2024 Theme

“From Sawgrass to Seagrass: Waves of Holiday Cheer”

Saturday, December 14, 2024

CELEBRATE the 53rd Annual Parade with the theme: From Sawgrass to Seagrass: Waves of Holiday Cheer

Winterfest is encouraging boaters to show how they holiday in December with a nod to the beauty of this area. From beaches to waterways, parks to Everglades, Floridians love to host an image or two reflecting this tropical environment with their decorations. After all, we would rather have sand in our flip-flops than snow in our boots.

Boaters, with a little imagination, you can decorate “ol’ school” with holiday images (just no Santa).

Decorating Ideas and Images

SAWGRASS IMAGES: 

Alligators

Black Bear

Cranes

Crocodiles

Florida Leafwing Butterfly

Florida Panther

Gopher Tortoise

Heron

Miami-blue butterfly

Nassau Grouper

River Otters

Smalltooth and Largetooth Sawfish

Spoonbills

Turtle

Water Rats

West Indian Manatee

White-Tailed Deer

Wood Stork

SEAGRASS IMAGES:

Crabs

Dolphins

Green Sea Turtle

Jellyfish

Manatees

Manta Ray

Marlins

Octopus

Parrotfish

Pelican

Queen Conch

Ribbon Eel

Schoolmaster Snapper

Sea Turtles

Seahorses

Sharks

Shrimp

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Starfish

Stingrays

Various Fish

MOVIES / TV SERIES:

Sawgrass / Seagrass – 

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

A Perfect Planet – Oceans

America’s National Parks – Everglades

Aquaman

Baby Shark’s Big Show!

Finding Nemo

Flipper

Florida Road Trip – The Everglades

H2O – Mermaid Adventures

Gentle Ben

Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys

Glimpse of Florida

Leo

Life Aquatic

Miami Vice

Naked Planet: Everglades

Nature: Wild Florida

Nyad

Ocean to the Everglades

River of Grass

Salt, Sand and Sky: A Cinematic Road Trip through Florida

The Blue Planet

The Glades

The Little Mermaid

The Pirates of the Caribbean

Wild Boar Hunt

Yesterday’s Everglades

Holiday Cheer – 

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Christmas Carol

Elf

Frosty the Snowman

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Jack Frost

Love, Lights, Hanukkah!

Mistletoe & Menorahs

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Prancer

Round and Round

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Nativity Story

SONGS:

Sawgrass / Seagrass

‘An Ocean Between the Waves’ – War on Drugs

‘Beyond the Sea’ – Bobby Darrin

‘Down in the Everglades’  – Willie Nelson

‘Down by the Water’ – The Drums

‘Honey Pie’ – The Beatles

‘How Deep Is The Ocean?’ – Bob Dylan

‘I Sat By The Ocean’ – QOTSA

‘I Want to Got to the Beach’ – Iggy Pop

‘Into the Mystic’ – Van Morrison

‘Kokomo’ – The Beach Boys

‘Max Can’t Surf’ – FIDLAR

‘Mermaid in the Night’ – Jimmy Buffet

‘Ocean’ – Velvet Underground

‘Ocean Eyes’ – Billie Eilish

‘Ocean View’ – Easy Life

‘Oceans’ – Pearl Jam

‘Octopus’ Garden’ – The Beatles

‘Redondo Beach’ – Patti Smith

‘Rockaway Beach’ – Ramones

‘Sail on Sailor’ – The Beach Boys

‘Sawgrass’  – Josh Ritter

‘Sea and Sand’ – The Who

‘Sea Legs’ – The Shins

‘Ship Song’ – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

‘Sitting on the Dock of the Bay’ – Otis Redding

‘Surfin’ USA’ – The Beach Boys

‘Surfin Bird’ – The Trashmen

‘The Everglades’  – Waylon Jennings

‘The Ocean’ – Led Zeppelin

‘Under the Boardwalk’ – The Drifters

‘Waves’ – Miguel and Tame Impala

‘Whitest Boy on the Beach’ – Fat White Family

‘Yellow Submarine’ – The Beatles

Holiday Songs

‘Feliz Navidad’ – Jose Feliciano

‘Jingle Bell Rock’ – Bobby Helms

‘Last Christmas’ – Wham!

‘Little Drummer Boy’ – Pentatonix

‘Mistletoe’ – Justin Bieber

‘Puppy for Hanukkah’ – Daveed Diggs

‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ – Brenda Lee

‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’ 

‘Silver Bells’ – Andy Williams

‘The Dreidel Song’ – Julie Silver

‘The Hanukkah Song’ – Adam Sandler

‘What Child Is This’