City Of Encinitas: 2021 Encinitas Holiday Parade Cancellation

Press release from the City of Encinitas:

10/21/2021

It is the City’s decision to cancel the 2021 Encinitas Holiday Parade. While the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department has been planning the 2021 Parade, department staff have continued to monitor recommendations and guidance from the County and the State.  The State of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) “Beyond the Blueprint” guidance outlines recommendations for mega-events such as the Holiday Parade.  The decision to cancel the parade is due to the strong recommendation from the state to verify fully vaccinated status or pre-entry negative test result for all attendees and to not use self-attestation as a mode of verification.

While the State’s current Beyond the Blueprint guidance for mega-events is due to be updated on or around November 1, 2021, it is unlikely that there will be any significant change to current recommendations.  Since the parade event does not have a defined access point to verify vaccination status and/or a negative test result it would not be possible to follow this recommendation by the State.  Additionally, due to the nature of the event, with spectators and parade participants in close contact, implementation of any possible modifications would exceed available parade resources and greatly impact both the spectator and participant experience. 

The City of Encinitas wishes everyone a joyous and safe holiday season. 

This press release was produced by the City of Encinitas. The views expressed here are the author’s own.