OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The annual Golf Cart Parade lit up Downtown Ocala on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, where locals and organizations adorned golf carts with Christmas-themed decorations. Proceeds from participants benefited The Fostering Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing foster children with community and encouragement.

Locals started the evening at 4 p.m. with the pre-tailing event in the City Hall parking lot where golf carts filled the lot with holiday festivities as participants were preparing the decorations and showing off group costumes. Guests could get a close look at the decorated golf carts, grab a bite to eat at the food trucks and peruse some of the booths around the parking lot while listening to Christmas music played from the carts. Judges could also get a close look at the golf carts, as judging took place during the pre-tailing.

As the evening grew dark, the lights on the golf carts began to illuminate the City Hall parking lot. At 6 p.m., the decorated carts took off from City Hall and began to parade through Ocala’s Historic Downtown Square. Spectators could watch for free and were encouraged to bring lawn chairs for a comfortable view of the parade. Anyone could follow the parade and join in the festive cheer as golf carts took over the square spreading holiday cheer.

Two flamingo inflatables stand on top of golf carts with Santa inflatables inside of them.
Gingerbread dolls sit on a white fabric on top of a golf cart with lights and candy canes strung around it.
Golf carts with Christmas decorations are lined up in a parking lot in front of a beige building.
Two golf carts decked out in Christmas decorations wait at a stop sign in front of a brick building.
A yellow food truck has a logo on the outside with fire in the background and "Big Lee's serious about barbecue" written in white and orange text in front. Their social media are written below the logo.
Large red signs sticking out of a grassy patch in front of a large, beige building reads, "Seasons Greetings" with two decorated light poles on either side of it.
A red booth and an orange booth are setting display items in a grassy field in front of a beige and red brick building.
A white booth has children standing in front of it in matching gingerbread onesies and adults speaking around them. the white canopy reads, "The Fostering Foundation" three times across the top.
A group of people stand in front of a decorated golf cart with an inflatable on top featuring Santa on a motorcycle. Some of the people sport Santa hats while others have other decorative clothing.