Two lighted holiday parades will be held back to back in downtown Fernandina Beach this holiday season – one by land, the second by sea – on Saturday evening, December 11, 2010.
The Lighted Holiday Land Parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. along Centre Street. The theme this year is “A Jingle Bell Christmasâ€. The grand marshal is Ms. Latrace Rowell, Executive Director of Florida Community Prevention Center, Inc., formerly the Healing Balm. Presented by America’s Youth, contact Vernetta Spaulding at 904-261-0801 for more information about the land parade.
The Fernandina Harbor Marina Holiday Lighted Boat Parade, presented by the Historic Fernandina Business Association, Westrec Marinas and the City of Fernandina Beach, will begin thirty minutes after the end of the Holiday Land Parade at the foot of Centre and Ash Streets (approximately 7:00 pm). The best lighted boat will be awarded a “Head of the Line Privilege†for an advanced boat slip reservation for the 2011 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival.
The Fernandina Harbor Marina is also offering a Weekend Boaters Special for the parade weekend, which is one night reservation FREE with one night paid reservation. Call (904) 491-2090 to sign up, as spaces are limited.
Spectators are invited to bring their chairs and view both parades, first from along Centre Street and then move to the beautiful waterfront boardwalk. For more information about the boat parade, contact Sandy Price, at 904-206-0756