VENICE, Fla. ( WWSB ) - The 37th annual Venice Christmas Boat Parade set sail Saturday, Dec. 6, lighting up the Intracoastal Waterway with a festive fleet of decorated vessels.

The parade started just north of the Albee Road Bridge, then continued south down the Intracoastal, around Snake Island, in front of the Venice Yacht Club docks, and proceeded south, passing under the North/KMI Bridge and continuing under the W. Venice Ave. Bridge, before ending just before Circus Bridge at MarineMax.

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Boats of all sizes participated, each adorned with lights, holiday decorations, and displays celebrating the community’s Christmas spirit.

Spectators lined the waterway to watch the illuminated parade, a long-running traditio

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