It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the brightest. Holiday parades are aplenty around Northeast Florida following Thanksgiving as the streets and waterways are set to be lined with lights, well wishers, music and holiday cheer.
And don’t forget Santa sightings! 🎅
Here’s a county-by-county list of holiday parades happening throughout our area.
Baker County
What: Christmas Festival Lighted Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 6
Where: Through the streets of downtown Macclenny - ending at City Hall
Bradford County
What: Starke Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: Call Street, Starke
What: Merry Melrose Christmas Parade
When: 10 a.m., Dec. 13
Where: FL-26, Melrose
Clay County
What: Green Cove Springs Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 6
Where: Downtown Green Cove Springs
What: Middleburg Christmas Parade
When: 2 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: 3829 Sergeant Bradley Crose Road
What: Oakleaf Christmas Parade
When: 6:30 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: Oakleaf Plantation Pkwy and Plantation Oaks Blvd
What: Keystone Heights Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: Keystone Heights Historic Pavilion at Lake Geneva, 565 S. Lawrence Blvd.
What: Whitey’s Fish Camp Lighted Boat Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: 2032 County Road 220, Fleming Island
What: Orange Park Firetruck Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 19
Where: Orange Park Town Hall Park
Columbia County
What: Rotory Club of Lake City Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 13
Where: Starting at Memorial Stadium, turning onto Marion, and ending S of the DOT Building on Marion.
Duval County
What: Springfield Holiday Tree Lighting & Lantern Parade
When: 5 p.m., Nov. 25
Where: Sesquicentennial Park, 1527 N. Main St.
What: Jacksonville Light Boat Parade
When: 6:30 p.m., Nov. 29
Where: Along the north and south banks of the St. Johns River
Flagler County
What: Holiday at the Beach Parade
When: 1 p.m. Dec. 6
Where: Beginning at North 6th Street and ending at South 6th Street
What: Starlight Parade
When: 4 p.m., Dec. 6
Where: Central Park in Town Center, Palm Coast
Nassau County
What: City of Fernandina Beach Lighted Christmas Parade
When: 5 p.m., Dec. 6
Where: Parade route starts at Central Park
What: Yulee Christmas Parade and Festival
When: 4 p.m., Dec. 20
Where: 86142 Goodbread Road Yulee
What: Hilliard Santa Parade
When: 9 a.m., Dec. 13
Where: 3794 Pecan St, Hilliard
What: Amelia Island Dickens Illuminated Procession
When: 5 p.m., Dec.11
Where: 102 Centre St., Fernandina Beach
Putnam County
What: Palatka Christmas Parade
When: 7 p.m., Nov. 28
Where: St. Johns Avenue
St. Johns County
What: St. Augustine Christmas Parade
When: 9 a.m., Dec. 6
Where: Parade starts at the Shrine of Our Lady de La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios, 27 Ocean Avenue
What: St. Augustine Regatta of Lights
Where: 6 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: Along St. Augustine’s bayfront between the Bridge of Lions and the Castillo de San Marcos
What: Hastings Holiday Market Christmas Parade
When: 10 a.m., Dec. 13
Where: 418 N. Main St.
Union County
What: City of Lake Butler Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 13
Where: Downtown Lake Butler
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