Holiday Weekend Happenings

Daytona Beach – DEC 4 the Light Up Volusia event takes place at the Ocean Center from 5 until 6:30 p.m. After the tree lighting, head over to the Halifax River for this year’s Daytona Beach Christmas Boat Parade. The boats will travel south from the Seabreeze Bridge beginning at 6 p.m.   The City of DeLand and MainStreet DeLand Association launch the inaugural Winter Wonder DeLand  this weekend, beginning with the tree lighting ceremony at City Hall at 5:30 December 3rd. Tomorrow, December 4th it’s the DeLand Christmas Parade beginning at DeLand High School at 6 p.m.   The New Smyrna Beach Christmas parade, North Pole Party, begins tomorrow, Dec 4 at the intersection of Flagler Ave. and South Atlantic at 4 p.m.   The annual Daytona Beach Shores Christmas Parade & Event – with a performance by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the traditional Tree Lighting, and Food Trucks – is scheduled for  Dec 4 with festivities beginning at 2 p.m The parade begins in Crabby Joe’s parking lot. The Tree Lighting at Veterans Park begins around 5:45 p.m.