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AGENDA
By Carla EvansEveryone has memories of driving around
town during the holidays with family or
friends looking at beautifully adorned doors
and windows and wildly decorated front
lawns. From a brightly lit sleigh on a rooftop
to a single candle in a window, the message
of peace and joy is universal. In Southwest
Florida, we are lucky enough to have mag-
nificent lighting displays on land and water.
The following radiant events will brighten
up the holiday evenings ahead.Light Up
the NIGHT
Annual Tree Lighting and Community Cel-
ebration, Veterans Community Park, Marco
Island, December 1. (christmasislandstyle.com)
Thirtieth Annual Fort Myers Beach Christ-
mas Boat Parade, passing through Matanzas
Harbor and the first two canals of Siesta Isles,
December 1. (fmbboatparade.com)
Village on Venetian Bay Boat Parade, Vene-
tian Village, Naples, December 4. (venetian
village.com)
Forty-fifth Annual Christmas Walk and Tree
Lighting Ceremony, Fifth Avenue South, Na-
ples, December 7. (fifthavenuesouth.com)
Night Lights in the Garden (pictured here),
Naples Botanical Garden, December 7-23, De-
cember 26-30, January 1-3. (naplesgarden.org)
Bonita Springs Holiday Boat Parade, The Bay
Water Boat Club, December 8. (bonitaboat
parade.com)HOLIDAY TRADITIONS