Author: Q Branch
Commodore: Johnny Williams
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- DECEMBER 14, 2024
- DECEMBER 13, 2025
- DECEMBER 12, 2026
- DECEMBER 11, 2027
- DECEMBER 9, 2028
Parade dates may change without notice – please check this page
Winterfest Wins Big in 2018
Winterfest wins fifteen 2018 SunSational Awards from the Florida Festivals & Events Association
2017
Winterfest Flashback to 2017
“Broadway on Parade”
2017 brought “Broadway on Parade” to the Waterway with a little bit of Country. Big & Rich – Grand Marshals with Ken Ortner as Commodore and Eugenia Ellis as Belle of the Ball.
Winterfest won USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Award Contest for Best Holiday Parade.
THE PEOPLE OF WINTERFEST
Grand Marshals: Big & Rich
Celebrity: Captain Lee (Bravo’s Below Deck)
Commodore: Ken Ortner
Belle of the Ball: Eugenia Ellis
Jr. Captain of the Parade: Grayson Zrelak – Deliver the Dream
Poster Artist: April Kirk
Ornament Designer: Pat Anderson
Boat Parade Chairman: Mark Swenson
Ball Chairs: Susan Renneisen and Danielle Dattile
Student Art Chair: Rosalie Wheatley
Grandstand Chairman: David Greenberger
Control Boat Chairs: Jim Zimmerman and Terry Delmonaco
Ham Operator Chairs: Robin Terrill and Carol Sjursen
Dock Walker Chair: Jeff Sturgis
VIP Area: Lisa Duke
Volunteer Chair: Ginny Miller
Captain’s Cup Chairman: Kelly Tortoriello
Carolyn McLaughlin Volunteer Spirits Award Winner: Bob Parkinson
Chairman of the Board: Ben Wesley
President/CEO: Lisa Scott-Founds
2017 VIDEOS
All videos produced by WSVN Channel 7 unless otherwise noted.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
For the third year in a row Winterfest won USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Award Contest for Best Holiday Parade.
Co-Grand Marshals: Big & Rich
CMA, Grammy and Billboard Music Award winning Big & Rich Save a Horse and Ride a Showboat as Grand Marshals in 2017.