Back to back parades again

After a hiatus last year due to the coronavirus, the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade resumes its storied procession on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m., from the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale to the ICW ending at Lake Santa Barbara in Pompano Beach.

Winterfest’s parade is preceded by the older, 59th Annual Chaos Greater Pompano Beach Parade on Friday, Dec. 10, traveling from Lake Santa Barbara at 7 p.m., through the Hillsboro Boulevard bridge and ending at Sullivan Park in Deerfield Beach. Bridges at Atlantic Boulevard, 14th Street Causeway and Hillsboro Boulevard will be in the upright position from 6:15 p.m. until after the parade.