# Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Yorktown Waterfront, 331 Water Street, Yorktown, VA 23690 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: York County (York County Tourism), sponsored by the Yorktown Foundation - Official page: https://www.visityorktown.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=5294 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/yorktown-lighted-boat-parade--listing-c2c9dea84cc88c60e2252f22 ## About Decorated boats light up the York River at 7 p.m., competing for best in show, after an hour of caroling around glowing braziers, a performance by the Fifes and Drums of York Town and complimentary hot cider from 6 p.m. The parade has brought the community together for more than two decades and is sponsored by the Yorktown Foundation. Families watch from the Yorktown waterfront; visitors are advised to bring flashlights to get around town after dark. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [Holiday Parade at the Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-parade-at-the-beach--listing-5972e5b77b9ac25473df5409) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Atlantic Avenue, 15th to 25th Streets · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Virginia Beach's evening holiday parade on Atlantic Avenue at the Oceanfront. About 90 parade units travel north from 15th Street to 25th Street: giant balloons, marching bands… - [Christmas and Holiday Parade and Annual Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/christmas-and-holiday-parade-and-annual-tree-lighting--listing-5d0222c5eada39f4ffffe899) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Historic Gloucester Main Street · checked Oct 27. Gloucester's Christmas and Holiday Parade moves down Main Street at 3 p.m., followed at dusk by carols and the county's annual tree lighting, presented by Gloucester Parks… - [Chesapeake Rotary Christmas Parade and Holly Jolly Jog](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/chesapeake-rotary-christmas-parade-and-holly-jolly-jog--listing-795ebf246b071b03c51540fb) — Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Great Bridge parade route to Chesapeake City Hall · All ages · Free · checked Oct 30. The 43rd annual Great Bridge Christmas parade (theme: America250: A Christmas Celebration) starts at 6:00 PM after the Holly Jolly Jog fun run at 5:30. The route runs from Mount… - [Williamsburg Christmas Parade: Twinkle Through Time](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/williamsburg-christmas-parade-twinkle-through-time--listing-5fcfff2d528366815184be3b) — Sun, Dec 6 · 5:00 PM · Williamsburg Christmas Parade route (starts Richmond Rd at Brooks St) · All ages · checked Oct 30. The Greater Williamsburg Chamber's Christmas parade, a tradition since 1953 that drew more than 20,000 people last year, steps off at 5:00 PM from Richmond Road at Brooks Street… - [Holiday Parade in Downtown Suffolk](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-parade-in-downtown-suffolk--listing-c6a53ddc7dea7a64eaee9263) — Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM · Downtown Suffolk · Free · checked Oct 27. Suffolk's holiday parade steps off in downtown at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, with the 2026 theme 'Christmas Carols'. The city lists the parade as free for all ages. Groups… - [40th Annual Grand Illumination Parade](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/40th-annual-grand-illumination-parade--listing-27237b13a306736834361431) — Sat, Nov 21 · 7:00 PM · Downtown Norfolk parade route · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Downtown Norfolk's holiday parade, held each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, marks its 40th year with the theme Ruby Radiance. At 7 pm a synchronized countdown lights… ## More for families - [Things to do with kids in Yorktown, VA](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/towns/yorktown-va) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/towns/yorktown-va.md) - [This weekend in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach.md)