Events 2024

Sights & Lights Cruise

2nd Annual Sights & Lights Evening Cruise

Saturday December 28th 6:00-9:30 pm

A delightful evening of live entertainment, open bar, dinner, and camaraderie,

all while taking in the holiday lights along Fort Lauderdale's waterways aboard Yacht Caprice!

Rick Leonard and Dre Acevedo performing live in the mid-deck lounge,
and DJ Trevor Oldroyd under the stars on the upper deck.

Complete with Union Kitchen & Bar's celebrated Smoked Old Fashioned.

Presented by Hunters Nightclubs.

Hosted by Sun Dream Yachts, Thomas Gehlbach and Warren Stauffer.

Co-chairs Bruce Howe and Íñigo Valencia.

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Exclusive Founder's Club Holiday Party

Hosted by Don Friedman & Rocky Slonaker

Thursday November 7th, 6-8pm

A private Founder's Club evening at the fabulous home of Don Friedman and Rocky Slonaker.

With a delicious charcuterie by Apt. 9F, bar by Hunters Night Clubs, music by DJ Ronnie Minutella and an inspiring performance by special guest Alex Zenoz this was definitely a night to remember!

120+ Founder's Club members and potential Future Founders gathered for a lovely evening together.

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Check Awards Party (10th October 2024)

3rd Annual Check Awards Party

Thursday October 10th, 6-8pm at Hunters Wilton Manors

FLoatarama's fundraising support projects serving LGBTQ Youth in South Florida, and have granted out over $252,134 to date.

This year’s grants from the FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund totaled $110,000, disbursed among eight South Florida agencies aligned with FLoatarama’s mission to support LGBTQ+ Youth.

The 2024 grant recipients included:

Essential Haus ($10,000 funding LGBTQIA+ Violence Healing program)
Out My Closet ($10,000 funding the Changing Room project)
PRISM ($10,000 funding Content Creation Task Force)
The McKenzie Project ($10,000 funding Clean Start program)
Jewish Community Services of South Florida ($15,000 funding LGBTQIA+ Youth program)
South Florida Pride Youth Band ($15,000 funding youth band and soloist scholarship)
Sunshine Pride House ($20,000 funding a safe haven for homeless LGBTQ+ Youth)
SunServe ($20,000 funding health & wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ youth).

Hosted by Jacob Jennings, with DJ Ronnie Minutella, the evening was fun and festive with over 200 in attendance celebrating philanthropy and the LGBTQ+ community. The presentation filled the audience with inspiration and a message of philanthropy and inclusion. In addition to the grant awards, participants generously donated an additional $2,280 to the FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund.

Our sincere thanks to Hunters Night Clubs for hosting us, to BaxterMartin for the presentation materials and to Bernie Wagenblast (voice of the NY Subway) for the voice-overs.

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Dive Into Pride (20th June 2024)

Divers, Speedos and Cocktails - Oh My!

High Dive Global, FLoatarama, & The International Swimming Hall of Fame

presented “Dive Into Pride” to celebrate Pride Month at the renovated

Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center.

Thursday June 20th 2024, 5-8pm, 501 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

(re-scheduled from original Friday June 14th date due to weather)

This exclusive event provided attendees with a one-of-a-kind experience:

Private tour to the top of the tallest diving tower in the Western hemisphere
Try a virtual reality high dive
Watch a world-class high diving show and meet the divers.

Open Bar and Appetizers with Host FayWhat?! and DJ Trevor Oldroyd.

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Proceeds benefit: FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund and

Every Child’s a Swimmer LGBTQ Scholarship Fund.

5th Annual FLoatarama Flotilla (8th June 2024)

The nations largest LGBTQ+ Pride-on-Water!

FLoatarama Flotilla presented by Hunters Nightclubs, the best party afloat, returns for the 5th year!

The signature Flotilla featured private and commercial boats, all fabulously decorated for Pride.

Sun Dream Yachts magnificent 130-foot Yacht Catalina lead the fleet with award-winning DJ Bumi, our host FayWhat?!, Grand Marshal Sam Lantz and 400+ celebrants onboard.

Participants entered their own boat, bought a ticket onboard Yacht Catalina, or joined an on-shore watch party to be part of the largest LGBTQ+ Pride-on-Water in America!

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Proceeds benefit the FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund

Founder's Club Spring Shake Up! (March 2024)

Exclusive Founder's Club event in Lazy Lake

What a night - we were joined by Joan Rivers at a fabulous lake-side home in Lazy Lake!

Hosted by Dr. Jeff Brewer & Kevin Jerome, and made possible by the amazing support of

Lazy Lake Mayor Carlton Kirby & Councilman Warren Nadeau, Charles Lee & John Fomook,

Norby Belz, and many more.

DJ Ronnie Minutella cranked out the amazing beats.

Shake Shack, our latest national sponsor, dropped in with surprise burgers & fries.

And Total Wine & More made the evening much more festive.

Thanks to Union Kitchen for delicious appetizers.

And to Michael Murphy for the fabulous pictures and drone shots.

MC Herb Larsen kept us moving along and Thomas Gehlbach inspired us with a vision of where FLoatarama is heading.

And most of all the wonderful group of Founder's & supporters made for a delightful evening.

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Past FLoatarama Events

Sights & Lights Cruise

2nd Annual Sights & Lights Evening Cruise

German Holiday Markets Rhine River Cruise

FLoatarama & SunServe with Transcend Cruises