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Abita Mardi Gras Parade on Okaloosa Island
Name: Abita Mardi Gras Parade on Okaloosa IslandDate: January 16, 2016Time: 1:00 PM - 1:00 PM CSTEvent Description:
Join us for the Emerald Coast's first Mardi Gras Celebration, sponsored by Abita!! A wonderful, family-friendly Mardi Gras Parade on beautiful Okaloosa Island. Come prepared to catch the beads and other throws tossed from the brilliantly decorated floats.
Abita Mardi Gras Parade Lineup
Bring your family and kick off the Mardi Gras season with the first parade on the Gulf Coast – the Abita Mardi Gras Parade on Okaloosa Island. That’s Saturday, January 16, at 1 pm. The parade will begin at the western end of Santa Rosa Blvd., heading eastward toward Brooks Bridge. Half the road will be blocked along the parade route, but traffic will still be free to travel both ways on the southern lanes of the street.
The parade will start at 1 pm. Parking will be available at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island, and there will be shuttle service from The Boardwalk to Bluefish, the perfect location along the parade route.
654LIMO and Emerald Coast Social Sports will shuttle from 10:30 am until 12:30 from The Boardwalk to Bluefish Drive. From 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm shuttle service will be available from Bluefish back to The Boardwalk.
The FWB Chamber has announced the parade lineup:
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Okaloosa Island Fire Department 1 Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers 2 Okaloosa Island Leaseholders Association 3 County Commissioner Carolyn Ketchel 4 Miss Destin 2015-Alyssa Bettinger 5 Emerald Coasting with the FWB Snowbirds 6 O.K. Bicycles 7 Armand Izzo for FL House of Representatives 8 Greater FWB Chamber of Commerce 9 Cumulus Media Z96 NASH News Talk 1260 99 ROCK Coast 93.3 10 Liza Jackson Preparatory School Marching Band & Color Guard 11 Asiago's Skillet 12 ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals 13 Massage Envy 14 Florida One DMAT Inc 15 Adventure Marina 16 Cricket Wireless 17 Four Seasons Air Conditioning and Heating Four Seasons Air Conditioning and Heating 18 Emerald Coast Parrot Head Club 19 Jokideo Jesters 20 Hadji Shriners Hadji Shriners 21 Fort Walton Beach Mardi Gras Club 22 Four Points by Sheraton 23 Navarre Krewe of Jesters 24 Krewe De Yak/Yakkers of Walton County Krewe De Yak/Yakkers of Walton County 25 Auto Works Towing and Recovery 26 Beach Party Bus 27 Toys for Tots Toys for Tots 28 Apex Broadcasting Q92 102.1 The Wave Highway 98 103.1 The Blaze 29 Emerald Coast Social Sports 30 Emerald Coast Harley Davidson Emerald Coast Harley Davidson 31 Helen Back 32 Krewe of Bowlegs The Abita Mardi Gras Parade is sponsored by Abita Brewing Company, the City of Fort Walton Beach, the Emerald Coast Tourism Development Council, Helen Back, and the Northwest Florida Daily News, in addition to the annual sponsors of the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, the event coordinators. For more information, contact the Chamber – 850-244-8191 or see their website at www.FWBChamber.com.
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