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Havendale Christmas Parade
EVENT DETAILS
The Havendale Christmas Parade is Friday, December 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. This annual parade that is the Winter Haven Christmas Parade and the Auburndale Christmas Parade will start at the Spring Haven Community in Winter Haven and work its way up Havendale Blvd. to Publix in Auburndale.
Local traffic: Roads will close for the parade at 6:00 PM around the parade route on Havendale Blvd. Please use alternative routes to navigate between Auburndale and Winter Haven. The most immediate routes are US Hwy 92 to US Hwy 17 (north of Havendale) and Recker Hwy to Ave G NW (south of Havendale).
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