There are several places to view the Parade of Lights around San Diego Bay. You must remember there are about 80,000 spectators so some places can get crowded early. The Parade starts off the Point Loma end of Shelter Island (See Map) it proceeds along Shelter Island and passes the Bay Club Hotel and Marina then off of Humphrie's Half Moon Inn and Restaurant to end of Shelter Island and the Bali Hai it then proceeds to Harbor Island. It passes Harbor Island close to shore from Tom Hams Restaurant past The Boathouse Restaurant and on past the Island Prime Restaurant. Then across the bay to the Embarcadero at the end of Grape Street. It turns and heads south down the quay wall to the Maritime Museum. It loops around the Berkeley to the Star of India and Anthony's Restaurant, then loops around the Cruise Ship Terminal and USS Midway to pass by Seaport Village and Embarcadero Marina Park. On past the Convention Center and Hilton San Diego and then crosses the bay to Tidelands Park where it turns north along the Coronado shoreline to Peohe's Restaurant and ends off of the Old Ferry Landing Village.

Bring the kids to see Santa at the Boathouse
from 5:00pm - 7:00pm on both nights of the parade!
Enjoy our $11.95 Live Maine Lobster Special from 5:00 - 9:00pm
We offer indoor & outdoor dining with views of the parade

 

See the Parade From The Water!

Experience the Parade of Lights from the deck of a Hornblower
yacht! There are two spectator cruises to choose from, an elegant seated
buffet Dinner Cruise or a more casual Lights & Sips Cruise.
Don't have your own boat? Cruise IN the parade on the new Hornblower Hybrid, as Hornblower's first boat entry lights up the parade!