Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade 2017

by Elaine (subscribe)

Event: 16/12/2017

This has to qualify as the best time of the year - we have extra long school holidays; Christmas festivities; lighting of Community Christmas Trees, Carol sing-alongs plus Santa visiting our beautiful Sunshine shores. Life couldn't possibly get much better than this or….could it!

With so much happening on the Sunshine Coast, my diary is bulging at the seams (much like Santa's tum after he's eaten all the cookies and milk we leave out for him), but there is one more irrefutable MUST-DO event for the coming festive season - the Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade.



The annual Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade is organised by The Mooloolaba Yacht Club and this year marks the Boat Parade's 14th year! So, you can only imagine that the contestants are getting more innovative and more creative with their boat and house decorations, ensuring that we, as spectators, have a truly memorable time.

The Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade is a FREE spectator event, that commences at 6.30pm at The Wharf Mooloolaba. The Boat Parade travels from The Wharf Mooloolaba to Mooloolah Island, then down to La Balsa Park, back up the river towards Mooloolaba Wharf, turning into Kawana Canal down to Lawries Marina, back to the river and down to La Balsa Park for second viewings and then back to The Wharf Mooloolaba for judging. To download a copy of the course, please click here.



I'm not keen to share the best viewing locations with you, in case we get over-run with spectators, but if you promise to keep them to yourself, I'm quite happy to let you in on the local secrets:

⛵️ Charles Clarke Reserve, River Esplanade, Mooloolaba;
⛵️ The Wharf Mooloolaba and Penny Lane; and
⛵️ La Balsa Park, Buddina

If you're a boatie and would love to participate in the 'Best Dressed' Boat competition and be part of the Christmas celebrations, please click here for your Boat Entry Form.

The 'Best Dressed' House competition is open to homes in the nominated judging area. To enter your home, please click here for your House Entry Form.



Entry for boats and homes is only $30, with all entry fees donated to STEPS Charity, a locally based charity. STEPS promote equality and provide opportunities for independence and an improved quality of life for people living with a disability. Have a look at the STEPS website here - an excellent Charity, committed to making an impact.

⛵️ A bit of housekeeping regarding entry fees





Add Saturday 16 December to your ever-burgeoning diary of Christmas festivities for the absolute must-do/must-see Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade, promising a superb afternoon and evening of family fun and entertainment!

Mental note to self: "bulging diary is never too full, can always add one more activity!"



Proud sponsors of the very festive Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade are The Wharf Mooloolaba and Sunshine Coast Council and, of course, The Mooloolaba Yacht Club who are the organisers.

All photos, including Waterfront Agents' photo, are courtesy of Mooloolaba Yacht Club's Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade Facebook

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Why? For an excellent evening of Christmas family fun

When: Saturday 16 December | Parade starts at 6.30pm

Phone: 0413 227 013

Website: www.christmasboatparade.net

Where: The Wharf Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba, QLD

Cost: FREE for spectators | $30 for boat or home entrants

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