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Holiday Events At Southern California Beaches
There are plenty of reasons to head to the beach this December.
Luckily, the weather in Southern California is pretty nice in
the winter compared to most parts of the country. The following
Christmas and holiday events should help get you in the spirit
of the season, Southern California style.
San Diego
On the first weekend in December, Balboa Park in San Diego
celebrates the holidays with an annual event called December
Nights.
You can sample foods from around the world at the International
Cottage Christmas Festival at the House of Pacific Relations
Cottages. In the Spanish Village, you can watch artisans work on
their craft and find one of a kind Christmas gifts.
Several museums in the park will be open with no admission fee
from 5-9 p.m. both nights. At the Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Stage, you can enjoy holiday music, dance and theater
performances.
A carnival will entertain the kids on the Palisades Midway. In
addition, there will be a holiday marketplace and the Cabrillo
Bridge Food Tasting.
December Nights goes from 5-10 p.m. on Friday December 2
and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday December 3, 2005. For more
information, call the Balboa Park Visitors Center at
619-239-0512.
Laguna Beach
The Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach presents an annual
winter's version called Winter Fantasy. This year, the
arts and crafts festival will be held over four weekends from
November 19 to December 11, 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays only.
The fine artists and artisans come from far and wide. Not only
is it a unique place to do your Christmas shopping, but the kids
will have fun too. There will be children's art activities, a
snow play area and Santa.
Live music and festive decorations will add to the holiday
experience. Food and drink will also be available.
Admission fees are $5 for adults and $2 for kids age six to
twelve. The Sawdust's Winter Fantasy will be open from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival grounds are located on Laguna Canyon
Road in Laguna Beach. For more information, call 949 494-3030.
Newport Beach
The annual Newport Harbor Christmas Boat Parade happens
this year from December 14 to 18, 2005. Boating enthusiasts go
all out decorating their watercraft, from rowboats to
magnificent yachts.
The more than 200 boat-long parade starts at Collins Island at
6:30 and sails around the bay on a 14 mile route, returning to
the starting point around 8:30 or 9 p.m. Carolers and projected
music accompany many of the boats as they cruise along.
This has been going on for 95 years and draws quite a crowd.
Some of the places you can best view the boat parade include the
Balboa Island beaches or boardwalks,
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the waterfront restaurants,
or on a boat charter.
There is also a Ring of Lights contest in which
waterfront homes and businesses pull out all the stops to
compete for prizes for the best decorations.
For more information on the Newport Harbor Christmas Boat
Parade, call 949-729-4400.
Huntington Beach
In Huntington Beach, you can enjoy the annual Cruise of
Lights Boat Tour from December 14 to December 23, 2005.
For between $8 and $14, you can take the Huntington Harbor
Philharmonic Committee's narrated boat tour throughout the
festively lit Huntington Harbor. While cruising along, you can
view the myriad of colored lights and decorations, which bedeck
the waterfront homes, docks and boats.
The tours will leave at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. on Monday through
Friday, and 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 on Saturday and Sunday
evenings.
Call 714-840-7542 for more information.
Oxnard
Up in Ventura County, Channel Islands Harbor will be holding
its annual Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 10,
2005. The colorfully lit parade of boats starts around 7 p.m.
You can view the parade form the harbor view restaurants, along
Peninsula Park or at Hobie Beach.
If you come during the day, you can also enjoy the festival at
the Channel Islands Harbor. Next to the Marine Emporium Landing
at Harbor view Park there will be 25 tons of snow for kids to
play in. Also there will be kid's rides and games, horse drawn
carriage rides, an arts & crafts boutique, carolers and water
taxi boat rides.
Word has it that Santa Claus and his reindeer will fly across
the sky in full view. For more information about the event, call
the Channel Islands Harbor Visitors Center at 805-985-4852.
Santa Barbara
On Sunday December 11, from 3 to 7:30, the Santa Barbara
waterfront will be celebrating the holidays with their own
annual Santa Barbara Parade of Lights.
About 30 decorated boats will be on parade around the harbor. It
should be starting around 5:30. You can view it from Stearns'
Wharf or at the breakwater in the harbor.
There will be a Santa's Village with 12 tons of snow for
children to frolic in. Carolers will grace the crowd with
musical cheer. The festival will culminate in a fireworks
display. For more information, call 805-897-1962.
These festive events will help light up the holidays. Who needs
snow when you've got the Southern California beaches?
About the author:
Laura Eggers Underhill is a beach lover with a website. Check
out http://www.southern-california-beaches-vacation-guide.com
for plenty of useful information for visitors planning a beach
vacation in sunny Southern California.
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