Winter Events: Get Your Scuttlebutt Out There!
Vero Beach Boat Show
Date: November 22-23, 2025
Location: Riverside Park in Vero Beach, FL
Dealers and suppliers from the local area will be displaying their product lines, from standup paddleboards and jet skis, to deck boats and pontoon boats.
Website: http://www.verobeachboatshow.com/
Date: November 29, 2025
Location: Charleston, SC
Hosted by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA), the Turkey Regatta is one of the organization’s last races of the year.
Website: https://sayra-sailing.membershiptoolkit.com/calendar/event/62372579
41st Annual Intracoastal Christmas Regatta
Date: November 29, 2025
Location: Little River and Dock Holiday’s Marina in North Myrtle Beach, SC
Each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, locals flock to the waterfront to view this maritime parade.
Website: https://christmasregatta.com/
Some of the best boating events in the southeast are internationally recognized boat shows particularly throughout Florida. Make sure to look for a copy of Southeast Scuttlebutt at one of these upcoming events!
Fort Myers Boat Show | November 13- 16, 2025 goboatingflorida.com/boating-shows/2025-fort-myers-boat-show/
Vero Beach Fall Boat Show | Nov. 22-23, 2025 verobeachboatshow.com
Can’t wait for the winter holidays to start? Here’s a sneak peek on some of the Southeast’s best Holiday Boat Parades happening this December!
Georgia
Savannah’s Lighted Boat Parade | Nov 29, 2025 | https://savannahswaterfront.com/savannah-lighted-boat-parade/
Photo by Korall via Wikimedia Commons.
Lake Lanier’s Holiday Boat Light Parade | December 13, 2025 | https://www.facebook.com/LanierHolidayBoatParade/
North Carolina
Elizabeth City’s Lighted Boat Parade | December 5, 2025 | https://visitelizabethcity.com/Events/Christmas/boat25
Southport’s Winterfest Flotilla | December 13, 2025 | https://cityofsouthport.com/winterfest/
Lake Norman’s Lighted Christmas Boat Parade | December 20, 2025 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1904370467061450/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22external_search_engine%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
South Carolina
Beaufort’s Light Up the Night Boat Parade | December 7, 2025 | https://www.beaufortsc.org/events/holidays/?view=grid&sort=date&bounds=false&filter_daterange%5Bstart%5D=2025-12-01&filter_daterange%5Bend%5D=2025-12-31
Charleston’s Holiday Parade of Boats | December 13, 2025 | https://www.charlestoncvb.com/events/holiday-parade-of-boats~23764/
Florida
Palm Beach’s Holiday Boat Parade & Toy Drive | December 6, 2025 | https://www.marinepbc.org/boat-parade/
Boynton Beach’s Holiday Boat Parade | December 12 | https://www.boyntonbeachcra.com/business-promotions-events/business-promotional-events/holiday-boat-parade
Fort Lauderdale’s Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade | December 13, 2025 | https://winterfestparade.com/
Cocoa Beach’s Christmas Boat Parade | December 13, 2025 | https://cocoabeachrotary.org/cocoa-beach-boat-parade/
Wellington’s Holiday Boat Parade | December 13 | https://www.wellingtonfl.gov/2199/Holiday-Boat-Parade
Lake Osborne’s Holiday Boat Parade | December 20 | https://www.facebook.com/events/708391505594953/