December’s Season of Celebrations & Sharing - San Pedro Holiday Boat Parade This Evening !!

The 49th annual Los Angeles Harbor Holiday Afloat Parade in San Pedro kicks off at 6 p.m. at the Port of Los Angeles' Main Channel on Saturday December 3rd.. With the theme of "Home for the Holidays," officials and community leaders will take part in the parade as judges or passengers on approximately 50 parade boats. Vessels of all shapes and sizes will participate, including powerboats, sailboats, tall ships and harbor working craft.

There will be post event get togethers at the Double Tree Hotel, and the San Pedro and Cabrillo Beach Yaacht Clubs.

The parade, which is sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles, starts in the East Basin near Banning's Landing Community Center in Wilmington and takes approximately 90 minutes to cover the entire parade route up the Port's Main Channel. Spectators may view the procession from several points along the Port's Main Channel, including the Banning's Landing Community Center, 100 E. Water Street, Wilmington; the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, 600 Sampson Way, San Pedro; Ports O' Call Village, 1100 Nagoya Way, San Pedro; the Cruise Ship Promenade at Harbor Boulevard and Swinford Street in San Pedro; 22nd Street Landing, 141 W. 22nd Street, San Pedro; and Cabrillo Marina, 200 Whaler's Walk, San Pedro.

The community benefits tremendously from this event in many ways. Proceeds from the event benefit Banning Landing, a Wilmington Youth Center, there will be collection boxes along the parade route to collect Toys 4 Tots, and the business community enjoys a real shot in the arm !! Special thank you goes out to Donna Ethington, committe chair of the San Pedro Yacht Club .