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Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights

When: December 10, 2011
Parade begins at 7pm; fireworks at 9pm
Where: Mission Bay
San Diego, CA
More info: Event website

Parade Highlights

The best viewing is from Riviera Shores, Crown Point, Santa Clara Point, the east side of Vacation Island and west side of Fiesta Island. More than 60,000 people are expected at San Diego’s Mission Bay Park on Saturday, December 10 at 7 PM for the annual Mission Bay Christmas Parade of Lights followed with a fantastic firework display at 9:00 p.m. This free, distinctly California celebration features boats decorated for the holiday season that will sail around Mission Bay starting from the Quivira Basin area. A highly anticipated event in the San Diego community, more than 100 vessels take to the water for the parade.

 
Santa and his reindeer at Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights
Santa and his reindeer at Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights.