12/11/2010 - 20th Annual Schooner Wharf Lighted Boat Parade Brightens the Bight
20th Annual Schooner Wharf Lighted Boat Parade brightens the bight
Maritime merriment will fill the harbor for the holidays, as the 20th Annual Schooner
Wharf Bar/Absolut Vodka Lighted Boat Parade sails past and brightens up the bight.
The parade begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, but the festivities start early on the
Harbor Walk of Lights. The Gerald Adams Elementary School Steel Your Heart Band
will tap out calypso Christmas music starting at 6 p.m. at Schooner Wharf Bar, where
drink specials on Absolut Vodka and Yeungling will add to the festivity. A piping hot
ham dinner with all the fixin's will keep everyone full and happy while they line the
waterfront for the best parade viewing spot.
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. Handmade ornaments
and holiday beverages will be on sale throughout the afternoon and evening to raise
money for their club.
Last year, 32 vessels of all shapes and sizes dazzled the crowd and judges with their
Christmas creativity. The Coast Guard led the parade with Santa and his reindeer, while
other vessels featured thousands of lights and holiday music.
The Harbor Walk 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.
The island is a warm winter wonderland, with just as much holiday spirit and goodwill
wishes as the North Pole.
A captain's meeting for the parade will take place Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. on the
Schooner Wharf upper deck. Over $24,000 in prizes and bragging rights are up for grabs.
Parade participants are encouraged to register by Thursday, Dec. 9, but entries will be
accepted as late as the day of the parade.
For more information, call 305-292-3773 or 305-292-3302.
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