MANATEE RIVER HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2025

 

2024 Winners

Over 30’ | 1st Place - Boat #10 Tharsis | 2nd Place - Boat #4 The Eldorado | 3rd Place - Boat #2 Good Girl

Under 30’ | 1st Place - Boat #17 Shingle Life | 2nd Place - Boat #21 Doc’s Holiday | 3rd Place - Boat # 26 Paradise 1

2025 Boat Parade Participants

#1 MisBeeHavin Together - 27’ Sportsman | #2 AMI Ice Cream Boat Charity for Vets - Sweatwater Godfrey

#3 Team Stingray - 26’ Stingray | #4 The Shingle Life - 29’ Everglades

#5 The Other Line - 27’ T-Craft | #6 Good Girl - 50’ Carver

#7 Lady B - 38’ Meridian | #8 Waterscape - 38’ Meridian

#9 Sea-Weed - 16’ Tugboat | #10 M/Y Seaduction - 64’ Pershing

#11 Top Fun Charters - 51’ Formula | #12 Reel Talk - 33’ Contender

#13 Doc’ Holiday - 19’ Bayliner | #14 Feelin’ Salty - 32’ Aquila

#16 SeaO2 - 25’ Contender

#17 Twisted T-Craft - 24’ T-Craft | #18 Latitude 27 - 23’ Scout

#19 Bearly Floatin’ - 23’ Caravelle Sea Hawk | #20 Pocket Change - 20’ Aquasport

#21 Family Truckster - 23’ C-Hawk | #22 Pura Vida  - 32’ Sportsman

#23 Mia Breeze - 23’ Sportsman Heritage

#25 Tan Lines - 31’ Chris Craft | #26 Candy Land - 21’ Choas Bay Boat

#27 - 31’ Jupiter | #28 Stink Stank Stunk - 18’ Mnx Pontoon

#29 - 23’ Sea Fox | #30 Yule Tide - 22’ Key West

 
register your boat - Free to enter!

The Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade is the county’s largest holiday event of the year. A fleet of decked out vessels will tour up the Manatee River competing for cash prizes and the winning title while thousands of area residents and traveling spectators flock to the river to experience the magic.

The Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity, is dedicated to providing a memorable and safe annual event that brings the heart of the holidays to our community. We believe it is a time to celebrate our loved ones, cultivate traditions, support our local businesses, and cheerfully give back to our community.

Special Thanks to Our 2025 Sponsors

  • Cash Sponsors: Thank you for your generous financial contributions that make this event possible.

  • In-Kind Sponsors: Thank you for your wonderful donations to our captain’s bags and raffle baskets. Your support adds tremendous value and excitement for our participants.

We truly appreciate each of you for helping make this event a success.