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After an absence in 1948, in 1949 the Police and Fire authorities argued that the parade was drawing too many visitors to the harbor and creating heavy crowding and traffic congestion, and the event fell out of favor. Today, the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade features as many as 150 boats.
Boat parades are a waterway event with illuminated boats. Some of the well known water parades include locations such as Walt Disney World, the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, [1] and Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale's annual parade in December is titled the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade. [2]
Further, in 1906, Newport Beach became a tourist destination with the arrival of the Pacific Electric Railway. The railway terminated at the Balboa Pavilion. Still further, in August 1906, Newport Beach became incorporated as a city. In 1908, John Scarpa, an Italian gondolier, put together the first Christmas lights boat parade in Newport ...
Best viewing spots: Vero Beach City Marina, Royal Palm Pointe, Barber Bridge Martin County Christmas Boat Parade Start time: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16 (assembles 6 p.m.)
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It all starts at Newport City Hall, Broadway, promptly at 11:00 a.m. and finishes at Saint Augustin’s Church onCarroll Avenue in the Fifth Ward. The approximate run time is 2 hours. Rain or shine.
Newport Beach is a coastal city of about 85,000 in southern Orange County, California, United States. Located about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles , Newport Beach is known for its sandy beaches.
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