels range from classic Schooners with Christmas trees on the mast, small fishing vessels with dancing seahorses, to kayaks and dinghies decked out in their holiday best!

Dinghies, kayaks, ships and schooners all are eligible to share in Key West’s version of Christmas and to compete for boatloads of prizes, all entries will receive prizes!

Registered Lighted Boat Parade entries will receive 50% Discount off Christmas lights courtesy of Strunk Ace Hardware!

The Boys and Girls Club of the Keys will have an exciting prize booth along the Harbor Walk, where participants can spin the giant wheel and win a prize. Homemade holiday cookies and more will be on sale throughout the afternoon and evening to raise money for their club.

The Harbor Walk of Lights becomes the island’s holiday headquarters, and the parade is a must-see event in Key West, where we don’t need snow to make our holidays bright. Join the fun of this dazzling display of lights and creativity brought to you by Schooner Wharf Bar & Galley and the island’s imaginative and resourceful holiday spirited mariners.

For more info, call 305-292-3302 or visit SchoonerWharf.com and or KeyWestChristmas.org

To enter your boat call or stop by Schooner Wharf Bar.

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