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Aerial views of the 2017 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Decorated boat participating in the 2016 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade is a Christmas ships festival in Newport Beach, California, United States, established at the turn of the 20th Century by John Scarpa and Joseph Beek.
The star of the season is Christmas in Newport, a two-week-long festival that has been a main marketing feature for the city’s holiday season since 1971. In addition to coordinating the ...
6. Newport Christmas Cruise. Dates: Parade (Dec. 18 to 22), Cruises (Nov. 29 to Dec. 17, Dec. 23 to Jan. 1) Walk or Drive? Walk. Cost: Cruises: $38 Adult, $34 Child, $5 Infant The Newport Beach ...
Christmas ships are boat parades held at Christmastime, typically featuring boats festooned with Christmas lights or winter/holiday decorations. In the United States in the nineteenth century, German and Irish immigrants shipped trees from Michigan and Wisconsin down to Chicago via boat to satisfy the large demand for Christmas trees . [ 1 ]
Local events include the Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cookoff in late June, a jazz festival at the foot of Newport in late September, the Ocean Beach Christmas Parade in early December, the Ocean Beach Kite Festival on the third Saturday of May, and the Ocean Beach Canine Carnival on the third Saturday in October.
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In February 2011, working with the Newport Recreation Department, WCNL helped organize and set a Guinness World Record for the Largest Mustache And Beard Competition. Entitled "The Great Mustache Contest" during the 95th Annual Newport Winter Carnival, 462 men competed for the title of "Grand 'Stache".