"Be Aboard" for The 117th Annual Newport Parade of Lights

Let's go out and view the boat Parade of lights , up close on the boat in Newport Beach ! Here we will have an up close view while participating in the parade. I will have limited seating and hot cocoa drinks for those attending. Feel free to bring anything you like as well. It will be fun evening so bring your camera too! The Boat Parade is Wednesday Dec 17th thru Sunday December 21st so plenty of opportunities to come out and enjoy the show!

Please only RSVP for one night so others can have an opportunity to come out as well.

Everyone who RSVP's is on the waitlist until the donation fee is collected via VENMO.

Please note we use "Venmo" to remit the sail fee and to confirm your spot aboard. If there are less than 8 going, there is a spot open for you so best to confirm promptly. To use Venmo, just log into the site, locate the remit to email address of jershilo at verizon dot net or by name jerry-shilo and remit the fee and you are all set. You will be confirmed as going and you will see you profile picture on the site as going. Parking recommendations and directions will follow. Parking is free with no limits so no worries.

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Join over a million viewers as you watch beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes sail along the harbor in the 115th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, we invite you to celebrate this year.

The Parade

Welcome to the Official Site for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. As Newport Beach’s Christmas Card to the world, the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade will set the harbor ablaze for five consecutive nights, beginning Wednesday, December 14 and ending Sunday, December 18, 2022. The parade starts off Bay Island at 6:00 pm and finishes at the same site at approximately 8:30 pm each evening.

Beautiful multi-million dollar yachts, kayaks, canoes and other small boats will light up the harbor as a dazzling array of holiday lights and music fill the air at the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Many of the boats will be richly decorated with animated Christmas scenes accompanied by music and costumed carolers. Some boat owners in the past have spent over $50,000 to decorate their vessels for the event. The Christmas floats will wind their way some 14 miles around the harbor to give viewers in restaurants, yacht clubs, on public beaches, and in private homes an incredible sight that has delighted millions of people for a century.

The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, which has been hailed as “one of the top ten holiday happenings in the nation” by the New York Times, is truly a magical holiday tradition for all ages. The parade continues to be a premier event during the holiday season in Southern California that brings joy and happiness to all that view it.

The Ring of Lights

In addition to the beautiful boats sailing through the harbor, all waterfront homes, businesses and yacht clubs are encouraged to participate in the “Ring of Lights.” In past years, many homes, businesses and yacht clubs have gone to great extents to decorate their properties and add to the festive feel of the boat parade. With its own judged categories and prizes awarded, the Ring of Lights has become as celebrated as the boat parade itself.