Top 10 Best – USA Today

http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-holiday-parade/

The top 10 winners in the category Best Holiday Parade are as follows:

Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade – Annapolis, Md.
Twinkle Light Parade – Albuquerque
H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade – Houston
Reston Holiday Parade – Reston, Va.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – New York
Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade – Calistoga, Calif.
McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade – Chicago
Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade – Fort Lauderdale
Christmas Ships Parade – Portland, Ore.
Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade – Orlando

A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Larry Bleiberg, Eric Grossman, Anna Hider (Roadtrippers) and Gerrish Lopez were chosen based on their extensive experience covering travel in North America.

Additional nominees for the category Best Holiday Parade included A Christmas Fantasy Parade in Anaheim, Children’s Christmas Parade in Atlanta, Dallas Children’s Health Holiday Parade, Holiday Boat Parade of Lights in Alexandria, Hollywood Christmas Parade, Mayor’s Christmas Parade in Baltimore, Mummers Parade in Philadelphia, Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade and the World Famous Fish House Parade in Aitkin.

International Festivals & Events Association

Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) is The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival & Event Professionals Worldwide. In partnership with global affiliates under the umbrellas of IFEA Africa, IFEA Asia, IFEA Australia, IFEA Europe, IFEA Latin America, IFEA Middle East (MENASA), and IFEA North America, the organization’s common vision is for “A Globally United Industry that Touches Lives in a Positive Way through Celebration.” The Association offers the most complete source of ideas, resources, information, education and networking for festival and event professionals worldwide.

For a complete list of winners and more information on the IFEA, go to www.ifea.com.

Winterfest has been recognized as the Top 20th Parade in the World by IFEA since 1999 and is a consistent award winner with the organization.

Florida Festival & Events Association

For over twenty years FFEA has been a not-for-profit association dedicated to supporting and promoting more than 3,500 festivals, events, and fairs in the state of Florida through education, networking and dissemination of information and the cultivation of high standards. For more information about FFEA, visit www.ffea.com.

Winterfest has been a winner at FFEA since 2002. In 2018, Winterfest won 15 awards during their annual conference, and in 2023 was the winner of 6 more.

BizBash

BizBash empowers event professionals with ideas, intelligence, and resources to create smarter events. Each month more than 225,000 unique users across North America and beyond look to BizBash for venue discovery, event style, technology, and tools for their next event. Visit us at www.bizbash.com. Follow us at @BizBash on Twitter and Instagram or www.facebook.com/bizbash

BizBash has announced its 2017 list of Top 100 Events in Miami/South Florida and has named Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade to this exclusive list. To select and rank these events, BizBash considers the event’s influence within the industry, in addition to innovation, reach, economic impact, and more.

Southeast Tourism Society

STS, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting tourism to and within 12 states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Southeast Tourism Society has named Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade one of the STS Top 20 Events in the Southeast for December 2017.

https://www.southeasttourism.org/

ProMotion Sports & Entertainment, LLC

We pride ourselves on working hard and getting results from our clients. Our years of experience and successful track record in client management and event planning is what sets us apart from most firms. We work very closely with each client operating with the highest ethical standards.

We always look forward to making our clients better by opening doors, managing tasks efficiently and fulfilling obligations that our clients may have. We develop effective outlines plans with strategies to meet all goals.

Our client relationships mean the world to us and we have built those relationships over years of trust, transparency and communication. The support that we give to each and every client allows them to reach the goals they envisioned.

https://www.promotionse.com/

Memorial Healthcare System/Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of the region’s leading pediatric hospitals, offering a comprehensive scope of healthcare services and programs in a child-friendly atmosphere. A full-service hospital, we treat minor illnesses, trauma-related accidents and some of the most complex medical conditions. Find out more information visit: http://www.jdch.com/

Hotwire Communications

Our mission at Hotwire Communications is to bring the power of fiber optics to you. Our network delivers advanced telecommunications services which create the opportunity to connect, learn and prosper. We are working 24x7x365 to provide the high quality communications tools our customers rely on. We appreciate our role in advancing technology. We value our products, our team, our partnerships and, above all else, our customers. Find out more information visit: http://hotwirecommunications.com/

Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers are an American professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. For more information visit: https://www.nhl.com/panthers/

Bokampers Restaurant

Bokampers Sports Bar & Grill was founded in 2008 with the Plantation, FL location. It has since grown to a total of 5 restaurants located throughout South Florida. We are focused on being a local haven to fans of ALL sports. The unparalleled atmosphere makes this sports bar and grill different from any other. Televisions covering every wall, rival fans cheering their teams on under one roof, and the overall excitement make for the perfect environment for friends, families and sports fans of all ages! For more information visit: http://www.bokampers.com/fort-lauderdale/

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