NEWPORT BEACH, UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 14: People are seen on the decorated vessel, from luxury yachts to kayaks sailing at the Newport Beach harbor’s channels during the 108th annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade on, December. 14, 2016. The Newport Beach Christmas parade is the United States’ oldest lighted holiday boat parade with amazingly decorated boats, yachts and other vessels sailing nightly between December 14 – 18, 2016. Each night parade starts around 6:30 PM and runs until 9:30 PM. (Photo by Aydin Palabiyikoglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Doing anything great for 111 years? Commitment has to be involved in the process, and a devotion to quality, and a love of pleasing the people who enjoy what you do. And people do truly adore a certain ultra-festive, super-creative, on-the-water show that grandly sails by Newport Beach as Christmas draws near.
It's the annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, a biggie among biggies, a celebration that grandly spreads out over the better part of a week. The big "row & glow" sails out for five nights of sparkle-strong showmanship beginning on Dec. 18, 2019, and ending on Dec. 22.
