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Jacksonville Light Boat Parade 2026

Name: Jacksonville Light Boat Parade
Start: 2026-11-28
End: 2026-11-28
Location: St. Johns River, Downtown Jacksonville

When: Nov 28, 2026
Where: St. Johns River, Downtown Jacksonville
Cost: Free
Time needed: 2-3 hours
Crowds: high
Verdict: Jacksonville's biggest night on the river.

Saturday November 28, 2026 on the St. Johns River. Start time to be announced by the City. Free.

Lit boats down the St. Johns, then fireworks that pour off the Main Street and Acosta bridges in a waterfall.

Jacksonville runs its light boat parade down the St. Johns on Thanksgiving Saturday and finishes with a bridge fireworks display that falls off the Main Street and Acosta spans into the river.

Why it’s worth going

The bridge waterfall fireworks are the signature — few cities can stage a firework that falls off a bridge into a river downtown.

Confirm dates and availability on the official listing.

Where it is

St. Johns River, Downtown Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL

→ Get directions Official site ↗events.jacksonville.gov

Who should skip it

You need a fixed start time to plan around — the City has not published one yet.

The move

The Southbank Riverwalk gives you the parade and both bridges in one view; the Northbank fills first.

Official site — confirm dates and tickets before you travel

Going? Send it to whoever you’d go with — they’ll get the dates, the hours and where to park.

Verified 2026-09-10 against the organiser’s own listing. Verification source. More in Florida Events.