December's annual boat parade sees more than 50 pleasure craft making their way from Baltimore's Inner Harbour to Fells Point, festooned with holiday lights and other colourful decorations.
Building on the success of Switzerland's famous Art Basel in June, Art Basel Miami Beach transforms the Miami Beach Convention Center into a magnet for the world's artists, gallery owners, curators, collectors and art lovers.
Bringing together painting and drawing, sculptures, installations, photography, video, multimedia art and performances, works by hundreds of artists are exhibited by 150 galleries from Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
The display spans the broad sweep from masters of classical modern art to protagonists of contemporary art, including raw new talent. A program of art in public places rounds out the schedule.
The official event list is published at the beginning of September on the Art Basel Miami Beach website.
December
5 - 7,
2008 Home Design & Remodeling Show in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Everything you could possibly want for your home is available at Fort Lauderdale's Home Design & Remodelling Show, held at the Broward County Convention Center.
The show features hundreds of vendors as well as a number of designer vignettes, created for media personalities, so that visitors can see what is possible in their own homes.
December
5 - 7,
2008 Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas in Medora, ND
For those seeking a Western holiday experience, be sure to check out Medora, North Dakota's 13th Annual Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas. Taking place at the Medora Community Center, highlights include a Cowboy Christmas Jamboree, Military Veteran Award Presentation, Sleigh and Hay Rides, live music, and much more.
Experience the rush of adrenaline on the start line in front of Mandalay Bay when the gun goes off and a spectacular laser display set to Elvis' "Viva Las Vegas" rocks in this inaugural event. Ideal weather and a loop course with a gradual mid-race incline followed by a downhill race to the finish line set the stage for an exhilarating marathon designed to set and break records, and shatter personal bests.
Come early for the two-day New Las Vegas Marathon Expo as part of this unforgettable, fun-filled weekend. See the lights. Feel the thrills. Enjoy the action. Experience all that and more at the New Las Vegas Marathon. There is only one chance to be there at the beginning.
December
13,
2008 Winterfest Boat Parade in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade in Fort Lauderdale, Florida will be taking a route through the heart of the city's downtown. Approximately 1 million spectators are expected to gather along the parade's 12 mile route this year in order to see the wonderfully illuminated seafaring vessels as they snake down the new river. There will also be an ice rink and motorcycles on the water. If that doesn't sound like a unique photo-op, I don't know what else does.
December
28,
2008 Family Fun Day on the San Diego Bay, CA
Each year the Maritime Museum of San Diego hosts several family fun days on San Diego Bay.
Children aged 12 and under are admitted free and families can sign up for a free trip aboard the museum's historic 1914 pilot boat. Fun and educational activities take place on board the museum's fleet of historic ships. There are mini-boat races, raising the sails, sea shanty singalongs and souvenir pictures to colour in.
Children must be accompanied by an adult in order to receive free admission. Only two children per adult are admitted free.
