Thousands got to ring in the holiday season this weekend in Destin with the street parade on Saturday followed by the lighted boat parade on Sunday evening.
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Folks around the area took advantage of celebrating a little Christmas cheer this weekend in Destin as thousands lined U.S. 98 for the Joy to the World street parade on Saturday and then filled the harbor boardwalk and docks Sunday evening for the Holiday on the Harbor Destin Lighted Boat Parade. (The parade) was amazing, said Destin City Councilman Kevin Schmidt. Thank you to the city of Destin government, city staff, Lisa Firth and her team, and all the amazing volunteers for putting together the Destin Christmas Parade in record time.
Schmidt, who was recently elected to the council, asked the question a few weeks ago as to whether Destin was going to have a parade. Although some questioned the idea because of the uptick of COVID-19 cases in Okaloosa County, the council decided to move forward with the Christmas parade.