Holly Go! lightly

Your guide to those floating holiday parades in South Florida.

South Florida will light up with a series of boat parades in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The largest is the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade, which embarks on its 45th voyage at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

More than 750,000 spectators are expected to line up along the 12-mile route to watch the flotilla of 100 megayachts, luxury vessels and smaller boats as they stream along the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.

This year’s theme is “Comics & Cartoons, Rockin’ the Night Away,” so expect a fun and whimsical take on the holiday decorations.

In keeping with tradition, the 160-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hudson will lead the kaleidoscope of vessels along the New River to Lake Santa Barbara in Pompano Beach.

There will be celebrities including Lee Rosbach from Bravo’s “Below Deck” reality series, as well as TV anchors Craig Stevens and Belkys Nerey of WSVNCh. 7, who will be on board the station’s boat.

Grandstand viewing inside Hugh Taylor Birch State Park at Sunrise Boulevard and the Intracoastal is $25 per person.

The grand marshal for this year’s 954 parade is rapper Pitbull.

An edited version of the parade will be on Channel 7 at 7 p.m. Dec. 17, 4 p.m. Dec. 25 and 4 p.m. Dec. 31.

For more information on the parade, visit WinterfestParade.com or call 954-767-0686.

Other parades

For a more northern dose of holiday lights, there’s the Boynton Beach & Delray Beach Holiday

Boat Parade on Friday. The parade kicks off 6:30 p.m. from the Lantana Bridge and heads south to the C-15 canal in Delray. The event is free. Organizers ask that folks bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots.

For more information, visit catchboynton.com or mydelraybeach.com, or call 561-600-9097 or 561-243-7250. he Greater Pompano Beach Boat Parade is Sunday. This is the 54th year of the flotilla, which starts at 6:30 p.m. from Lake Santa Barbara and wends north to Hillsboro Boulevard.

For more information, visit pompanobeach chamber.com or call 954-941-2940.

And finally there’s the 40th annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade, which starts at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Last year, the parade featured more than 25 boats.

The event begins along the Intracoastal at the C-15 canal and travels south to the Hillsboro bridge. The parade is free to watch.

For more information, visit myboca.us or call 561-393-7995.

WINTERFEST INC./COURTESY Workers decorate a boat for the 45th annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade.