Festivals · Bayfront
San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
About 80 lit boats on Dec 13 and Dec 20, 5:30 pm. 2026 theme: Liberty Lights the Bay - Cheers to 250 Years.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sun 13 Dec 2026 to Sun 20 Dec 2026, from 5:30 pm
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official source
- Venue
- San Diego Bay: Shelter Island to Coronado Ferry Landing
- Neighbourhood
- Bayfront
- City
- San Diego
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Sun 01 Nov 2026 against the official source
About this event
Around 80 decorated boats process around San Diego Bay on two Sunday evenings, December 13 and 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. The theme for the parade's 56th edition is Liberty Lights the Bay - Cheers to 250 Years, and the route runs from Shelter Island to the Coronado Ferry Landing.
Event details and tickets
We do not sell tickets ourselves. The official event site carries the organiser's own details, on-sale information and ticket links for this event.
Event detailsOfficial event site
Official source: https://sdparadeoflights.org/. Dates checked Sun 01 Nov 2026.
Watch from the water
The parade itself is free to watch from the shore, and this is not a parade ticket. This evening dinner cruise is on the same bay on the nights the decorated boats cross it, with dinner and the skyline while the parade passes.
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