Vote For Your Favorite Boat!

or dinghy, or kayak, or gondola or paddleboard or…

Starting at 6:00 PM on Parade Day, December 13th, 2025, you can make your voice heard and help select the People’s Choice Award-winning entry in the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade.

Vote once a day until January 8, 2026, 8 PM EST

Vote once a day until January 8, 2026, 8 PM EST

Three Ways to Vote!

The 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade Participants

Click on your favorite participant and the vote-by-text buttons and on-page voting form will be pre-populated with their entry ID!

Actual photos of this year’s entries will be uploaded when available

		Pre-Show
A		Florida Paddle Trail Association
B		Florida Paddle Trail Association
		Parade
1		United States Coast Guard Hudson
2		GEICO Fireworks Barge
3		Fort Lauderdale Fire Boat 49
4		United States Coast Guard 45
5		Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Grand Marshal Showboat presented by Fifth Third
6		Santa Claus delivered by Amazon onboard Jungle Queen
7		Republic National Distributing Company onboard Caprice
8		Rudolph chasing Santa onboard Light FX Barge
9		Miss Pontoon
10		iHeart Radio onboard Ballyhoo
11		Winterfest Jr. Captain onboard Carrie B – Moved by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK powered by FPL
12		Lagassé Pools brings Drums of Polynesia onboard Breezy Tiki
13		Florida State University Alumni aboard The Berry Patch II
14		Broward County Transit onboard Pelican I
15		Winterfest EDM Dance Barge
16		1
17		Broward Gator Club Boat hosted by CBI onboard The Berry Patch
18		Island SPACE Caribbean Museum onoard Serenity
19		Troca One
20		Ellie Smart Dive onboard International Swimming Hall of Fame and ISHOF’S Every Child a Swimmer Program
21		Musette
22		INSTIGATOR
23		Celsius onboard Catalina
24		Dunn Deal
25		Coastal
26		Kat-A-Tude
27		Toys for Tots onboard Black Pearl
28		Art of the Seas
29		MR BOBB
30		Liberty
31		Yellow Submarine onboard Pop Pop
32		Sailfish 3.0
33		Piper High School onboard Island Discovery
34		Freedom Waters Foundation onboard Island Expedition
35		Toy Soldiers onboard Aireze
36		Exceed
37		Sea Rocket
38		Savoir-Faire
39		Slip n Fall Steve
40		Winterfest brings Extreme Holiday with Fearless Flores Thrill Show
41		Romantic Venice
42		Navy League of the US Fort Lauderdale Council onboard Archer
43		Family Affair
44		Dare To Dream
45		FREEDOM
46		My Bevy
47		Keg Life
48		Leopard
49		Catch My Drift
50		Mystic Star
51		Bella Blue
52		MUIR-Y CHRISTMAS – 12 Dinghies of Christmas with Winterfest (with Sea Tow)
53		The Rock
54		Sandy
55		GEICO onboard Sun Dream
56		Show Me The Mahi
57		Cruisin Tiki
58		Laura Ki
59		Captain Hook
60		Shake A Leg Miami onboard Yamas
61		Shake A Leg Miami onboard J.E. Lockwood
62		NSUOcean and Guy Harvey Foundation onboard FishAngler
63		Party Girl
64		Florida Children’s Theatre onboard Bluefoot Pirate Adventures
65		Boozy
66		Coco Tiki
67		KW239FS
68		Cdancer
69		First Love
70		Seahorse
71		Mako No Mistake
72		Miss Nicole
73		Unexpected Pleasure
74		Bradford Marine presents Hero
75		Cat’s Meow
76		Chabad Lubavitch onboard Starlight
77		Gentleman’s Legacy
78		The Good Life
79		3 PW
80		La Concentida
81		Misty Megan
82		Warbird
83		The Navigator – Searay Sundancer
84		The Beast
85		SOFILIA
86		Sail Last
87		Island Gal
88		SEAPHIA
89		USS Mobile Mike
90		Nauti Ho
91		Who Dat
92		Valensea
93		Aurora
94		B
95		Clover
96		Gertrude
97		Penelope
98		Skylar
99		Aqua Flight Yacht Toys
100		Visit Lauderdale Salutes Winterfest’s 54 Anniversary with Studio 54

BY FILLING OUT THIS FORM OR TEXTING TO ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES – I have agreed to the Official Rules of this Sweepstakes and have authorized the above information be placed in this winterfestparade.com database and used for Winterfest purposes in accordance with the Winterfest privacy policy. I hereby certify that I am 19 years of age or older, and have complied with and agree to be bound by the Official Rules of this Sweepstakes.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Data rates may apply. Data plans may not be available through all wireless carriers. Message & Data rates may apply when you text to enter the sweepstakes, verify eligibility and confirm entry.

TEXT THE BOAT YOU LIKE TO 1-844-675-0705:BOAT(#) (Message and Data rates may apply). By voting via text or using this website’s online form, you agree to receive updates (by text or email).

Photos can be found on the Winterfest App, Winterfestparade.com and on our Social Media.

1. Eligibility: Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of Florida who are at least nineteen (19) years old at the time of entry. The following persons are not eligible to participate or win prizes: employees, agents, immediate families (spouses, children, household members) of Winterfest, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, SunSentinel, iHeart Media, Jet Blue Airlines (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), their divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, advertising or promotion agencies, printers and suppliers, judging or fulfillment organizations, or auditing or legal firms involved with this promotion, or any family member of, or any person residing in the same household as any person in any of the preceding categories.

2. No person who has won any prize in any prior Winterfest® WINTERFEST PICK YOUR FAVORITE BOAT (People’s Choice) AWARDS is eligible to win any prize in this 2025 Sweepstakes. Winners will be required to show proof of eligibility.

3. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

4. Sponsor: Winterfest® Inc. 512 Northeast 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

5. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on December 13, 2025, at 6:00PM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on January 8, 2026 at 8:00PM ET (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes. The winner may not substitute or transfer all or any portion of any prize.

6. How to Enter: During the Promotion Period, you may enter the Sweepstakes via one of the following methods:

(a) From the Winterfestparade.com website: Click on the Watch and Vote tab. You will then be directed to the People’s Choice Award & Parade Winners page at: https://winterfestparade.com/peoples-choice-award. Complete and submit the entry form for the WINTERFEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD to vote for the winner and receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.

(b) Use your two-way text-messaging capable device to text “BOAT (#)” to 1-844-675-0705. Message and Data rates may apply. Text “STOP” to 1-844-675-0705 to stop receiving text messages. Text HELP to 1-844-675-0705 for help information. Upon receipt of your text message, you will receive a reply text with a link to the Sweepstakes page URL, https://winterfestparade.com/peoples-choice-award. Each text message, sent or received, may incur a charge as provided in your rate plan. Message and data rates may apply. If you participate via text message, you will receive at least one (1) text message in response to your participation. Text-messaging may not be available through all wireless carriers and in all areas.

Entrants who enter the Sweepstakes via text messaging on their phone or other web-enabled devices may be charged according to their carriers’ data rate or text-messaging plans; entrants should contact their carriers for pricing details. Data plans and text-messaging may not be available through all wireless carriers or phones. Limit: Each person may enter one (1) time ONLY per day during the Promotion Period, regardless of method of entry. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or phone number. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant’s entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. By voting via text or using this website’s online form, you agree to receive updates (by text or email).

Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.

7.  Prize: One (1) winner will receive round trip air travel on Jet Blue Airlines® for the winner and one (1) guest from the closest major U.S. airport to the winner’s residence served by Jet Blue Airlines® (subject to Air Travel Restrictions set forth below). Winner must comply with the complete terms and conditions of the prize. Approximate retail value: $600.

8. Expenses not set forth above are the responsibility of the winner. No substitutions; cash equivalents; or transfers of the prize will be permitted; except at the option and sole discretion of the Sponsor. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above; including but not limited to; meals; personal charges; security fees; taxes; gratuities or other expenses or incidentals are the responsibility solely of winner. Winner and travel companion must travel at the same time and must depart from the same city. Travel arrangements must be made upon acceptance of prize; at the discretion of the Sponsor and are subject to availability. Sponsor may substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Limit one prize per household.

9. Air Travel Restrictions:  Air travel is subject to Jet Blue Airlines® terms and conditions; certain restrictions may apply.

10. Drawings: The potential winner will be notified by the email or phone number provided as part of his/her Sweepstakes registration page. Email and phone number must be valid, or potential winner may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Within two (2) days after being notified, the potential winner will be required to submit proof of residency and that they are over 19 years of age in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to submit the complete contact information (full name, address, phone number) within the required time period (if applicable), the potential winner forfeits the prize. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the applicable prize will remain unawarded.

11. Release: By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Sweepstakes Entities, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

12. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

13. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute all or any portion of any prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All determinations shall be made by the Sponsor and its decisions are final and binding with respects to all aspects of this Sweepstakes.

14. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt of use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, if it is possible. If the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, is discontinued for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

15. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate Broward County Court located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida.

Each entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the prize described in Sections 7 and 9 above for air travel provided by Jet Blue Airlines® or the use thereof shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.

16.  By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to Sponsor’s manner of collection, use, retention, and disclosure of entrant’s personal information submitted in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, all names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and birth dates obtained from or provided by entrants.  Information collected is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy and any state or federal law.  Information collected from this sweepstakes is subject to the collector’s privacy policy.

17. Winner List: For a winner list, visit www.winterfestparade.com. The winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete. To receive a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, along with the specific written request, to

Winterfest®, Inc.,
Attn: WINTERFEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD,
512 N.E. 3rd Ave.,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.

All such requests must be received by Winterfest® on or before January 8, 2026.

Jet Blue Airlines® is not an administrator of this Sweepstakes.