{"id":10353,"date":"2013-12-02T15:57:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T20:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=10353"},"modified":"2013-12-02T15:57:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T20:57:42","slug":"captiva-holiday-village-presents-fourth-annual-decorated-golf-cart-parade-this-saturda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2013\/12\/02\/captiva-holiday-village-presents-fourth-annual-decorated-golf-cart-parade-this-saturda\/","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Holiday Village presents Fourth Annual Decorated Golf Cart Parade this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Send-in-the-Clowns-cart-2012-2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10358\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Send-in-the-Clowns-cart-2012-2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Polar-Express-cart-2012.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10356\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Polar-Express-cart-2012-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">CAPTIVA ISLAND, Fla. (Dec. 2, 2013) \u2013 This year\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.captivaholidayvillage.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Captiva Holiday Village<\/a>\u2019s Decorated Golf Cart Parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. along Andy Rosse Lane in Captiva\u2019s \u201cvillage\u201d center where its colorful restaurants and shops will also be festively decorated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Royal Shell Companies, the Fourth Annual Decorated Golf Cart Parade encourages Captiva locals to outdo their neighbors by extravagantly decorating their personal or rented golf carts in lights, garland, balloons and more in celebration of the holiday season and the island\u2019s quirky lifestyle. Fun, festive and sometimes gaudy outfits go along with the decorated cart tradition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/In-the-Pink-cart-2011-.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10363\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/In-the-Pink-cart-2011--300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CHV-Golf-Cart-Parde-2011-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10362\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CHV-Golf-Cart-Parde-2011-1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CHV-Goft-Cart-Parade-2011-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10361\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CHV-Goft-Cart-Parade-2011-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Island-cart-2012.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10354\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Island-cart-2012-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A portion of the parade\u2019s entry fee benefits the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Decorated Golf Cart Parade will be featured in one of the Travel Channel\u2019s holiday specials \u201cXtreme Xmas,\u201d which will premiere Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>From a California Christmas ice kingdom and an underwater holiday mermaid show to an extravagant festive boat parade and a turbo-charged manmade Santa-sleigh, \u201cXtreme Xmas\u201d takes viewers inside America\u2019s most unusual, wild, wacky, awe-inspiring and bizarre Christmas celebrations. The Travel Channel crisscrossed the country featuring the men and women who take Christmas celebrations to ultimate heights and dive deep into holiday celebrations unlike any other, including a Christmas golf cart parade in Florida, a holiday doggie dress-up contest in Conway, SC, an all-night rave in San Francisco aptly titled \u201cThe Elf Party\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<p>The four-weekend-long Captiva Holiday Village launched its 2013 spectacular the Friday after Thanksgiving with fireworks, tree lightings, holiday readings, musical performances and more.<\/p>\n<p>Each special-themed weekend will be a fun-filled extravaganza of sight and sound, set against the backdrop of the Gulf of Mexico and evening sunsets. During the event weekends, visitors will enjoy everything from a lighted boat parade and Junkanoo dancers to a Marching Mullet Parade and newly added Holiday Stroll at South Seas Island Resort.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or a complete schedule of events, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.CaptivaHolidayVillage.com\">www.CaptivaHolidayVillage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2013 Captiva Holiday Village continues with the following events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 5 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dolphins of Pine Island Sound lecture presented by Scientist Kim Bassos Hull and sponsored by the SCCF at 7.30 p.m. in the Wakefield Room at \u2018Tween Waters Inn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunset Arias performs at \u2018Tween Waters Inn<\/li>\n<li>Sanibel Luminary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 7 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Royal Shell\u2019s Decorated Golf Cart Parade from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Decorated Golf Cart Awards Presentation Party at South Seas Chadwick\u2019s Square following parade<\/li>\n<li>Captiva Luminary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 12 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ancient Mariners lecture by Archeologist Theresa Schober and sponsored by SCCF at 7:30 p.m. in the Wakefield Room at \u2018Tween Waters<\/li>\n<li>South Seas Holiday Stroll\u00a0from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 13 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marching Mullet Parade at Jensen\u2019s Twin Palms at 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Captiva Memories and Holiday Captiva Island Historical Society film at Jensen\u2019s Twin Palms at 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>South Seas Holiday Stroll\u00a0from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 14 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seafood and Fishing Festival at Jensen\u2019s Twin Palms from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>American Realty of Captiva Junkanoo Parade<\/li>\n<li>The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Lighted Boat Parade at 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Post Boat Parade Party at Keylime Bistro with live entertainment, food and beverages<\/li>\n<li>Holiday Hayride through the village to South Seas Island Resort and back from 6 to 11 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>South Seas Holiday Stroll\u00a0from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 15 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carol Sing at Chapel By the Sea followed by refreshments at the Captiva Community Center<\/li>\n<li>South Seas Holiday Stroll\u00a0from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 19 to 22 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South Seas Holiday Stroll\u00a0from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Captiva Island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Captiva Island is a barrier island in the tranquil Gulf of Mexico on Florida\u2019s southwest coast.\u00a0North of Sanibel Island and West of Fort Myers, world-renowned Captiva is also just three hours from Tampa and Fort Lauderdale by car.\u00a0A narrow seashell-laden island famous for its dramatic sunrises and sunsets, celebrity visitors and creative residents, Captiva is home to private waterfront estates, two large resorts and several charming small inns.\u00a0The heart of the island is its vibrant \u2018downtown,\u2019 coined \u201cthe village,\u201d in which visitors and locals stroll among colorful galleries, shops and\u00a0restaurants with live music and water views.\u00a0As the gateway to the out-islands within Pine Island Sound, Captiva is also a watersports destination and offers boaters multiple marinas with overnight dockage.\u00a0It has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 CAPTIVA ISLAND, Fla. (Dec. 2, 2013) \u2013 This year\u2019s Captiva Holiday Village\u2019s Decorated Golf Cart Parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. along&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[1007,1010,1630,1012,1631,1632,1633,1634,1635,16,1636,672,1416,1024,1417,1637,1638],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10353\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}