The city of Winter Garden annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade (2024).
Join us for the 12th annual Winter Garden Christmas Golf Cart Parade for an amazing sight of festive, elaborately-decorated golf carts making their way through historic downtown to spread holiday cheer. The parade loops around West Plant Street, entering east bound from Park Avenue and looping westbound on Woodland Street.
Spectators should stake their favorite viewing spot along West Plant Street and bring a chair for comfort.
Following the Parade, the golf cart entries will park throughout downtown for bystanders to get a closer look at the holiday-themed masterpieces.
The Parade is hosted by the City of Winter Garden and co-sponsored by The West Orange Junior Service League.
FOR GOLF CART PARTICIPANTS:
To participate in the parade, golf carts must be fully decorated in the holiday theme. No other vehicles, trailers, bikes, ATVs, UTVs (side-by-sides), walkers, or similar items will be permitted.
Due to limited space, preregistration is required for all parade entries.
Submit an APPLICATION during the appropriate registration window:
CITY RESIDENT REGISTRATION: Begins 8:00 am on Monday, October 28, 2024
NONRESIDENT REGISTRATION: Begins 8:00 am on Monday, November 11, 2024
Parade registrations require an account with Winter Garden Parks and Recreation department. This membership form can be found on the home page under parks and recreation quick links. Once membership form is received by the Parks and Recreation Department and entered, you will receive an email to create a user id and password for online registrations.
If you already have an established account with Parks and Recreation, you can register online here.
2024 Winter Garden Christmas Golf Cart Parade Guidelines
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Friday, November 22, 2024. Registration window may close early once capacity is reached.
Note: You are not registered for the parade until you receive an approval email. Those not approved will also be notified by email.
Questions, call Parks & Recreation Department at 407.656.4155 or email recinfo@cwgdn.com.
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee to participate in the parade, is a donation of an UNWRAPPED NEW toy (min. $25 value), check, or cash to the Winter Garden Police Department’s annual HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR KIDS program, which provides presents to Winter Garden youth in need (newborn – 12 years old). The Police Department is especially in need of bikes and scooters for all youth ages. Please NO wrapped toys, guns, or toy weapons.
Donations will be collected at check-in. Checks should be made payable to WINTER GARDEN POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE, INC.
JUDGING CATEGORIES
*Best Overall: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Place
*Most Lights
*People’s Choice
*Best Costumes
*Wild Card
GOLF CART CHECK-IN
Check-in starts at 4:30 pm
Parade Golf Cart Staging Area: 800 W. Bay Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787
SAFETY RULES FOR SPECTATORS
Parade spectators are asked to not cross Plant Street while the parade is in progress. Golf Carts travel close together along the parade route and can easily be distracted by all the sights and sounds and may not be able to stop in time. Please wait the short timeframe until the parade concludes to cross Plant Street.
RETURN (Pick-up):
Catch the Shuttle from the Downtown Shuttle Stop (corner of Dillard & Plant Street) to return to the Dillard Elementary School parking lot or the Corner of 9th Avenue/East Plant Street (848 E. Plant St.) parking lot.
ROAD CLOSURES
Please note that select roads will be CLOSED in the historic downtown area for this event and other events, December 6 - 7:
West Plant Street from Dillard Street to Park Avenue, and a portion of the adjoining side streets through historic downtown, will be closed from Friday, December 6, at 10:00 am through Saturday, December 7, at approximately 11:00 pm.
The road closures are due to the following free, community holiday events: Light Up Winter Garden (December 6, 6:00-9:00 pm), Winter Garden Christmas Parade (December 7, 10:00 am), outdoor Holiday Night Market (December 7, 4:00-8:00 pm), and Winter Garden Christmas Golf Cart Parade (December 7, 6:00 pm).
Music:
Christmas (Royalty Free Music) - MAGIC LIGHTS by Keys Of Moon
ZitronSound - Christmas Village (Copyright Free Christmas Music)
Christmas Vibes by Alex-Productions - free-stock-music.com
Christmas Snow – Alex-Productions (No Copyright Music)
Jingle Bell Rock by Chill Pulse (No Copyright Music)
CHRISTMAS IS COMING by Alex Productions
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