JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There’s no shortage of Christmas parades here. The days following Thanksgiving are filled with streets through out Northeast Florida lined with lights, well wishers, music and holiday cheer. Most notable - Santa sightings.
Here’s a county-by-county list of places, days, and times detailing where you and your family can take in a Christmas parade - or several.
- Springfield Holiday Tree Lighting & Lantern Parade
When: 5 p.m., Nov. 29
Where: Sesquicentennial Park, 1527 N. Main St.
- Palatka Christmas Parade
When: 7 p.m., Nov. 29
Where: St. John Avenue
- Jacksonville Light Boat Parade
When: 6:30 p.m., Nov. 30
Where: Along the north and south banks of the St. Johns River
- St. Augustine Christmas Parade
When: 9 a.m., Dec. 7
Where: 27 Ocean Avenue
- Holiday at the Beach Parade
When: 1 p.m. Dec. 7
Where: Beginning at North 6th Street and ending at South 6th Street
- City of Fernandina Beach Lighted Christmas Parade
When: 5 p.m., Dec. 7
Where: Parade route starts at Central Park
- Green Cove Springs Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 7
Where: Downtown Green Cove Springs
- Amelia Island Dickens Illuminated Procession
When: 5 p.m., Dec.12
Where: 102 Centre St., Fernandina Beach
- Hilliard Santa Parade
When: 9 a.m., Dec. 14
Where: 3794 Pecan St, Hilliard
- Yulee Christmas Parade and Festival
When: 10 a.m., Dec. 14
Where: 86142 Goodbread Road Yulee
- Hastings Holiday Market Christmas Parade
When: 10 a.m., Dec. 14
Where: 418 N. Main St.
- Middleburg Christmas Parade
When: 2 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: Along County Road 215, next to the Middleburg Gun Range
- Oakleaf Christmas Parade
When: 4 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: Oakleaf Plantation Pkwy and Plantation Oaks Blvd
- Keystone Heights Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: Keystone Heights Historic Pavilion
- Rotary Club of Lake City Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 14
Where: Starting at Memorial Stadium, turning onto Marion, and ending S of the DOT Building on Marion.
- Starke Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: Call Street, Starke
- St. Augustine Regatta of Lights
Where: 6 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: Along St. Augustine’s bayfront between the Bridge of Lions and the Castillo de San Marcos
- Whitey’s Fish Camp Lighted Boat Parade
When: 6:30 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: 2032 County Road 220, Orange Park
- City of Lake Butler Christmas Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 14
- Starlight Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 14
Where: Central Park in Town Center, Palm Coast
- Orange Park Firetruck Parade
When: 6 p.m., Dec. 20
Where: Orange Park Town Hall Park
- Merry Melrose Christmas Parade
When: 2 p.m., Dec. 21
Where: FL-26, Melrose