10/24/2025
I haven't seen anyone express interest in taking over the Christmas Boat Parade so we will take the helm for another year. Saturday, December 13 seems like a great day (technically night) for a parade! So here's the official notice:
The 2025 Homosassa Christmas Boat Parade will be Saturday 13 December starting at DARK - which is the best time for people to see tiny lights sparkling on boats. We will loosely form up at the junction of the Homosassa River and Prices Creek (about the end of the RiverHaven houses). Start forming up around Dusk - dusk is the time between daytime and night time when it is still light enough to see where you're going but too light to see Christmas lights.
The Santa Sleigh will lead off the parade, everyone else can fall in behind us and follow Santa's lead. We'll drive by all the waterfront restaurants and marinas including
RiverHaven
MacRaes
Crumps
Monkey Bar
Homosassa Springs Marina
Seagrass
Margarita Grill
If Santa sees or hears large house parties he'll swing the fleet by them so everyone can get a nice look see.
As with the last 8 years or so this is a fun parade (as opposed to a cut throat competition). You can't have too many or too few lights on your boat. Whatever makes you happy is the perfect decoration. Spend an hour, a day or a week getting the boat ready, invite your friends and have fun showing off your decorating skills and partying on the water.
If you're a spectator, refer back a couple paragraphs to decide where you want to position yourself.
Capt Mark