40th Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights

The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is back and is celebrating its 40^th anniversary. 

The Parade of Lights will kick off with an elaborate fireworks display at 5:30 p.m., followed by more than 100 vessels lavishly decorated according to this year’s theme, “Back to the Future.”

Spectators can line the shores of the San Diego Bay as the parade proceeds from Shelter Island past Harbor Island, the Embarcadero, Seaport Village, and the Ferry Landing in Coronado. The parade is scheduled to last about two hours.

Prizes and awards will be given out to the boats that are the  most spectacular and that best display the parade’s theme. All participants will receive a participant plaque and are invited to the awards presentation which will be held Jan. 10.

If you're interested in participating in the parade, download the entry form found here. It is $40 to enter for both evenings of the parade, Dec. 11 and 18.

  call 619-224-2240 or email questions@sdparadeoflights.org.

Please view the full route map to find your perfect viewing spot!