Maryland:
Sailing through the Winter Solstice (Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick, MD)
Nov. 21 – March 2027
Ongoing display can be viewed day and night
Middle River Lighted Boat Parade
Nov. 28
5:45PM: Starts at Carson’s Creek / Dark Head Cove / Hawthorne
To register your boat: Text your name, address, and photos of your boat to 410-463-2686
Deale Parade of Lights
Nov. 30
6PM: Rockhold Creek (watch at waterfront restaurants such as Wharf 38, Skippers Pier, Happy Harbor; I’d suggest a reservation!)
To register your boat: DealeParadeofLights.com
Chesapeake City Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 5
6PM: Estimated arrival under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
To register your boat: https://forms.gle/3FjW5xovgDULsKCXA
Baltimore Parade of Lighted Boats
Dec. 5
6PM: Departure from Anchorage Marina (passes Fells Point 6PM – 6:30PM)
To register your boat: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccweFhLqnpxk6BeSY9RdSiDxpH2-_EBm_HlijVQ9ZgPFIedQ/viewform
Ocean City, MD and Fenwick Island, DE Christmas Boat Parade
Dec. 5
5PM: Harpoon Hanna’s Restaurant in Ocean City, MD
To register your boat: Text Justin at 443.783.4913
St. Michaels Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 12
6PM: St. Michaels Harbor
To register your boat: https://christmasinstmichaels.org/contact/
Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade
Dec. 12
6PM
Watch from Downtown Annapolis
Solomons Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 12
6PM: Solomons Boardwalk
To register your boat: https://www.solomonsislandyachtclub.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=322222&module_id=807752
Virginia:
Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
Dec. 5
5:30PM: Old Town Alexandria WaterfrontTo register your boat (deadline is 11/13): https://www.research.net/r/boatparade2026
Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 7
6PM – 8PM: Yorktown Waterfront
To register your boat: https://docaccess.com/docviewer.html?url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/14qyfMIViX7fNcAC6pQ0dlDeobL6pLWTe/view&url_hash=bbdc9b3d4a87ace20b535f16a4faf4e0&domain=visityorktown.org&site=f4135e04-f78d-42c6-9df6-8e24ffe54a9a&found_on=https://www.visityorktown.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=4763
Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 12
6PM: Downtown Hampton Waterfront
To register your boat: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd99ZMD_8tWA77YaprNLRpTb2zehYZbCFZd3GQCnSRLYth-AQ/viewform
