Top Festivals

Top Festivals

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Billed as the world's largest, this annual October show displays more than $1.6 billion worth of boats in every size, shape, and price range at the Bahia Mar marina and five other venues. Admission charge at the most recent show was $14. 954/764>-7642 www.flibs.net.

Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade. In mid-December, 100-plus vessels decked out with festive decorations light up the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. Celebrities get into the act, too. One year, for example, comedian-actor Jim Belushi was the event's grand marshall, the one who leads the parade. 954/767-0686 www.winterfestparade.com.